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  1. I am fully healed and doing great. I am healed and most foods do well. I love my sleeve. With your staph and my friends nicked spleen and all the pain I endured day one and day 2... Dr. A might not have been the best choice.I hope your body has healed by now. I'm down 30 lbs so I wouldn't take it back.
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    The sleeve is great! Much better than my 1st one. Although technically I can eat solid food now, I've found that I can only eat a bite or two and I can't eat anything in the least bit fried or any carb foods. They all just won't stay down more than a minute or two. I'm most comfortable eating soups and protein shakes. Even then I can't consume much. It takes me from 6am til 3pm to finish an 8 oz protein shake! The only negitave is that I came home with staph infections in 3 of my incision sites. My family dr took me off the cuprous that I was given in Mexico and put me on keflex. That helped but didn't completely fix the problem. After I finished that antibiotic there was still a staph infection in 2 sites. As of now, I still have a dime sized hole in my abdomen. Not fun. On another positive note I've lost 25 pounds already! About 40 or so more to go!
    How has your recovery been? Hopefully you are fully healed and are rapidly losing pounds!
    Sheila
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    Hello, my name is Sheila and I had my sleeve revision on July 8th with Dr. Almanza. Were we there at the same time? I don't see a picture for you and I am a very visual person. (not so good with names!) I was there alone but found comfort from the wonderful other patients there. Were you one of them?
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    WOW!! You sound like you are doing great. I don't know if I am supposed to have the canned chicken with a little mayo on a club cracker but that is my favorite thing right now. I do jello and pudding. I have not done much cottage cheese and I should try that. I still have not been back to work. I need to but lack the energy. I have such a hard time finding something to drink. I am stuck with my weight but trying not to let it bother me. I love hearing from you. Please keep in touch!!
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    Hello Cindy!! I am doing better but it sure has been a rough two weeks. My incisions are doing well. I have the two on my left side area that still need more time to heal. I took the sutures out on day 10. I found a couple of protein drinks I like a lot. One is called BoltHouse Farms and the other is Rockin Refuel (muscle milk). I love the vanilla Rockin Refuel because it is like drinking a vanilla milkshake. Some ppl on the forum say they don't like them because of the carbs but right now I need the carbs and they taste good. I have continued taking my antibiotics, multi-vitamin, B12, and other meds I was taking before surgery. I am scared to eat anything but I take a couple of bites of yoghurt, broth with crackers, jello, bomb pops and yesterday and today I tried oatmeal. I get frustrated that I want more food options. when I first got home I had hardly any weight loss. I am down to 160 from 175 so that makes me happy.
    You crack me up with the PTSD but I think you went through a lot. All of those IV attempts. Ugh!! Did they walk you back to the OR?? I walked back and I was thinking you went right after me. I am glad we keep in touch. You are a sweet and kind person. ((Hugs))
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    How are you Cindy!??
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    Cindy!!! How are you doing??
  8. Maybe we will be roommates!
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    I paid the $250.00 deposit and will pay the balance next month. So, you will be landing in San Diego at 10:40? I was searching flight and wanted to arrive around the same time .... so we can possibly be picked up at the same time. I talked with the coordinator today and I am definitely scheduled for the 8th of July! Whoo Hoo!
  10. I have only paid half of it and everything checks out. You only have to have the balance paid by 1 week prior. I am 5'4 and start at 208 (but I have been higher). I am returning on Friday . I arrive on the 7th at 1040 and home on the 11th at 2:40. I'm flying Southwest (no check baggage fees) and it was the cheapest and direct.
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    Also, did you pay the whole amount up or just the deposit? I have a low limit credit card I can put the deposit on but I don't feel real comfortable giving out the info on my high limit credit cards.
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    Awesome! I will check out the flights to see if we can arrive approximately the same time. Did you already purchase your return trip? If so, for what day? From what I can figure, we will return home on the 11th or 12th. It would be cheaper to purchase a roundtrip ticket. I will be going alone also. You must not have as much to lose as I do. The coordinator said the pre-op liquid diet is based on your BMI. I have to do 5 days. How tall are you and what is your starting weight?
  13. I fly in on the 7th too! Studies say not to have surgery on Mondays so Tuesday is best
  14. I think I fly in at 11 am or round there. Do you have a guest? I will be alone. I have two insurances and neither one pays for weight loss. I am excited to have a buddy! Did they tell you a liquid diet for three days prior? Yuck,, but worth it. I haven't bought anything yet but looking online for vitamins and protein. Hopefully this is low pain.
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    Ok Cindy.... I'm scheduled for July 8th too! You will have to let me know when you fly in so we can hook up!
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I have had a gastric sleeve.
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Indiana
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Cindy B
Gastric Sleeve Surgeon:
Dr. Almanza
Surgery date:
2014-07-08

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