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Our driver was checking in all the time with other drivers in line to see how long the wait was. My flight was leaving SD at 12:15 and we left the hotel around 9:40. We got there in plenty of time. We were in the border crossing line for about 30 minutes, then its about another 20 minutes to the airport.

I went to Dr Kelly and was very happy. Very personal service, he comes to the hotel everyday to check on you and I really liked the hospital. My friend went to Dr Ponce on the same day and she is happy with her results. I know she was in horrible pain the day of surgery and I was pain free. She also had a drain, Dr Kelly doesn't use drains. Everyone has different pain tolerances so that might be it. I also know he doesn't speak much english or come to the hotel at all. My friends name is Seannie and she is on this board. I'm sure if you PM her you can get her first hand account. BTW, I <3 Trish. I wanted to bring her home w/me!

Enjoy the hotel! The beds are super comfy! The tortilla broth and popscicles in the cafe are good too:)

I felt really good after surgery but I'm not sure I could have kept up with a pack of 6th graders. My advice would be to stay hydrated, try to rest during those waits in line, take Advil with you in case your incisions start bothering you, don't overdo it and have fun!

You really just need your birth cert. and drivers lic! Another sleeve patient in our van hadn't gotten her passport back in time, at the border we handed over our passports, she handed over her bc and lic and we were on our way in 2 minutes. No problem.

I am finally going to add in some exercise to see if that gets my weight moving down. I got on the scale this morning and it said 199.8. I couldn't believe it, I was in onderland! I ran to get my phone so I could text the picture of the scale to my sister (who is also my sleeve sister) got back on the scale, 200.2. Got on 3 more times and never made it back to onderland. Talk about a short stay!lol

I think its usually 5 nights and 6 days. I arrived on a Thursday late afternoon, stayed at the hospital that night, surgery the next morning (Friday) hospital Fri/Sat night. Lucerna Sun/'on night. Back home on Tues. I'm glad to have had the extra day because I had a looooooong flight and it pretty much sucked,lol.

I think it would be the same no matter what you weight is. I have seen it vary length depending on weight. Some people have to start their pre-op diet a month before surgery, and others only 3 days. On my pre-op diet there was no limit on sugar free beverages. Good Luck!

You look like you lost 20 years along with all the weight!!!

The great thing is, you won't want those things. I can't even tolerate the smell of fried food, I am too afraid to stretch my sleeve to even take a sip of soda and by the time I eat my protein, I rarely can or want to eat any carbs. I just don't want you to feel like you are going to be deprived at all. You are going to be so thrilled!

I was so tempted to do that! Instead I started my pre-op diet early! The thing is, you are NOT giving up all your favorite foods forever. I am 6 wks out and can eat anything. My sister and I had the sleeve together and last weekend we went on a double date w/our hubbies. We went to a great chinese place, ordered what we wanted, ate until we were full and got to enjoy the leftovers for a few more meals. We ordered pizza the other day and I had a few bites of crust then ate the toppings. You will still be able to eat what you are craving but you will have a few bites, be satisfied and full, then go on with your life. That ,my dear, is the magic of the sleeve!

Just an FYI, I got a receipt from Florence Hosp and turned it in for reimbursment. I got a check for $1800 today. If I had planned a little better I could have used the Flex acct to pay for the whole surgery.

I have looked in my local stores for the powdered by so far have only found the ready to drink. So good tho and no protein smell!

I love the slimfast low carb. 20 g protein, 4 g carb, 2 g sugar. You can get them at Sams Club. They are 180 cals. I have a hard time getting in my calories so I drink one of these for breakfast everyday.

When I started my search last year, there was just not a lot of info about Dr Garcia. I still considered him because I like to save money and he was $700 cheaper. In the end I choose Dr Kelly and haven't had one minute of regret.

I had no problem wear a regular pair of dockers home on the plane. The incisions are higher , one of mine was right on my bra line! Just go for comfort!

The stall may be broken. I lost 3 lbs last week. I am trying to only weigh once a week on Fridays. But as I get closer to "onderland" I will be weighing more often. 200.2 on Friday. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

I agree, I chewed sf gum constantly and went to bed early so I would not be tempted to kill my family while they were munching in front of the tv in the evenings:) I am 5 wks out and it was so worth it to get to this side!

I haven't had a sip of Diet Coke in six weeks. For some reason today all I can think about is a big sweaty glass full of ice and DC. I'm seriously obsessing. I don't know what my problem is! I usually don't get TOM cravings

Pre sleeve I loved salad! I tried a few bites of a salad when I was out to dinner last weekend (got the soup and salad combo:) and it just didn't taste good. Maybe because I chewed the heck out of it. I think I will wait a few weeks and try again.

Its soccer, soccer and more soccer in my house this weekend. The joy of having boys

He uses his own co-ordinators in MX now. I personally think that Alighterme leaves him up on their site because he is really well known, then they steer you to one of the Doc's they acctually do coordinate for. They have not worked together for many months.

I had a reduction 15 yrs ago from a 36E to a full C cup. I was 170 at that time, since then I had another baby (and was able to breastfeed) and gained weight up to 226. I am back down to 201 right now and to be honest, my breasts have not changed much in the last 15 yrs. I am 44 now and they are still high and full,lol. I have no idea what will happen when I get down to my goal of 140. That will new territory for me!

The swelling in your hand is most likely just IV fluid under the skin. I had that problem, it will just take a day or two for the body to absorb it. I'm glad you are doing well!

Did you stop in Ray's on Revolution Street? I loved that store, he had the most beautiful inlaid stone jewlry there. My only regret about going to Tijuana was that I didn't get more from his store while I was there,lol!