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LinzLou22    8

LinzLou22
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1 hour ago, Bri_Guy said:

Hi LinzLou22 - I'm also the 12th. Where are you having your surgery done?

Hi Bri_Guy- I am having the surgery done at the OCC by Dr. Ortiz. How about you?

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Diana Prince    53

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So finally got my date and it is May 11th. Are there any other May sleevers out there who want to join me in this journey?
I also invite the veterans to join and guide us May sleevers through the process.



I just had the appointment with my surgeon this morning and incredibly they had a cancellation for May 12th (10 days from now ). I snatched it up immediately...can you believe it???

I'll start the 2-week liquid diet asap. So excited!


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BubbleSam    87

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I just had the appointment with my surgeon this morning and incredibly they had a cancellation for May 12th (10 days from now ). I snatched it up immediately...can you believe it???

I'll start the 2-week liquid diet asap. So excited!



That's so exciting! Less than 2 weeks away! Keep me posted with how you are doing as well!!


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Moving Mountains.    119

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1 hour ago, BlessedMomma said:

Started pre-op diet today, surgery is may 9. So nauseous from Protein Shake. Hoping it's just because it's my first drink and it gets better. Anyone have a problem with nausea with Protein Shakes?

I am on week two of pre-op diet. It gets better! I was so nauseous day two and three I didn't think I would make it. Decaf tea with lemon helps. Good luck!

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Bri_Guy    15

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4 hours ago, LinzLou22 said:

Hi Bri_Guy- I am having the surgery done at the OCC by Dr. Ortiz. How about you?

Darn. I'll also be in Mexico, but in Juarez with Drs. Jose Rodriguez-Villarreal & Elmo Aramburo.

Regardless, best of luck to you!

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Sneki515    19

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Started my full liquid pre op diet on 4/25 and I am down 8 pounds so far. Six more days of these Protein Shakes and then one day of just Clear Liquids before the surgery. The first 3 days were really rough and it is getting a little easier but still sucks LOL. Have had plenty of thoughts of cheating and having a bite of something anything just to chew but I know it definitely is not worth it and if I have made it this far I can get to the end. :) How is everyone else doing?

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krosevf30    15

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I researched many doctors and found Dr. Lopez-Corvala, who is internationally known in the bariatric world. He has excellent references. I am scheduled for May 16th at Hospital Angeles in Tijuana. Nervous but excited!

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LeahF    36

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7 hours ago, AmandaTherese said:

May 31st!!! Woopwoop! Good luck everyone!!!!! emoji322.png

Me too!!!!

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Bri_Guy    15

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10 hours ago, wana changelife said:

How did you find your Doctor in Mexico?

I did tons and tons of research before I choose my surgeon (as I'm sure everyone else did, too!) I finally decided on going with BeLiteWeight after speaking with my representative, Jessica, and about 10 previous patients (I was supplied with a list of nearly a 100 previous patients who had volunteered to speak and share their experiences).

Additionally, I liked the fact that my entire 4 day stay will be in their hospital. I know plenty of people here have done really well with having their operation and then moving into a 5-star hotel - which is great for them. That said, I've had major spinal surgery and donated a kidney to my sister 4yrs ago, so I felt it was important to have a full medical team available in the unlikely event their were complications.

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wana changelife    13

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Pre op diet of all liquids is really hard? I have a while but I think that's also going to be difficult for me also your stomach is still full size so all liquids is hard, but think of it as one day at a time. Not in a 2 wk time. A day at a time .Will help. And keep a picture of yourself somewhere as motivation & at the end it will all be worth it.

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    • Alisa_S

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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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      1. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

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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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      1. summerseeker

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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.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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