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My Twin is having surgery today in Mexico alone…please wish her luck!

Ladiec2

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Ladiec2    74

Ladiec2
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My twin @@bams1220 is having her WLS in Mexico today. I was suppose to be there with her, but something came up and I couldn't go so she went alone yesterday. I'm the brave, stronger one and will try anything once. I've even gone on vacation alone before. This is her first time going on a trip alone and all the way to Mexico at that and to have this surgery. I had to encourage her, but it didn't take much because she really wanted to have this surgery. Her insurance doesn't cover the surgery. My date will be in January or February which will be covered by insurance. We're very close and I've been communicating with her since I dropped her off at the airport. She was suppose to be first but her surgery was delayed this morning. I haven't heard from her since they picked her up from the hotel. Can't wait to hear how she's doing. Please pray and wish her luck. Love you @@bams1220!!!

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ProudGrammy    8,322

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This is her first time going on a trip alone

@@Ladiec2

that is a good sign that she feels brave enough to travel to Mexico

with, or without you!!!

people tell wonderful stories about their experiences in mexico

good "pickup"/transportation service bringing them to hospital

good treatment from nurses and doctors

nice/clean hospital

its understandable you are worried about her, but............

hopefully you'll hear from her soon

and all will have gone well

she is lucky to have such a caring sibling

the two of you will support each other

good luck to you on your upcoming surgery

speedy recovery for you both

kathy

Edited by proudgrammy

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Elode    8,093

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Good luck to her! Hope she has a speedy recovery!

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BitterSweet*    835

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Prayers to her for success.

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Sleeve101    72

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Prayers and good luck! No need to worry - I had my surgery in Tijuana Mexico on Nov 20th and it was a great experience - it was very safe and the hotel and transportation drivers were excellent! I'm sure she's going to have the same experience. :-)

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Ladiec2    74

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Thanks all. They ran tests and found out that her blood was very low so she's waiting on the doctor to come talk to her after he finishes up doing a bypass. Getting kind of worried….not sure what they'll do in this situation.

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Sleeve101    72

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Oh no....you know the same thing happened to me! I'm usually very anemic and I told the docs on the paperwork I submitted and wasn't told to do anything to remedy that beforehand. When they did my bloodwork right before surgery, they almost didn't do my surgery because of my low red blood cells. I cried, but they decided to move forward. It was only after that, I researched the dangers of WLS and anemia (or any surgery with anemic patients) and I found it is extremely dangerous. I thank God nothing happened to me. If they decide to postpone, tell her it's better to wait than to take that huge risk!

Praying everything goes her way!

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Ladiec2    74

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thanks @sleeve101. she just text and said they're moving forward…they just put her on IV.

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Ladiec2    74

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Haven't had any sleep. Been up all night worrying and waiting for a text or a phone call to come through. Haven't heard anything since the text that they were gonna take her back for surgery and that was around 9:30 p.m. EST and its now 6:00 a.m. Tried calling but no answer. Trying to be patient.

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Kindle    8,667

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Haven't had any sleep. Been up all night worrying and waiting for a text or a phone call to come through. Haven't heard anything since the text that they were gonna take her back for surgery and that was around 9:30 p.m. EST and its now 6:00 a.m. Tried calling but no answer. Trying to be patient.

How stressful! I'm sure she's fine and just sleeping. Where is she having surgery? I was at OCC and my parents and sister were given their direct line as well as the on call doctor's number. Is there anyway you can contact the facility just to check on her? Or if she went through a Medical Tourism company, can you contact the coordinator?

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Ladiec2    74

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They had my number to contact me as soon as she came out of surgery. I tried contacting the coordinator, but no response. i haven't called the hospital, but I'll try that. Her surgery was scheduled at Hospital Vida. Thanks for the suggestion.

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Ladiec2    74

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Just heard from my sister..whewwww! They were suppose to call me right after surgery, but dropped the ball. I had called the hospital and they don't speak english. I can finally rest and get a nap in today. Everything went well. She's not in any pain at all. Thanks for all your concerns. She'll post her experience later.

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tomi71    581

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Yaaaayyyy! So relieved for you! Glad all is well. Sending good vibes your way! All will be well. ☺️

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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