TiffanyIsMajor

Until my surgery...I apologize ahead of time...My post are about to become annoying the more and more excited I get..lol I payed for my flight a few days ago and I am hopefully paying for my room in a few too... Pissing my pants :smile:

I had read a year or two ago about "gummies" I really wanted them then, but at the time had no clue I could go to MX to get them...It is soooooo on, in a years time...I'll have GUMMIE BOOBS!!..Dun dun DUN!

I am mostly only posting this to see if my ticker shows up... = D AND IT DID....Computer= Zero/Tiffany= One

Dr.Almanza, TJ, MX April 20th.

Ughh I am such a jealous hag over you...but it is SOOO on come April 20th...Im trying to be sexy by the time my friend, who I am in love with comes home from Iraq in October....My dad is also coming home from his third tour in Iraq in August, and he is paying for this, soooo there had best be some change by then...lol

I actually had a question for you personally Tiff. I am hoping to be as successful as you after surgery, I am interested in the low carb high Protein diet you adopted. I was wondering do you still keep your carb intake lower then 30-40 grams to this day, like are you still on the same diet? Signed, Your twin separated at birth.

While I am mildly worried, they are lifting the advisory on April 12th ( I have no clue when your surgery is.) I also think they mainly posted it because it is college spring break time, and of course mass amounts of students are fixing to hit MX. I know that doesn't ease your thoughts much, but something to think about.

Did you expedite? Thanks, Tiffany

Ok well here is my question then. My surgery is April 20th. I am having to wait until April 1st to get my passport, and I was originally going to have it expedited ,which is an additional 60 bucks. On the passport website it says they can get it to you in two weeks, which would be just right, BUT I have had a couple friend try it and it not work out. I guess my question is if all I need is a receipt saying I have applied, do I really need to pay the extra 60, especially if it still may not make it on time anyway?

Wants to get thin enough to bump into my ex and his new wife? Like how horrible of a person am I? lol

Well, today, technically yesterday was my 24th birthday. Sooo a little bit of info. In a little bit over a month I am scheduled for my life changing event, SURGERY! My date is set for April 20th as some of you already know. I am so excited I may indeed piss myself. Also, since is was my birthday and I am a big baby, I got a new digital camera, so I am going to start a youtube channel as promised, mostly about my surgery, the pre and post op business. So people can really understand the journey. Right after I figure out how to operate this Sony Cybershot. Ill soon be posting my first annoying video = D Thanks for all the support everyone. -Tif

I actually am pretty quick on my feet...and could possibly throw a good right hook...so It is cool I got your back.....lol

THANK GOD TIFFANY! IN THA THROAT! You and I going to jail together..lol

Ok no matter how GROSS it is, someone PLEASE give me the FULL definition of "slimming!!" I see it sometimes..and I have an idea....but still unclear...Please...

I have the same problem as most. For instance my sister and I were sitting on the couch watching food network, she is a cullinary arts major, and started watching this show about the food challanges at various resturants, which in turn got me to pipe up about my surgery and how i'd be glad when I was able to eat like a regular person. She just doenst get it though...."if you had will power then you could just lose it and keep it off, You just have to have will power" When did the whole fucking planet become so reliant on the fact that the only difference between someone who does something and someone who doesnt is JUST will power. Like, that is ALL you need? That's it? Plus she is thin and always has been, but of course has body issues. I told her she would never understand because she hasnt been big and the only reply I got was, "You are not the only person unhappy with the way you look." Coming from someone who is 135 by nature with perky boobs... It does make me want to kick her in the throat...I have always been the "funny" girl.....The pretty "big " Girl.....And the "You are so pretty, but if you Just lost ___ pounds youd be sooooooooo Gorgeous" girl. Lol To think I now weight at leat 270, and I can remember a day when I thought 180 was fat..... I cant imagine what the crap I'd even look like at 135 because I havent weighed 135 since freshman year in high school, like 8-9 years ago? I honestly don't even know what to say when people are like well you CAN do it, You CAN lose the weight on your own, Like I am deny that and completely ignoring it, like surgery is the easy way... It is all just such a mess to deal with....I would have RATHER no one knew ever, then like in 20 years when I was still thin, tell everyone lol....I am rambling for NO reason..Like I just reread this, and there was like NO point in here...at all.... ill post it anyway though...= ]

It will get better. If not you can come to TN and punch me in the face... Taking out aggression always makes me feel better = ].

But humor me... It just occurred to me that I gulp EVERYTHING. Watching this forum as made me extra aware of a lot of things that I am not supposed to do after surgery. So I started watching the way I drink things. I just discovered that I turn up all of my drinks. Water, cokes, tea, all of it. So I tried sipping things. Apparently I am completely incapable of sipping correctly too! Every time I sip I bring in so much air, I burp every time. I'm like sipping handicap! So is sipping sfter surgery more to air on the side of caution of portion size, so you dont drink to much? Whats the deal with it? Sorry I am an idiot.:thumbup1: Tiffany

OK sooooo I am uber excited but also just the tiniest bit POed. I put my date out for April 20th. (a million years away) I have to pay cash so that is when it HAS to be. Well my father must have went and managed to tell the entire family one way or another, because today I logged on to my FB to find a sassy comment on my wall. "Dont go to Tijuana, Youll DIE down there, YOU ARE STUPID if you go, just go to the gym instead" I had no idea that anyone even knew, OR if I even wanted to tell the family until after. Plus posted on my FB, allowed the million people I know and go to school with to also get a glimsp of the decision I have made. I didnt want anyone to know, like REALLY. Of course I immdietly deleted it, but what's done is done now. I just wanted the joy of being 50 pounds lighter, well on my way to my goal and being about to tell everone, yes i believe in Medical Tourism and I am living proof in the powers of WLS. That has been taken away from me now....and I guess I am just angry and wated to RANT. Thanks, Tiffany

I absolutely 100% dont want you to take this the wrong way at all, but it is stories like yours that scare the crap out of me. I am 23, I will be 24 when I go in for surgery. I weight 265 and I am 5'3. If I only lost 60 pounds or honestly, even If I got down to 170, I would be so upset/pissed off/ terrified. BUT at the same time maybe that was your goal and we are all different, thats why I hope you dont take offense. I do understand about not throwing away food now though, I eat everything that doenst eat me first, and I finish everything unless I KNOW I will reheat and eat (like chili). I guess I am just wondering if there is anyone else out there that has only lost minimal weight? And what yours and their eating habits are like after surgery if that isnt being too prying (sp). And I say "minimal weight" not to downsize your accomplishment by no means, 60 pounds is NOTHING to shake a stick at. I just know if I only lose 60 pounds I wont even be in the 100s, and for me that means the surgery would be useless. Any info welcomed, -Tiffany

I am so jealous! Congratulations! You'll be up and moving in no time. -Tiffany

HA! I totally understand the, "I cant think about anything else" and I am not scheduled until April 20th. I may die of anticipation between now an then. Not that it actually is, but I feel like my life is on hold until then, like my life will start April 20, 2010. -Tiffany

This might help with getting your passport in a hurry. I havent applied for mine yet since My surgery isnt until April 20th....I am SUCH a procrastinator. How to Get Your Passport in a Hurry -Tiffany

Just a heads up, although I am STILL preop this may not matter at all to you. Biotin is kinda known to mess with people's skin, lots of my friends and I take it simply because we all do hair and it can help promote healthy hair. My friends used to take like 5 1000 mcg pills a day, at the time he couldnt find 5000 mcgs. It really messed with his skin. On the other hand I take 2 5000 mcgs capsules a day and so far my skin is the same. I think it has something to do with the filler in the pills. -Tiffany

So as I posted in someones recent post as a reply,I want to film my surgery. I want to make a short documentary, maybe just something that sheds a little light on Medical Tourism as a whole. The problem is I cant film my own surgery. I need someone to do it. Well, I dont even have a family member or friend that can come down for support let alone stand in an operating room, not pass out and film the process. My family other than my father isnt interested in helping me (my two sisters), and my best friend cant afford to go because he has no job. I dont really have anyone else but my dad and he is in Iraq. Is there anyone that lives close to San Diego that would be interested in doing this for me. Id just need you to cross the boarder and film the surgery. After I wake up and and I am conhearent, you can hand over the cam and ill document my after surgery thoughts and feelings....You'd be doing me a huge favor..I didnt really plan on paying anyone. I was just hoping someone would feel the same way I do...they are tired of hearing how stupid it is to go MX for surgery and wants to help. You can reply to the post or pm me thats cool. Thanks, Tiffany