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No need to feel dumb with this one but it really is important for our day to day lives now, unfortuneately. So this is a start for your research: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Docs in the US don't "usually" work on salary, they are paid according to what they produce. I've heard a nurse say that she hoped a really good trauma came in that night because she was bored. Without batting an eye the doc said, "And I hope it is your family member." Sometimes doctors get it right.

I wasn't in the mood to argue yesterday so I didn't post the above but I agree with you. Customers are horrible! Absolutely horrible! They treat sales staff like dirt, demand unreasonable things, and are amazingly insulting. Put five dollars in someone's grubby little hands, name him "consumer" and he thinks he owns the world. They will jeopardize someone's job to get a $3.00 blue light special at k-mart for free. I'm not referring to any examples on this thread, just in general. You can always tell who has worked in customer service, they know full well the customer is NOT always right. They are often times buttheads.

Me tooooo.

We caught them with other IDs and as soon as we pointed the IDs out on the boards they just stopped using them and changed to all new ones. If the newbies knew who they were they couldn't lie to them anymore so they wouldn't keep those IDs. I believe they are supposed to identify themselves, or not post, or something. I remember reading something somewhere. If their docs were any good the docs could afford to advertise for themselves.

How much total do you have to lose? The reason I ask is that the bigger you are the faster you lose in the beginning. I lost like crazy in the beginning then it slowed down. I lost 103 pounds in 10 months, I've lost a few more since then but I'm at goal and happy. Watch what you eat, exercise like it's a religion and you'll do great! Also, make sure you can get follow up care in the states. Make sure you have a fill doc lined up. If you don't have anyone you'll have to go back to Mexico for fills and depending on what state you live in that can get expensive. I'm lucky, for me my Mexican doc is driving distance.

You know, a year ago that might have sounded pretty good. Today? Blahhhh, it sounds... icky. Funny how tastes change yet the taste for Dove Milk Chocolate NEVER changes!

What kind of diet are you eating? What is your exercise routine? Are you doing the solid Protein first, etc? The quantity does not sound all that bad. Exactly how many cc are in your band and which band do you have? We can figure this out, you watch. We are pretty good at this.

He's in Monterrey, a few hours into Mexico. It's a vacation type spot. He's a very good doctor.

I hate patient coordinators. I really do, I hate them. I have no respect for them, I think they suck. At least yours was honest and told you she is a coordinator.

I cut out all white carbs for the most part and exercised my butt off. White carbs are what got me fat, it took cutting them ot of my diet to lose. I couldn't have done it without my band.

Dr. Rumbaut is wonderful. Very experienced and skilled surgeon.

1. I can tie my shoes without losing my breath! 2. My eyes don't shut when I smile! 3. My big hips have less bruises! 4. I can feel my bones! 5. I can see my feet! 6. I can wear an underwire bra! 7. I can run! 8. I can feel my muscles! 9. I can see my cheek bones! 10. I can walk much further without getting tired! 11. I can cross my legs! 12. I look younger ( I got carded twice in one week!) 13. I can shave my legs in the shower! 14. I Have Dimples In My Cheeks.....they Are Coming Thru! I Can See Them! Now, As For The Dimples In My Butt!!! I Hope I Will One Day Never See Them!!! 15. I can get out of the bathtub without 911 on speed dial! 16. I can bend over and..... GET BACK UP! 17. I can shop......anywhere! 18. I have so much energy especially after I exercise! 19. I can bend down without getting out of breath! 20. I'm more flexible during sex! 21. My big bow hips have went down more than 20 inches! 22. Men are turning their heads constantly! 23. My face is so much thinner and prettier! 24. I have collar bones! 25. The fat from my back is disappearing! 26. I feel so good! 27. I'm starting to like what I see more and more! 28. I have a Fricking Rib cage and can feel it! 29. I fit comfortably in an airline seat! 30. I can ride all of the rollercoasters I want! Whee! 31. I can curl up in a chair with my knees up like a little kid. 32. I can give myself a nice pedicure. 33. I am amazingly small boned, who would'a known?

HAHAHAHA!!!!! Sorry, I wouldn't write this to many but I will to you Jennypoo. You newbies... it's ALL about food! You just HAVE to save this post so you can laugh a year from now! Better yet, I'll save it for you. (snark)

SURE! I'd love to! I'll add you right now!

Congrats to you!!! You're in good hands, no worries!

When you are craving sweets, could you try this? Go for the three days as others explained, Don't worry about calories during that three days. Eat as much as you want of foods you tolerate well and are low/no carb. Keep carb grams to about 20 or 25 just for those three days. But don't worry in the least about calories. If you have to eat an entire chicken three times daily and you aren't PBing, do it. If you can keep yourself verrrry satisfied (dare I say full??) for three days to the point that you literally don't have room for ANY carbs, that will help get you through the three days. Then the only carbs that pass your lips for the next few weeks are veggie carbs. Gradually add bits of fruit starting with berries but only at night. Can you see how that works for you? I took my friend out of town for her three day carb fast. That's the only way she could do it. I am the one that didn't let a carb cross her lips. I am another that had to white knuckle it for three days and now I rarely eat white carbs. I did today, but I'll pay for it. That's okay because I'm finally at a point where I have some control over this obsession and compulsion we all have. But that doesn't mean it is easy, that just means I'm at a point where I can do it. You'll get to that point eventually as well. You can do this!

Wise move. It seems like bariatric surgery is something that is easy and all the docs want a piece of the pie. There are just too many docs out there to put up with such an attitude. YOU pay THEM, not the other way around. To have a "don't call us, we'll call you attitude," OMG! I can't imagine! I used to work for Mayo and if we would have ever approached any patient with such an attitude we would have been fired on the spot! And rightfully so. To actually have such a policy... mind boggling. If they are like this before surgery when they want your business, think of how horrible they'd be after surgery. Don't buy into that 'leading' or 'top' surgeon nonsense. Docs give themselves those titles to make them sound special. Nobody is special enough to give them money and then they tell you that you can't call them.

It's an easy surgery. Usually it's done in the MD office unless he doesn't have the instruments necessary. They can numb you up and do it or if you are a weenie butt like me they can do it in OR while you are asleep. But really, it's no big deal.

Mine was 41, it's 23 or so now. It's a journey well worth it.

If you look at the link in my sig you'll see how to research Mexican docs. Really, I titled that wrong, it is great for researching docs in the US as well. Just do your research, you deserve the best possible doctor, right?

Thank you, Jack. Happy Thanksgiving!

Patient coordinators do things such as: ~Start threads about their doc and do anything to keep it going even if it means posting about the weather just to keep it bumped to the top. ~As soon as the least bit negative fact is written about their doc they cry, scream, stomp their feeties, claim you have ruined their thread and start a new one so the newbies won't see the facts. ~They create new IDs and come back trashing the "good" docs. We caught one of them doing it so she came back with ALLLLL new IDs. ~They don't admit there is the least little thing negative about their doc. ~They make it a point to post their email address so you can email them personally and get more info. That way they have more reason to talk to you in detail and provide you with a website address. ~They are sure not to say anything positive about another doc. You will never see them saying "Dr. X is as good as my doctor." No other doctor is as good as theirs. ~When they create new IDs and trash other docs they run around reposting the link to other threads to make sure everyone sees someone trashing another doc. It's a great scare technique for newbies. ~They create lots of IDs to pretend like they are happy patients. In reality, there are few people posting but many many IDs. ~They don't push independent research, they'll do your research for you. (That's key) ~Many of the newbie IDs gravitate back to a single doc. After they post an untrue story about one doc they change IDs, read their original "trashing" post, and proclaim THEY aren't going to THAT doc, they are going to the other doc, the "better" doc. ~They hide facts and stats about their own doc. Their idea of a "good" surgeon is someone that was nice to them. Nice does NOT mean SKILLED. They will talk about how they felt like family, they were treated sooo well, they were not afraid in Mexico at all, they act as though surgery was actually a party. My neighbor is nice, doesn't mean I'd want him to operate on me. Why not post the facts? The experience? (True experience, not inflated numbers to make someone look more experienced than they are) The stats? The affiliations? Instead, they talk about how nice he is. ~They assume their doc is best for you. Their doc may not be best for you, no single doc is the best for the whole world. People have different needs, they have different preferences, they prefer different locations. But they will ALWAYS push THEIR doc and only their doc. Do you pimp for your doc or do you assume he can do his own advertising? I mean, did you pay your doc many thousands of dollars so you could spend your time advertising for him? Or is he the one that needs to provide services that you paid for? The only reason to pimp for a doc is to earn a kickback. ~They will average stats vs. pointing out individual stats to hide a bad one. Instead of saying x% slips, x% erosion, x% infection they will average them all out to a single number to hide one of the stats that look bad because it IS bad. ~They jump into threads and comment about how wonderful their doc is. I mean, if I am asked I will tell people what they want to know about my doc but I don't run from thread to thread explaining he's soooo nice and a "leading" surgeon. Again, my MD can do his own advertising. I have seen something since before I was banded. Newbies... they are absolutely in love with their doc. They have had a huge problem (obesity) for a very long time and they have been frustrated, humiliated, embarrassed, annoyed, and angry that they couldn't manage to fix it on their own. Right after surgery they finally see a light at the end of the tunnel and they know their doc was able to fix this for them. They are dearly indebted and in love with their doc. With time they get beyond the honeymoon stage and realize that we all have the same problem and all our docs did the same thing for us. Surgery. They aren't Gods and they simply know how to wrap a band around your stomach. That's all. With time they figure this out. I have no problem with the usual patient coordinators, I don't like the big fat liars who either pretend to be banded when they aren't so they can sell an MD and make $$ or they are indeed patients and they get a fee for referring others to their physician. There is a place for patient coordinators, that SHOULD be in an office answering questions and telling you the truth, their job is to sell a given physician. If their physician is any good they should be able to list off all the facts, stats, experience, etc. about that person vs. trashing every single other doctor to make theirs look good. If someone does get a fee for referring people to their doc, shouldn't they be honest about that? Why hide it? Don't misunderstand, I now have four Mexican doctors on my list of "evil" that I wouldn't send my worst enemy to. But that leaves the majority that are good, caring, skilled, and experienced physicians that people should go to if they so desire. There is one person here that doesn't like my (sig link) post. So she added a post to her own sig that is from my thread. If people read that they will avoid digging for dirt. IOW, she didn't want people reading my post because it encourages research and shows how to do it vs. depending on others to do it for you. Why not show people how to do their own research? What's the horror in that? There are MANY MANY (majority) good Mexican docs. So why only push one? Why not show people how to avoid the bad doctors vs. only going to one doctor? The really bad ones are the minority. There is one doctor with a 4% erosion statistic. There are two docs known for sending people home with life threatening infections. They place bands incorrectly and upon returning to the US they have to have their bands removed. Then there is a 4th who doesn't suture the band in place. Keeping in mind that sutures only hold the band in place short term and the body will produce scarring to hold it in place long term, he figures if someone follows the post op diet they won't slip because the scaring will happen and the band will stay in place. So he doesn't suture it to the stomach. Until last night I didn't know there WAS a physician that failed to suture the band into place. Shouldn't we be helping people to avoid doctors like this vs. encouraging them to go to someone who isn't all that great just because of a stupid commission? I just get frustrated, we should be helping newbies, not lining our own pockets.

Don't know about you guys but I plain just ate too much! HA!

I know that, I didn't mean to imply otherwise yet I know I did. Poor wording. Allow me to clarify, there are different kinds of Catholocism, different kinds of Mormons, different kinds of Jews, etc. Regardless, if someone tells me they are a given religion I figure it's up to their God to see if they are meeting the required standards and rules.