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Does anyone please have an email for Dr. Jamie Ramos Kelly in Mexico? Any contact info for him would be greatly appreciated, thank you. I had written to jrkelly@hotmail.com but had not got a response. It has only been a couple of days but thought maybe it was not correct. Anyone have anything different? -thanks

i am so excited for you. Let us know how you do.

Out of all the changes you had to make ; sipping, eating slow, no longer drinking with meals, ect, which was the hardest to change and what are some things you still struggle with. Please let us know how long you have been sleeved. Thank you.

God Bless you Fit! He hears your prayers. You will do just fine. I pray you have a fast and comfortable recovery. Can not wait to hear about your surgery.

When people tend to act like that they generally act like that no matter what you do or do not choose to tell. What I mean is if you shared, you might of had a negitve reaction anyway. Obviously she is one that is put off easily. It is not like you are sisters or forever friends, where not that it is right but her hostility would make more sense. Pray for her and enjoy your new you! lol

You are really doing awesome!! keep up the good work. Your willpower is paying off!

Hi Everyone, I recently have had a financial stumbling block with my sleeve surgery, with that said I have had to take a look at where the $"s are going . I am happy with the Dr. and coordinator I have chosen but in a personal message, not one but 2 people have told me 2 different prices for the same Dr. My question is can you work directly with the Dr. in MX or do they require you have a coordinator? The price of the surgeon and the total price varies as much as $1500. I realised that when they made reference to how much the Dr. will recieve. I do not plan on skimming on price of surgery , getting some shotty Dr. but $1500.00 over the cost of the Dr. for some good bed side manor is a bit much when I am pinching pennies. I am sure the coordinators do a great job but at what cost? Just wondering....

Congrats on being sleeved! Thank you for sharing, it is very informative.

LOL. Halarious! She is real. Right? As real as you are. What a healthy approach, I really like it. While I am waiting to be sleeved I will think of my sleeve's name. I don't know I might have to adopt yours, it is so good and fitting.

LOL! What an awesome story! You go girl. How encouraging!!!

Hi, I have not been sleeved yet, but I must say I have felt the same way. I wonder when my chance is right there, the door opens, will I get nervous like that? Are you afraid of the actual surgery, the pain? My sister disagrees with the surgery all together. She just think it is the worst thing you could ever do, so she sits there sruggling to lose 20lbs back in forth forever and then has 100 more to go after that 20. Reach out to some of these long time sleevers, keep posting. I noticed when you posted this it was last nite, at 8ish, very easy to get lost, lots of posts coming in, others will chime in. Your not alone. I will be praying for you. Man, how I wish I was in your shoes right now! I know it is a struggle where you are at,I am not trying to say that it doesn't matter or it does not hurt you, mine is the opposite. I can't get it done yet. Hang in there!! I hope this helps you a little.

Your not looking to shabby yourself girl..

Congrats to you. Praying for a speedy recovery.

I bet that puts a little pep in your step, doesn't it? lol

Has anyone had any success with either one of these companies? Does Care Credit even work with people going to MX? How strict are they. I was surpriisingly just turned down by my credit union and now am a little gun shy to persue outside options. Any input would be wonderful. Thank you.

Prayers your way lady!!!

I just have to say.... there are some awsome people here. You know who you are! You are sweet, always helpful and encouraging! I thank you. You post-sleeved have been there and continue to give. You pre-sleeved are right there striving for the same thing. Sometimes days are really exhausting, your feet ache, your tired but you still get on here, intisapating an answer or a suggestion or a "keep motivated". I so appreciate this new little world I stumbled upon in internet land. I thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!!! :biggrin2:

I read somewhere that someone added a litlle greek yogart to thier chicken soup broth to make it thicker, for it is not sweet at all and creamier.

Anyone know of the name of a good translation dictionary that can be used In MX. My husband looked at Walmart, there was one but it was not very user friendly and quite large. Any suggestions? thanks a bunch.

Hi, I have not been sleeved yet but continue to have high hopes! I am 47 and can not wait!!!!!

You lucky ducky! Praying it goes fast and easy and a speedy recovery!! Can not wait to here how your doing.

Yes,Thank you Alex!!

I seen somewhere, that a Dr. recommended blowing, like 20 small ballons up ( I believe like several times a day) for the 2 weeks, prior to surgery. Stressing do not to reuse the ballons, in order to strength your lungs.

I am fairly new to this site, just a couple months. In between this time there was an update , a revision of sorts. As with the latter, I am continuing to have the same issue. This is the first time I have every really entered any type of forum that has held my interest . It is very imformative. Taking in the fact that I am not computer savvy what so ever and I do not understand half of the terms on the help section, ( because they are related to computer usage) I am having issues with figuring out how to best use this site. I wish there was like a VST 101 Group lol Does anyone have any suggestions on what they do first when they come on daily? I tend to end up reading the same things over and over. I see new things yet all the old first, so I scroll. I do hit forum read but nothing happens i still see it. What are some suggestions to keep me interested. I have kept looking around trying to learn about using the site more efficiently. I do not think I am utilizing VST's full capacity. Generally I start with .. FORUMS, then hit VIEW NEW CONTENT, then scroll and look at things from there. Is that what most do. Or I go to the INDIVISUAL FORUM then scroll also. I would like to erase what I have read and move on when I return. Thanks for any input.

Thinking about pre-op dieting, has anyone experienced pain in thier lower back area on both sides of their kidneys? when I done low cardb diets in the past I had a lot of issues with this and wondered if that was normal or what? It seemed to be more uncomfortable when I would lie down. Also, it so uncomfortable after about 2 or 3 days that I would just quit the diet. Anyone experience this while on the pre-op diet? Thank you