Choose2Lose

Just wanted to say hi! I've been reading posts on this site for a couple weeks now and although I am new to forums, I wanted to register as the support on here seems out of this world! I am from Canada & after much research & review, have set a surgery date for January 2010 in Nevada. I am excited, nervous, happy, anxious & starting to get a little scared! I know I'm making the right decision for myself, and up until now have not been nervous or scared, but I'm sure this is a normal reaction & I keep telling myself the long term benefits will outweigh my cold feet! I start my 2wk liquid diet this Friday & part of me thinks it sounds worse than the surgery itself! haha I think one of my biggest fears is wondering how I will know what to do/eat/drink following the surgery... so I am excited to read through many other posts on here for assistance. I look forward to talking to many of you, hearing your success stories & learning from your experiences! Any and all info/suggestions are totally appreciated. Carla

Looks like we will be starting this journey around the same time! Good luck as it all begins for you & have fun reading through this site... I've found it to be a never-ending wealth of knowledge! Carla

Thanks everyone for your posts & your warm/welcoming words. It's such a comfort to hear how positive everyone is on their decisions to be sleeved, really helps me stand behind my decision. I LOVE reading the tickers & weight loss...makes me anxious to start posting the same soon. I can't wait to talk to all of you and have you follow my on my journey as I continue reading about yours!!! I've found over the last couple days though, that the thing I seem to be questioning most now is my decision to have the surgery in the US and not Mexico. There are soooooo many posts on here from 'more-than-satisfied' patients of Dr Aceves, that I find myself second guessing my surgeon & wondering if I too shouldn't be looking into doing the trek to Mexicali? Any insight? I've done plenty of research & chose a surgeon with tons of credentials from a recognized hospital, but as I'm now reading, his experience is nothing close to that of Dr Aceves... what to do, what to do... surgery is approaching quickly! I'd never really considered Mexico, because the thought of going there seemed horrific, although that may just be me being naive, as in fairness I haven't researched it. Maybe I'm just looking into this too much as another cold feet scare tactic? But your surgeon's experience, team, pre/post surgery care should mean a lot, should it not?!