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    How have you been doing i an doing just great ..
  2. Had some tamales from Trader Joes... so good and no issues going down. Had about 15 g of protein.
  3. One month out and I was able to eat Raw oysters and Dungeness Crab. Before Sleeve, I would be able to finish at least 2 dozen and finish whole crab, but today I only had 4 oyster and 1/4 of a crab and brought rest of the crab home for dinner.
  4. Hi Hottytaudi,
    Yes.. I'm happy with my decision with Dr. Almanza. He is a great surgeon. You will see your surgeon only once prior to your surgery and during your surgery which you will not remember. It is his support staff ( nurse and visiting doctor) who will support your after care which is as important if not more important than the surgery itself. His staff were great!
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    Are you still good with your decision to have gone with Dr A instead of Ortiz??
  6. Hi CeciG,
    Dr. Almanza did a great job and it will be 2 week out tomorrow and I'm doing great. I'm able to drink more and gas/heartburn is manageable. Everyone I had surgery with are all doing great!
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    Hi! I am really considering going to Dr. Almanza for surgery, but I am a bit skeptical...I just don't know :/ Do you mind if I follow your story? I would love to see your results!
  8. All my stitches are out!!!
  9. I went to my Primary Care Physician and told her I had gastric sleeve and she was very supportive. She took 2 of my stitches out and will take rest of it out on Thursday.
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    Hi Minni!
    Glad you are doing well. This is such a new lifestyle we are living and learning to negotiate and I know I appreciate all the sleeved friends I can get!
  11. Got on my scale and I have lost total of 22 lbs since my 3 days preop diet 3/23/15.
  12. Day 1: Surgery
    Day 2: Hospital with 2 bags of IV fluids
    Day 3: Leak Test in the morning and shopping at the Center and mall
    Make sure to ask your nurse about massage. The Massage therapist will come to your hotel room and give you
    a massage ($35) and microdermabrasion facial ($40). My roommate and I took a taxi ($5) to the mall after getting our shot of antibiotic and pain shots. At the mall, we wanted to head to more authentic market at the center of town and take cost ($7) to go from mall to the market and another ($7) to return to the hotel.

    Make Sure on Day 3, you start drinking Gatorade because no more IV fluids.

    In the evening, they take all the drains and IV port.
    Day 4: My roommate leaves for home and I venture out to the local beach ($10) via Taxi. I walk about 2 hours at the beach.
    Day 5: Travel home. I decide to head back to San Diego early to catch earlier flight if there is a seat available. I arrive at San Diego at 11:30am and able to get on 11:49 am direct flight home instead waiting till 9:49 pm, a red eye home.
    7:30pm land at home and happy to see my family.
  13. As soon as I woke up, I got up to call my husband that everything went well since I didn't tell him that I had the surgery day early. As soon as I got up, I was overwhelmed with nausea from post anesthesia. In the hospital, I walked and walked... first night is the worst but it gets better. The nurses are great. Next day, we got released from the hospital around noon and dropped off at the Hotel. The nurses instructed us to take a shower and wait for them to come in to change dressing and give us a IV. While getting the IV, my roommate and I had a quick nap. After the nap, the nurse comes back and takes the IV out and tells us to eat lots of ice chips, Popsicles and water. We head to downstairs restaurant to get our supplies.
  14. I arrived in San Diego and was picked up by 12:30pm on 3/25/15. Our Driver Oscar drove us straight to the hospital for blood work and EKG. We arrived at the hospital about 1:30 ish and wait to get our blood drawn. Dr. Mario Almanza comes in at 2pm and asks us if we wish to have our surgery day early. All of us who are suppose to have surgery on the 26th decided to get it early. After we meet Dr. Almanza and take our pictures, we get our blood drawn and they do our EKG. We are escorted to our hospital bed and we change into our Hospital gown. I waited about a hour before they took me down to the surgical unit. At the surgical unit, I talk to the Anesthesiologist and tell him to take my Gall Bladder out while Dr. Almanza is taking part of my Stomach too. The anesthesiologist gives me a shot to relax me and next thing I remember is waking up in my hospital room with surgery complete.
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    Best wishes! Good luck
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About minnni

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About minnni
Sleeved or not sleeved:
I have had a gastric sleeve.
Biography:
I'm turning 38 this year and after struggling with weight since teenage years, I'm turning to gastric sleeve.
I have always been on one diet or another..sometime successful but always gaining the weight.
Last time I lost was 70 lbs down to 145lb and getting pregnant with my first child.
Which was great, but I gained all my weight back and since my pregnancy, and it has been impossible to lose the weight again.

I just want to stop with diet and start my new relationship with food.
Location:
Boston
Interests:
Skiing, yoga, purr barre
Occupation:
Medical Clinician
Name:
minni
Gastric Sleeve Surgeon:
Dr. Almanza
Surgery date:
2015-03-25

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Before Preop Diet : 219 lbs
Day of Surgery 3/25/2015: 216 lbs
1 Month after on 4/25/2015: 186 lbs
2 Month after on 5/25/2015: 180 lbs
3 Month after on 6/26/2015: 176 lbs
4 Month after on 7/26/2015: 170 lbs

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