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I'm a nurse and did extensive research. Dr. Illan was amazing and I was very happy. He treats you like family and his people are excellent!

LOL you throw enough anesthesia (fentanyl) and pain meds my way and I'll not only have a "little blurry vision" but I'll see double and have full-blown "visions" of unicorns, rainbows, and giant lollipops! Giant lollipops...mmmmmmmm......

Last night was pretty rough...the pain wasn’t bad but the nausea was killing me! I should be able to go home today but I a little worried because what if the nauses comes back...anyone have advice for that?

I was in your shoes about this time last year - our insurance doesn't cover any bariatric procedures - and I ended up looking in Mexico mainly based on price. I had a friend who had used a dr near El Paso, TX - and really liked him - but he was pretty expensive - at least in my opinion. I did a little research on the Bariatric Pal forums and could find nothing even remotely troubling about Dr. Illan - and his price was one of the lowest I found. Long story short, I had my procedure this past January and was 100% satisfied - I've lost around 80 pounds - so happy that my wife is coming back in a couple of months to have the same thing done with Dr Illan - he's great, the facility is great, his whole team is fantastic, and the whole group that makes up BariatricPal MX is top-notch. If you pick them, you can put your mind at ease -and start shopping for smaller clothes!

Yay!!! Good work! Was there anything you changed that broke the stall or did your body decide to start releasing weigh again on its own?

You look amazing! Congrats!

Great suggestion!! You look and sound awesome! Keep it up

your doing so good, i cant wait to be done with the surgery so i can just get on with my life.

My surgery is on 12/28/17 as well! Started the pre-op diet today! I didn't bother with a food scale because i feel like it would stress me out more then it would help me. My dietitian and surgeon said they wanted me to consume a maximum of 1000 calories a day. So far today I've had Breakfast: Protein Shake No morning snack ( but if i needed one I have a low fat yogurt plain) Lunch: Sugar free jello pudding, and a yogurt / cottage cheese depending on what i want. Afternoon snack: Protein Shake to get me to dinner Dinner: 1 half cup of chicken broth with sugar free jello and a sugar free Popsicle I love the app my fitness pal and it tracks the calories you've consumed for the day! I've been using it for years!

I am so happy for you on your progress! Sounds like you are on a great road toward your goals. I had sleeve surgery on November 29th and lost 15 pounds in first week and none since then. I've been at a stall for over a week!