BonnieJuneE

I'm not post op yet but one of my favorite kitchen appliances is the Ninja Master Prep system. The sell them at costco for around $40 so look there first cus i've seen them as High as $75 other places. It is AMAZING and wayyy better then any blender u could possibly buy for a comparitive price. :-) hope this helps! I'm looking forward to using it post op as well!

My heart truly goes out to you ladies! I see that this thread was started a few months back and that you Were supposto have Had surgery already....sooooo how have things been since then? Have your hubbys changed their minds or become more supportive after seeing how happy you are? Just wondering? Updated on this specific situation would be great! Hopefully all issues were resolved??

Hi there! I am in the exact same boat as you! I lurked here for a while (a LONGGGG while) until I made decision to go with Dr. Aceves. I have already been approved by him and like you said, everyone on his staff has been a joy to deal with. Not used to ppl at the Dr.'s office being so friendly or informative! I am hoping to get the funds together by Later September or October to be able to go through with the surgery. It's a mental struggle I am deal with right now. I am 100% convinced that I have made the right decision and now its just a $$$$ issue. I would have the surgery tomorrow if $ allowed but I just have to keep telling my self that "good things come to those who wait..Right??"(GRrrr) I wish you the best with getting the funds together as well and I look forward to hearing how things progress for you!

Hey Ladies! I was actually having this discussion with my fiance last night and explaining how after I have surgery I want to start using condoms even though I will still take my birth control. I explained that I had read a lot about how the pill can fail and many women have become pregnant just weeks/months after going through this major surgery. He said that was completely fine and we would do what ever it takes to make sure that I am healed and at a weight I am comfortable with before we decide to have kids... (Neither of us wants a surprise... especially with a wedding date set for November 2011.. haha.) Any ways.. I was hoping he wasn't going to ask (Just cus I have NOO clue what the answer is) but then it came...."Why?.. I though that this was a surgery where everything continues to get absorbed. (un like the malabsorption that comes with GB.)" Secretly I have been wondering the same thing... Now he is 100% supportive in me wanting to do this, so I know that this question comes strictly from his "I want to know WHY-gene" but how can I answer this. Is there any documentation on why exactly the pill may fail. If this is the case then how can we know that other pills such as vitamins/ supplements are all being processed effectively? Maybe Im just over thinking this or ignorant as to the difference between absorption of hormonal pills vs Vitamins... haha I dont knowwww... Just curious.. haha Its not going to deter me either way...I just want to have an answer for Mr. Why.

Hope all is going well for you today! Congrats and hope to hear an update from you soon.

Congrats and I hope all is going well for you today! Keep us updated? We will all look forward to hearing about your experience and seeing your progress in the future.

Keep up the good work!!! :-)

WooooHooooo! You are doing an Amazing job! Just think...If THIS is only the beginning you are going to achieve great things as goal gets closer and closer! Cant wait to join you!

Thanks! I live in Southern California so this is most likely what I will end up doing as well! Its a great reason to say "Heyy Honeyyyy can we just get away for the weekendddd?" hehe

GREAT questions! Sorry I can not help you out, as I am pre-op as well, but thank you for starting this thread. Im sure a bunch of the Vets will help us out with this one! :-)

@youknowit- Thank you so much! That's exactly the kind of info I was looking for! Great to know!

Wooohooo! Great job! I've seen that a lot of people end up going back to Dr. A for their check up, but no one ever describes their expierence with this like they do with surgery. Did you make all of your own plans while down there and then just show up at the hospital for a schedualed appt. Or do they help in planning your trip/accomidations like they do when you head down the first time? Could you talk a little about your expierence with this situation? Just curious. :-) I'm hoping to schedual surgery with Dr. A some time in September so I'm just gathering all the info I can now. Thanks in advance!

Great job! Realize that now you inspire all of us pre-ops to stay strong and join you on that losers bench! Thank you for the update, keep um coming!

I am quite computer savvy and can usually navigate my way around just about anything online but I can not for the life of me figure out how to "Register" to get in to the chat room! Please help! Ive tried just about everything.. What am I missing?!

Awesome job! Keep the pics coming in the future... We will all be here cheering you on!

LOL Thank you Big! You beat me to that explanation for LAN. I knew right from the beginning what TB was talking about and was hoping some one else would clear it up for her before I did in just about the same terminology that you used! @ TB- I cant tell you when it will get better post-op cus I'm not there yet but what I can say is Good Luck with that! Get some strong candles and even stronger air freshener and put both in arms reach for time being! :wink0:

Welcome! I am new here as well and just posted my story a few days ago. I'm in the same boat with self pay and hope to be having surgery some time in the next 3-4 months as well. Keep us updated!?

Awesome Job! Keep the pictures coming! They are soooo motivating.

Hey there everyone! I have been "lurking" (as many of you call it) here for a few weeks now and I can't even begin to express how much all of your posts have helped make this decision so much easier for me. Let me tell you a little about myself: My name is Bonnie, 21 from Orange County, CA and I am planning on having VSG with Dr. Aceves sometime in September or early October. I have already been approved by him to come down for surgery now but I am not going to be able to do it financially until then. I'm so excited and although that seems so far away right now, I know it will be will worth the wait! I recently got engaged and have started planning a wedding for November of 2011 with my AMAZING Fianc?' Kevin. Surgery was something I was thinking about long before he asked me to marry him but now everything seems to be falling in to place in order to make my dreams a reality. Kevin has been so supportive in me wanting to make this change and is willing to fund things as well. He was only slightly hesitant when I told him I wanted to go to Mexico and then I had him read all of Dr Aceves' reviews and now he is fine with it. (hehe Thanks guys!):thumbup: He just jokes now and says "You can do side bend or sit-ups, or have gastric surgery...But please don?t lose that butt." haha :thumbup: As for telling family and friends, that is a bit more difficult for me. I have told a few of my close friends that I want to have this procedure done and they have been supportive but I'm just not ready to tell my family. In time I most likely will but probably after I have the surgery so they don't try to talk me out of it. Haha Not that they could.. I just don?t want them to worry and every more so I just don?t wanna hear it. :001_rolleyes:There are a lot of other factors in me making that decision but those can all be discussed with them at a late time. Anyways...That's just a little about me and I hope that I will get to know all of you a lot better in the coming months. Your stories have all been so inspirational and I can?t wait to get on that losers bench with all of you! Feel free to add me as a friend if you would like to talk more. ~Bonnie

Wooohoo! Keep up the good work!

Congrats! So happy that you've found motivation and happiness in something that so many "regular sized" people take for granted. hehe I cant wait to be right there with you. I'm hoping that non-scale victories such as discovering new bones will keep me on the right path! This just makes me want my Surgery date to get here even faster now so I can join the club. :-)

Thank you all for the support!

Thanks Mary for the reassurance about Dr. A! I haven't set a date yet because I want to make 100% sure that we have all of the money together before I put the deposit down and schedule a date. That way, I will know for sure that I can have surgery on my scheduled day and not have to worry about if we are going to be able to come up with the money in time. It is a large chunk and we dont wanna be broke afterward...So in my mind it's best to get it all together first and then set a date. Did any one else deal with these $$$ thoughts/ issues?

Double Post Sorry! First post and Already I messed up! haha Woops! Any one who knows how to fully delete this..Please help!