Hey all..quick update here of the past 6 months
1. The BEST thing I ever did for myself AND for my family
2. Second BEST thing I did was to not tell people about the surgery. I would have liked to...

Hi there,
My husband and I stayed in the Hotel that they recommend when I went for my surgery. It is very nice and very safe! My husband enjoyed all of the delicious Mexican foods at the hotel...

Wow! sooo happy for you! I was sleeved on Sept. 1st and have only lost 11 lbs.-and I started at 196. I am pretty bummed about it but there is not much I can do about it!! Some times I wish I...

Well, I had a reaction to the suture material probably cause i left stitches in till day 12 (by day 11 I took most of them out myself but I couldn't get to the ones right under the bra area) Any...

I had them for the first 5-6 nights and then they totally went away.

THe proceedure is definately cheaper in Mexico, but I wouldn't say it is "SUB PAR". You will not get the cooing and hand-holding you might get in a big fancy-dancy U.S. hospital but you WILL get a...

If the person you mentioned had a gastric bypass there is a risk of nicking the bowl during that procedure and that's when people can have leaks and become septic. They don't go anywhere near the...

A human life trumps the sleeve any day! After you have your sweet baby you can try for the sleeve again. You will be in my prayers...

Yeah, I knew I would get you all with that tag....but seriously, here is my analogy to my recent woes about not loosing as much weight as others....Okay, Ya know how on your honeymoon it is 100%...

Peachtree Surgical & Bariatrics | Weight Loss Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery & Cosmetic Surgery in Atlanta, Georgia is one of the groups that recommends Ursodiol for prevention of gall stones. ...

Okay, I know that I shouldn't compare my weight loss to others and I know we are all different...but REALLY?? 8lbs in 2 weeks??? I thought the first few weeks would be when we loose a good chunk of...

Glad you found out what the problem was!!!! I sooooo wish that I would have had the gallbladder removed at the time of my sleeve. I talked to Juan in Dr. Almanza's office about it when I was down...

Yes! Yes! Yes! This is EXACTLY how I want to be!! I want to eat healthy but I also want to LIVE and not have the constant calorie-counting guilt! Seems that is all that I have been doing since i...

Thanks for the information about the rmr. My husband told me that you can check this out on line somewhere but I don't know how to calculate with out some kind of device like the body bug. I think...

Wow, that is soooo interesting! I happen to love to any thing with vinegar so I may give it a try! thanks for sharing!

I was wondering the same thing about acid in the tummy masking itself as 'hunger' pains. I just watched a Youtube with Dr. Alvarez and he said that it is common for it to flare up several times a...

Thank you so much for sharing your experience! I don't know what I would do without this site...this is one of the major issues with having had the surgery in Mexico...I just don't feel like I can...

I was following the Cornell Weight Loss Program (Cornell Weight Loss Surgery - Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass & Bariatric Surgery New York ) and it allows for such things like soft poached eggs and...

THat's exactly how I feel about the smells! And it's not just food smells that I am sensitive to-it seems like I have a heightend sense of smell to everything now. Kinda like when I was pregnant-I...

Okay...I am almost worried that I am able to drink/eat too easily and I am just 8 days out! I swear, everything I have tried from liquids (can drink 60oz easy in a day)to cottage cheese, to a bite...

That is so good to know! THanks for sharing!!

uhmmm...judging from what I saw in and around the clinic I would say that they did not have generators.....

i'm in the same boat as headsntails....I still had light dressing on mine as well and it was more of a yellowish ooze (serous fluid) but all day to day it has been pink to light red. Not a lot, but I...

Hi-sorry that you are still having pain. I have had very little pain and haven't had so much as a tylenol since 2 days after surgery. You might want to talk to your dr. about this....

Nope, Sylvester is still there!!