So far I definitely feel it has been the easy way out for me. I have never been able to stick to a diet and ever reach my goal. It always seemed hopeless and daunting knowing it would take me a...

I am from Canada and had a bmi of 34.1 and had the sleeve done in Mexico just a little over six months ago. I didn't even bother to look into having it covered in Canada as I know the guidelines are...

I had a kidney stone about 6 weeks after my surgery and they told me it was probably from dehydration. I had a hard time with water too. I use mio in my water and that helps. I also found that...

I also find the week of and and after my period my weight goes up then the second week after it drops quite significantly. Everyone is different but this might be part of it. I also find that...

I actually went to the pharmacy and asked them what the best ant acid was to take and they sold me some behind the counter no name brand for heart burn. It worked really good but then suddenly there...

You might actually just need a good ant-acid. I found after my surgery that it was painful to eat and as soon as I did it just came back up as a big blob of slime. I finally realized that it was...

I too noticed a huge difference. The first few days after my surgery when I couldn't swallow my medications I noticed how much happier I was and I never went back to taking my anti-depressants. I...

Congratulations! It is a wonderful feeling isn't it. I am just four months out now, but I know at my three month mark people suddenly really started commenting and it really boosted my...

Yes with Dr Verboonen. Sheri Burke is the contact.

I went through internationalfacilitators.com. My surgery was $3500, however when I got there I paid another $500 to have it done in the hospital vs his clinic. So the total surgery cost was $4000....

Is the pain upper or lower in your side. I had a kidney stone from dehydration about six weeks after. The pain started more in my back and then radiated to the front. It came in waves in pain. My...

Wow, you truly are an inspiration! Fantastic job. Reading posts like this gives me hope again when I have days where I feel the scale is just not moving. Gives me motivation to get out there and...

Wow, congratulations! So glad everything worked out for you! Good Luck with your surgery! Keep us posted!

I had mine done in Mexico and I was quoted $3500. When I got there he told me that he ended up double booked for that day and he would split the cost of a hospital room with me if I wanted him to do...

Just curious, is it actually physically possible to be resleeved once they have already removed 80% of your stomach? I know your stomach can stretch but can it stretch to the point that there is...

You look amazing! Congratulations on your great success!

Thanks Sandra! To be honest I never actually thought about that aspect that when my restriction becomes less it would be much easier to gain weight when quitting smoking. I have been so focused on...

I had to laugh because I went to my doctor today to get the prescription and the pharmacist happened to be there waiting to see the doctor too. So I told the doctor what he said and he just said oh...

I agree the pharmacist was an idiot. I was so mad! I couldn't believe he didn't want to sell me an ant-acid. He is the owner so I couldn't argue with him but my husband has had problems with him...

I am now three months post op and have been taking a daily ant-acid that I was just getting at the pharmacy. It is the local pharmacy no name brand that they keep behind the counter. The last time...

Just wondering how many people follow their fitbit calorie intake instructions? I don't have a nutrionalist so I really don't know how many calories I should be intaking. I bought a fitbit and...

Well if you are self pay you could for sure have it done in Mexico if you were thinking of going that way. Like I said I was 196 and 5'3" and they told me it was quite common for people with that...

I don't know how painful it would be when they are injecting you with your own blood and fillers but if it is anything like Botox it really isn't bad. I have been getting botox for years for eye...

I am 5'3 and was 196lbs when I had gastric sleeve in March. I had mine done in Mexico though so I am not sure if insurance would cover you if you plan to go through them. I had inquired too about...

I admit, I tried a bit of just a frozen pizza at about four weeks out and it just tasted gross to me thankfully. I didn't have anything prepped for lunch and I still had one in my freezer from prior...