Gubbie617

Glad to read your story! I was sleeved on February 15, 2013 by Dr. Joya in Mexico. It was a positive experience all the way around and I had similar experiences regarding hospital stay etc. I was so scared having read all of the posts I was a wreck! Went in, had my tests, surgery was completed in about two hours. Aside from IV pain meds while in the hospital I never took anything else. I went back to the hotel after my leak test and had a follow up visit at the hotel were I was released to travel back tot the states. Dr. Joya was wonderful and the hospital was amazing-state of the art. Dr. Joya's staff was also knowledgable and made themselves available whenever I had questions. I've not had any issues with liquids, pain (aside from normal stuff) or any complications. I will say the high blood pressure meds caused me serious problems. I was also on Lisinopril prior to my surgery and I was told to continue with it by my PCP when I returned. Three days later i ended up in the ER because i was so dizzy, confused and out of breath. Initially they thought heart attack and then a blood clot so they ran every test under the sun. When i suggested it may be my blood pressure meds because i had already lost weight no one paid any attention. they sent me home with pain meds which i wasn't going to take. I called my PCP and they took me off the meds and i felt better the next day. The ER doctor missed it but once it was cleared up I bounced back quickly. I hope to have as successful a story as you. I lost 7 pounds on my pre-surgery diet and to date have lost an additional 25 pounds so 32 pounds in three weeks. I have stopped losing so quickly and it's going slower but I'm still excited. Thanks again for the positive story.