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I am three weeks postop on blended food. I haven't lost a pound in over a week but total I have lost 20 since preop diet. I had about 70 to lose total. How many calories should I be having at this stage? I am getting 500-600 and 50-70 protein. Am I in a stall or not getting enough calories?

Great information! Thanks Rick

Well I agree, clothes are fitting better! I will start walking and see how that goes.

I haven't started exercise and I know I need to! The 20 pounds was since I started preop diet so it's been about 5 weeks

I had an excellent experience with Dr Garcia and his whole staff!

I have a desk job and went back on day 6 which was a Thurs, by Sat day 9 I was exahusted and could barely get dressed. I relaxed for the weekend and felt better Monday for work. Everyone is different but you will get better everyday! Now if I can just get out of this stall!! I lost 20 pounds from the start of preop and haven't lost a pounnd in a week

At 4 day post op I was on clear liquids, at 7 days full liquids and I never felt full. Second week (currently) blended foods and I can only get 2 oz of blended food, plus my clear liquids and my protein shakes. I am getting 50-70 gram of protein and 500-700 calories.

OK thanks

Same here, first week don't worry about protein just clear liquids mainy water. Second week for me move to full liquids, which is where I am now. I have questions about feeling "full". Clear liquids did not make me feel full but full liquids, shakes, creamy soups, do make me feel full. Is it normal to feel the restriction on protein shakes? and 1/2 cp creamy soup? What is the ratio for protein powder? So for 1 can of soup and 1 can of milk = 2 cups, how much protein powder?

I am one week post op with Dr Garcia, I am supposed to start full liquids tomorrow. I received more than one diet plan and I am confused. What did you add in for full liquids at week 2?

I agree, take it slow and easy adding a few things as you go.

It is strange, I have full for 7-14 days then mushy. I havent gotten muhc water today snd I am woking on that.

I was put on liquid bactrim, I'm 8 days postop. No nausea but I am very dizzy today, not sure if thats why tho. No way I could have taken a pill because I could'nt have eaten enough to stop the nasuea

August sleevers .... I am 8 days postop, starting full liquids today. I had half a shake and cream of mushroom soup with unjury for added protein. I am on bactrim for a small incision infection. My problem is I am very dizzy and weak. It just started today about 4 hours ago. Has anyone experienced dizzyness around thie timeframe?

I am sure it will be fine to but Alma is not in Mexico. Rosie is who took care of my friend and her driver was Samuel. I am just saying that the A Lighter Me ppl went above and beyond the call of duty. They were awesome, it was like a mini vaca, with a little surgery! LOL

Preop girls ... I received the samer preop diet plans as you but when I was released from the hospital I got a different one. You'll see. I am going to do what zenoosh said and carefully try new things. I had half a protein shake this morning and it went down easy

I was with A Lighter Me and my sleeve buddy was with Ready for a Change. She saw her coordinator when she checked in the hospital, and once at the hotel (I think thats all, not positive could have been one other time). She started her period and ran out of tampons, my driver, Abraham, went to the store and got them for her. Even tho she wasn't with A Lighter Me, they treated her just like the rest of us. She went to Walmart with us, she went shopping with us, everything I did, she did. Ready for a Change didn't take her anywhere except to and from the airport and maybe from the hospital to the hotel. My driver and coordinator where always available. I have their phone number, email address and we are all friends on Facebook. One more thing, up till 8:pm the night before her flight at 8am the next day she hadn't confirmed her ride. She finally got a call back and confirmed but she was upset and nervous. I had an incredible experience and I can't say enough about Eduardo and Abraham! You wll love Dr Garcia and his staff, they are exceptional!

I didn't take a robe, wore two gowns. I took my laptop and didn;t use it but I have an iphone. Find out about your cell phone charges for Mexico. I used chewable gasx with no problem. My first night was in a hotel in TJ so I took their shampoo but the hospital gave us a packet with soap and shampoo and some nifty hair gel lol. I didn't take any mouth spray, the hospital gave us lemon swabs to wet our mouths but I never opened mine. I took vitamins but didn't take them, I start tomorrow. I also took nausea meds and didn't use them. I told the Dr upfront that I have nausea everytime I took pain meds and so I was given extra anti nausea in my IV. I packed very light and still took to much stuff. Take two sets of PJ's and sweat/yoga pants. Take something long sleeved, a hoodie, a sweater, something because it gets cool in the late afternoon and evening.

I had surgical gas in my left sholder and it felt like a knife stabbing me! I took gasx and massaged it until the pain stopped. Walk Walk Walk! The pain was completely gone by day three.

I started at 33 and now, 1 week post op I am 30. I have lost 16 pounds since preop diet started almost three weeks ago. Pretty excited!

Where is your pain? Have you been walking? Do you have your drain in still?

Loved Eduardo and Abraham, they couldn't possibly slept much! Yes, sleclerc they have a phone at the hospital. My friend and I were put on the new, never been used 4th floor lol. We had intermitent wifi, a small tv with 2 spanish channels and no phone, but if we wanted to make a call or if got a call they brought the phone to us. I took meds for nausea and never used it, I did use the gasx, take two boxes I also didn't use my laptop but I have an iphone. I took my Vitamins and didn't take any, they told me to wait until after the first week to start. I kept having pain in my side while in the hospital but the minute they pulled the drain out the pain went away. The didn't explain that the drain was causing my side to hurt. That drain is long! and what a relief to get it out!! Karen

My surgery was last Friday 8/31/12 and I am waiting on the airplane to take me back home. My flight is delayed so I decided to write about my experience. I have come to realize that my journey may be somewhat out of the norm. I am 55 years (come this Sat) I had a BMI of 30 and I went to Mexico for my surgery. The thing I have in common with most of you is that I have been on the diet roller coaster for years. Lose 20 gain 25, over and over for the last 10 years or so. At my highest I was 205, when I decided to have the surgery I had just put back on the 20 I had lost on the HCG injections putting me at 196. So with a BMI of 30 weighing 196 and having high blood pressure I was approved for surgery in the states. After being approved I went searching for a surgeon and applied to a local surgeon to check my insurance and in turn found out the surgery wasn't covered. I set out to email all the surgeons in my surrounding area for pricing. It was about that time that I joined the forum and started to read about Mexico. As the prices started coming in, Mexico started looking better and better! This last statement is coming from someone who flipped out when her daughter got a piercing in Cancun on spring break!! After lots of soul searching and reading and reading I decided on Dr Garcia and his team at MI Doctors hospital in Tijuana Mexico. I sent in my deposit, scheduled a date, bought my airline ticket and started the count down. I decided to tell only a very few people .... I have many reasons for this decision and I am still happy with it. I may decide to tell more as time goes on but for now I'll keep it quite. I knew all along I would be traveling alone and it would have been fine to do so but I found someone going on the same day with the same surgeon and it relieved my mind. I met my sleeve buddy in Dallas and we were on the same flight into San Diego. But since we booked with different companies we did not ride to the hotel together. However I did meet another patient and we did ride in together. We were met at the airport as told and the driver even took us on a tour around San diego before crossing into mexico. We arrived at the hotel and it was very nice, checked in and everyone met at the resturant for broth. Abraham, the driver, gave us the run down for the next day and we all retired to our rooms for some rest. Surgery day! Of course this day was the most nerve racking day, but everything went perfect. I did my preop tests and was taken to my room to change for surgery. They started my IV and took me into surgery, I saw my sleeve buddy's in recovery as I was rolled into surgery. Next thing I remember was waking up in recovery and being transported to my room. I was in recovery at 7:30 pm so not much happened the rest of the day. Because of the preop diet I was starving the day of the surgery but woke up the day after with no hunger! The last real food I had was dinner on Monday and it was Saturday and I had no hunger! As Dr Vlasco said .... Magic!! The next days were spent walking and taking gasx to help with the surgical gas but that's the only pain I experienced. The entire staff was gracious, kind and caring. Most spoke excellent English and I felt embarrassed that I couldn't speak Spanish. But even with the ones that spoke little English we overcame the language barriers. From Dr Garcia, all the way to the nurses and the drivers, Eduardo and Abraham, these were some of the nicest people I have ever dealt with. I felt some animosity from some of the patients because I was starting at such a lower BMI and I am sorry if I made anyone uncomfortable. But I am happy I have the opportunity to not only stop this roller coaster but to completely get of the damn thing. I don't want to ride it back into my 200's! My entire experience was picture perfect and I hope to revisit Tijuana and San Diego in the near future. I wouldn't change a thing.

Out of the hospital and back at the hotel, no complaints here, feeling great!

Two weeks of clear liquids! Wow!! Sheree you ARE getting out in the morning!! Your my sleeve buddy you have to be there see you in DFW!