Hey Guys:

Well, I did it. I am now a bandster. I went to Tijuana last Friday and had my surgery. I also had my gallbladder taken out at the same time. Dr. Ortiz is GREAT and not bad on the eyes either. The whole experience was really good. I was a little scared at first because Tijuana is so different from my beautiful state of Georgia. But once I met Dr. Ortiz and his staff, all of my worries disappeared. They took really good care of me. And Mrs. Ortiz, what an angel. She's the best. Anyone who is thinking of having this surgery should contact Dr. Ortiz. I had looked into having my fills done here in Atlanta but they are tooooooo expensive. I am going to fly back to Dr. Ortiz in about 6-8 weeks for my fill.

This first week has been really hard but I am feeling much better now. I am drinking chicken broth, gatorade and slim fasts. I even made some soupy instant potatoes and thought I had died and went to heaven lastnight. The worst part of this whole experience for me has been the "GAS":eek:

I hear ya on the GAS part. I think that was the worst part for me too. I was in some pain but it eventually subsided after about the third day. The pain persisted for alot longer. Now the Gas is just embarrassing at times. LOL!!

Keep up the good work. How much do you want to lose?

Welcome to bandland!!!! Glad you have had a good experience with your surgery. Yep, the gas is always the worst complaint afterwards. I took Gas-x.

Welcome to bandland!

So glad you got both problems fixed. Happy healing!

Iam happy to hear you had such a wonderful experience with Dr. Ortiz

Congratulations to the start of your new life

Great to hear your doing so well- Hip Hip Horray on your new life! So how much are the fills in Georgia anyway?

Welcome to bandland!

So Very Happy For you.

I was very lucky in the "gas" department. Very little pain. I did use Chewable Gas X a few times before things got out of hand.

Walking helps too.

Wow a 2 fer, now that your GB is out too, that is one less thing to worry about down the road.

Wishing you a Speedy Recovery

Welcome to band land. you are sure lucky they would do both procedures at once. I wish they could of done mine in one surgery. hope your recovery gets better with each day. Take care of your self and keep us posted!