I've read mostly positive posts about Dr. Ortiz and OCC on this and other forums. A few people don't seem to like his "celebrity" status and I did find some older complaints about their bands. Anyone out there with bad experiences or complications with their sleeves from him?

@@Ronab hehehe I think lettuce would be OK. Spinich has more nutritional value and would probably be better for ya. However, I will probably do a spring greens mix, or half lettuce and half spinich. I hate spinich with ranch, but love it with oil/vinegar type dressings.

I think as long as you are not adding anything else to the cauliflower or spinich while coooking them, it should be good.

You might try: lettuce, kidney beans, tomato, 1 egg and 1/2 serving of chicken mixed together with a low carb ranch. I did Medifast for a long time and it was one of my fave salads.

You might also maybe email ALM and see if you can make an omlet instead of a salad out of eggs, veggies and spinich?

Just some (diet) food for thought....

I love beef, so it was either steak or prime rib, I had chicken occasionally, but not often as I'm not a big fan of it.

Shizwiz, you got that right, I'm scared of the preop. Mainly because I've failed so many diets in the past. I'm scheduled for the 22nd, If I get my travel docs in order by then.

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I'm going to be there on the 22nd through the 23rd

emmuje875, you can check the status of your passport/pass card online and it will tell you the date it will arrive. Mine took about three weeks.

Thanks @@Ronab

Im done, slept alot lately, and internet goes in and out here in Mexicio. Dr. Ortiz staff and a lighter me treated me excellent. I don't think I couldve gotten better attention elsewhere. The numbers are 2 nurses to 8 patients. Very happy to be feeling a little better. The first night was a little rough due to pain and gas. But last night I slept like a baby.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! My daughters are in the preop diet stage so our dinner is going to be very limited, but no worries! We are so excited for the upcoming trip to OCC. We leave the 7th with surgeries scheduled for the 8th. Please send your prayers this way! I will be so glad to have the surgeries done and the girls back home and on the losers bench. Good luck to all of you who have upcoming surgeries in December. What a great Christmas gift you are giving yourselves!

HI EVERYONE,

IM GOING NEXT WEEK AND WOULD LIKE TO MEET UP WITH ANY OTHER SLEEVERS GOING TO ELIAS ORTIZ....

There is a Facebook page: A lighter me (2014) . There are a lot of us going in December. I am December 11.

Dec 19th:) 19 days to go!

found It thanks

Just a question out there did anyone have to pay for expedited of passport card? If so did it come in time.. I leave on the 8th of jan and I can't apply for my passport till Monday the 8th of dec.. I will pay for expedited processing but that will be four weeks till I leave and they say 2-3 weeks just a lil scared and don't want to have to push my date back

Usually expedited means only a few days, but not sure of exact time. You can't apply earlier?