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Who's laughing?? You look great! Keep up the good work!

I second that....I am on the North Shore too.... And you do look great! Keep up the good work! YOu are such an inspiration to all of us.... Karen

Congrats on the quick date! I have been considering using Dr. Aceves too. I was looking into another doc in Mex but due to the unlimited amount of success stories at the hands of Dr. Aceves, he would be my first choice. However, I dont think my family will be too keen on going to Mexico. Although I dont have any fears myself about going.

Congrats on the smoking thing! I know that is HUGE for you. I agree with everyone else about the pre-op diet....tackle one battle at time. A few things that fit will really help you to feel better, even if it is something that you will not get much wear out of. Now that I am typing this, I am remembering that either on this forum or on obesityhelp.com there is a classified type section where you can trade or purchase clothes from other members like us. That may be a good place to start....Good luck to you! All of this is short lived and you will be even more confident and beautiful than you already are! Karen

where are yall getting the greek yogurt from? I have never heard of that.... BTW, good luck on your surgery! Keep us posted on your progress...

Congrats! Good luck on your surgery. I will say a prayer for you...who is doing your surgery?

Sorry to hear you are having a tough time. I will keep you in my prayers. Karen

WOOHOO!! I am sooo happy for you!! Cant wait to hear how it goes....I will keep you in my prayers.

Congrats to you Tiffany!! I am so happy to see your surgery was a success! Karen

Can anyone tell me about the process of financing for VSG? Do you have to put money down? Is your loan high interest? What about length of time financed? I am looking to have my surgery at the cost of less than 10K and was wondering about how much the payments would be on average?? I havent contacted anyone about getting approval yet and was just curious about some things before I have my credit pulled for approval.... Thanks in advance!

I have told a handful of people that I was considering WLS with all varieties of responses. I have found that most people will say "I will support you in whatever choice you make, just do your homework first and make sure you know what you are doing." And everyone probably knows someone who has had WLS and is suffering with complications. So therefore, they are gonna say something negative like "oh you dont want to do that" or " are you CRAZY??" gotta love that one... So, for the most part, I am not gonna tell alot people about it until after it is done. And then I will tell some people, but I am not gonna walk around with a sign attached to me that says "Look at me! I had WLS" LOL And I certainly will not tell many people at all if I decide to go to Mexico. I have enough worries about that decision without other people telling me crazy stories about drug cartel killings, or how dangerous it is. UGH! I think I will just stick with the opinions of people who have had WLS and the docs they used and make an educated plan for ME, based on what is best for ME. Good luck to you..Dont let people rain on your parade!

I am 100% convinced of the sleeve too. I met a lady who had had the LB 10 days prior to me meeting her and she looked great and raved about it. I Q&A'd her and when she showed me where her port was and let me see it, all I could think was "gross"! I didnt want the port! So that did it for me... My Dad and one of my sisters have both had the RNY and have had success with it. My sister doesnt look really that healthy, but the more research I am doing and the more questions I ask her and others, I am discovering that she is not taking her vitamins or supplements that she should be taking. She also doesnt do any protein supplements that I know of. She is experiencing what I believe is "dumping" too. Yuck! I dont want to have to suffer with that just to be thin. So the RNY is not something that I really considered either. So, having said that, I started researching the VSG and I am sooo ready! My insurance will not cover it, so I am gonna be cash-pay. I havent discussed any of this with my husband either, because I knew that given the history with my sister, he would NOT be supportive. So I have read, and read, and read....and I have answers to most of the questions I think he will have, or reasons he will come up with. Good luck to you! This site is an unlimited supply of information!

You will do fine. You are a strong willed person by the sound of it....Congrats and good luck!

Good luck mswendy....my thoughts and prayers will be with you!

This is great information for everyone. I am still in the research stage, and it is great to see what everyone goes thru, good and bad, so that we have an idea of what to expect when we do it ourselves.

I will keep you and this situation in my prayers. Just remember that everything happens for a reason. Keep us posted on your progress.

You look great! Keep it up!!

this is all great information! Thanks for sharing!

You are the second person to mention him and this price to me. I think I am gonna check him out a little bit more! That price is not much more than two of the docs I was looking at in Mexico.

Cool....I will check it out. Thanks!

I am in Ponchatoula. Where is Dr. French at?

I live about 45 minutes outside of Baton Rouge and have been referred to Dr. B. by an acquaintance. I am still waiting to see if my insurance will approve surgery, however, I am pretty sure that WLS is an exclusion to my policy. Can anyone tell me what Dr. B's cash price is? Just curious. I am also considering going to Mexico, but would much rather do it close to home.... Thanks!

I personally know someone who used Dr. Bellanger for her surgery. He was the first in the state to do the RNY. She told me that she paid $13K for hers, two years ago.

I am glad to hear all the positive things about Dr. Aceves. He is one of the docs I am considering if my insurance will not approve for me to have it here in the states. (still waiting for an answer) Now, I too, am thinking about going alone.