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I love this board! You guys are so sweet for thinking of me, really! I was not doing well after the surgery and could not manage to get on my laptop. I saw Jodie there, she can vouch for me! I was a mess, but am dong great now! Love you girls!!!!

Man you get chili 9 days out!!!!? Not fair!

Hi Jodie! You're the one I met at OCC right??? How ya doing girl! So great meeting your family!

I'm back from my plication Genepha and I wanted to email you so badly but I was in awful condition for the first few days and could hardly do anything! I am back to good though and excited to see what my results are. Can I admit that I am daydreaming about eating regular food! I doesn't get to me until I make dinner for my family though.

I am also with Dr. Ortiz at OCC! I will still be there when you are having your surgery!

I totally know the feeling!

Thanks for the advice, I can use every bit of it!

Mine are 5 and 7 so a little older although I homeschool them so they are here all the time, and sadly no nanny for me! Did you have surgery in Mexico? I am and will be returning home on Friday. I figure I will have a day or two in MX for some recovery and then my mother in law will be here until Monday after I get back. Hopefully that will be enough time to get moving! If you did have surgery in Mexico, did you have cell phone coverage?

Holy Smokes! You have lost a ton of weight! Boy I have tried to do the 9 day liquid diet and have had to eat one meal over the last few days. I don't know how you made it two weeks! Good for you on your weight loss!

I also have two little ones and a husband so I am quite worried about what life has to throw at me once I get back home! Glad to hear you are coping well. So excited for you, really!

So loving hearing about your journey!

So loving hearing about your journey!

Dang girl! You are only like a week out right? You are doing great out moving around!

What kind of surgery did you have? And when, how much weight lost?

Thanks for the tips Genepha! I will do all those things!

That's true, its hard to know who's for real or not. I have spoken with Dr. Ortiz several times and had lots of interaction with Lori the patient coordinator. Of the 200 plications that he's performed only two did not lose the weight they desired to lose and no one has had complications from the surgery. He is not the cheapest but I believe that he is one of the best. I asked about his suture methods based on some things Dr. Watkins put on the boards and he totally made me feel comfortable with his methods and materials used. Good luck on whatever journey you decide to take! Get on here and update us! I'm off for plication on Wendesay!

I'm not sure that I would go for him, the gal on here that just had some pretty severe medical emergencies went to Corvala.

Way to go! Its nice to hear that you are not struggling through the liquid phase. I think we all hope this surgery will help us with the willpower issue!

Yes mam! You found the right place!

Yeah for you and your results Melanie! I am having the surgery this Wednesday. Do you feel like you are really have to exert a ton of willpower to not eat? I ask everyone that! I am hoping that this surgery is going to make it easier to make good choices and not have to constantly fight the urge to eat a Big Mac!