BeautyVGSJourney

Lentils and beans are also great protein sources for when you don't want meat, so it tuffu and other things.

My surgeon was Dr. Ponce De Leon in Tijuana Mexico, I had a wonderful experience! My coordinator was Trish and my surgery took place at the INT Hospital and I stayed at the Lucerna Hotel for two nights, two days after my surgery. I highly recommend Dr. Ponce! My journey is on youtube including my surgery if anyone is interested. If you have any questions please feel free to message me! Good luck in your journey!

I am two weeks post op and if that is the worst I am looking forward to it!!! I am already a carnivore, I want this liquid diet to be over with already!

Congratulations and welcome to the loosers bench! You will feel better in no time!

The cost of living is a lot cheaper in Mexico, so its the cost for hospital stays and such. Medical school is also a lot cheaper there and surgeons don't have to pay the ridiculous amounts on liability insurance that they have to pay here. In Texas where I am is ~$13000, I heard of other states where is over $50000, so those are very big different amounts and it all depends on many factors. My surgeon is very experienced, more experienced than all of the surgeons I talked to here locally, which was one of the many reasons I decided to go to Mexico, and I am glad I did!

I had my surgery with Dr. Ponce de Leon in Mexico and I could not be happier! My total cost with flight and spending money was $6000. One ofmy sleeve sister and her hubby both had surgery with him the same day and they are from Louisiana. He is super experienced, has been doing the sleeve for over 7 years and has been a surgeon for over 20. I posted videos of my surgery and journey in YouTube if anyone is interested.

I had surgery with Dr. Ponce De Leon also on May 10th. I loved my experience! Two of my sleeve sisters were from canada. He has a fabulous team! I have my journey including videos from surgery on YouTube if anyone's interested!

My follow up is by my pcp if I need it, she will do blood work and such. Total cost for me with flight and spending money was $6000

I had my surgery with dr. Ponce de leon in Tijuana Mexico, I loved my experience! You can watch my videos if you want, I posted my surgery and many other videos. My coordinator was Trish and the cost $5500 plus air fare. I spend $6000 total with tips, airfare, and stuff I bought there. I had a great experience and highly recommend him and his team. He is very experienced and has taught many surgeons such as Dr. Almanza. Good luck!

I was also going to have the Lapband until I did tons of research and decided on the sleeve. I also have a friend who her mom and aunt had the band and her aunt almost died one year post op because her band corroded and she had to have an emergency surgery to remove it and repair the internal damage. I am two weeks post op in the sleeve and feeling great! Once you decide which to do also spend lots of time researching surgeons, they are as important as what procedure you have. Best of luck!

Hi, my surgeons information still has not been added to the list. His name is Jaime Ponce De Leon in Tijuana Mexico. http://www.wls4bette...nce_deleon.html Trish who is his coordinator her Phone:619 202-6011 Cell: (661)886-4617 his credentials and such are on the site. Thank you!

Dr. Alvarez book is very good. Its often on the ads on this site. Its very informational.

can you all have liquids? I suggest having lots of them if you are allowed them. Even some of the clear protein drinks such as cytomax, isopure and such. I had sonic slushes (keep in mind they are full of sugar but if your doc did not restrict that, that is a good option). Keep yourself busy mentally, but don't over do it physically since you are not eating you might feel very weak. keep hydrated! that will help you tons post op.

I made a youtube video a few weeks ago about blood clots. One of the biggest risk factors for blood clots, is smoking, and you are in danger of a pulmonary embolism or other problems like it even months after the surgery. The best you can do for yourself is quit and don't look back (I heard of people who quit have surgery and then start again) those who do that are putting themselves at great risk of slowed healing and other issues such as embolisms that can kill them. Good luck in your journey!

I am two weeks out and I would say heck yeah!!! I wish I could had done it sooner. I have not yet had any regrets! and I don't expect to ever regret it!

I had my surgery with Dr. Ponce and loved my experience! He taught both Dr. Kelly and Dr. Almanza the sleeve. I saw you will have your surgery tomorrow Crystal and I wish you the best of luck!

Hi everyone, I just wanted to share that I just had surgery with dr. Ponce de leon in Tijuana Mexico one week ago today! I am doing awesome!!! no pain, no vomiting, no anything! I had no gas pains after surgery and no pain on my surgical site or drain (the only pain I had was my lower back because of a back injury I had years ago and the laying down did not helped it any!) I am working on putting my surgery as well as other pre-op and post-op videos on youtube (BeautyVGSJourney) this weekend (there are three of them there already) if anyone is interested in watching them. I went by myself and Trish was my coordinator and I could not be happier with my experience. Feel free to comment and/or ask any questions! Good luck in your journeys!

Not crazy at all!!! I was very excited too, Dr. Leal the cardiologist even asked "aren't you nervous" and I said "no, should I be?".... I was so ready to change my life!!!!! I could not wait and I knew I had made the right decision in surgeons specially after talking to other doctors, nurses and even the van driver who drives patients for many surgeons!

yeah things there are different than here. some of them did some did not. It did not really bother me since their faces where not that close to my body and everything else was great. I enjoyed watching it! and loved the skills my surgeon showed in the inside surgery. I am doing great! My back still hurts but its less and here I have my muscle relaxants and such. Almost time for your surgery!

If you have your surgery at the INT they give you the video of the inside surgery. I asked Trish to record my surgery from the outside view they don't normally do that but I really wanted it. I am sure if you ask they might do it. They also give you a video of your swallow test. Good luck with your surgery you will love them!

My mexico videos have all been posted! Some if them include my whole surgery is anyone is interested.

I am sorry to hear you are having such pain! I had a lot of pain from my back injury, so bad that it made new very nauseous. But it was not from the surgery. Dr Ponce ordered me some muscle relaxants and that helped a bunch. The nurses changed my bed to a different bed and that also helped. I hope you feel better soon!

I used priceline for my tickets

I looked that up and it appears that some of those prices are special prices and are temporary. Or at least it says that in the website.