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This is it!!! I leave at 6:10am to go to the OCC for my surgery tomorrow (2/17). Can't believe this day is finally here....I feel eerily calm lol but i think that is in part to all of the wonderful experiences people like B2B, hoosiergirl and kindle (just to name a few) have shared here. I appreciate your openness and willingness to answer the same questions again and again by the newbies and i hope to be an active encourager and contributor also, once i come out on the other side tomorrow!

I didnt weigh myself for the first 6 days on the liquid diet, i was too afraid to see no weight loss...i was also away for those 6 days on a business trip! so i was super stoked to see that i lost 6lbs when i got back you can do it!!!

i was the same - lost 8lbs the first week, then barely lost a pound or 2 the second week even thought i stuck to the diet! Tonight is IT! last night before losing half my stomach! lol leaving for the hospital 6am tmw morning!

i have tried proti-stuff before in my pre-op....blech! i bought the puddings...well, i spent so much money on them and they are high in protein so im gonna figure out a way to use them. but definitely, i know now to just make regular food, and use the unflavored protein to add to it! i tried protidiet caramel pudding - made the cup of pudding, took a few bites. it was alright...if i can add something it might taste better, idk what tho...well, i ate half, then got a shower and when i came back, it was this nasty liquid something or other in the cup, like it completely lost its pudding texture!!

Dr. Ariel Ortiz at the OCC. You?

my surgery is tomorrow morning (Monday).i have my times of nervousness, and my times of feeling calm and collected lol i have to be to the hospital at 6am.

I am the 17th.... Tomorrow!!

I am here at the TJ Marriott, surgery is tomorrow. Anyone else here who is having surgery this week? I will be here until Thursdsy.

congrats! my surgery is on monday!!

I just made the trek myself...it wasnt bad, i went in the afternoon. It's a nice walk, i'll be doing that again. I just met 3 other people at the pool area who had surgery with dr. ariel ortiz and the OCC yesterday and they are doing great. it was nice to bump into them and hear more positive things about the OCC and helps solidify in my mind the decision i am making!

kindle, they told me there is a walmart nearby...is it within walking distance? ok to walk or should i take taxi? never been in MX before, can you tell?! lol i only brought a carry on so i need some items that i couldnt bring and i could really use a stretch of the leg after 8 hrs on a plane today!

Thanks. I might be down more..just arrived ate airport and the shuttle picked me up. Freaking out, a bit nervous wondering what I am doing!! I go in Monday at 6am.

The shuttle just picked me up from the airport. I have today and tmw to think about how crazy I am. I go in on Monday at 6:10am. Starting to freak a little like what am I doing! I think I was so busy researching the logistics of things that I failed to think about the emotional side of things. The good thing is a fellow sleever I met on here is having the surgery same day as me down here and she will arrive tmw so I will have a friend. But right now I think I need to run to my hotel room and have a good cry about what I am about to do! Who's idea was it for me to go to Mexico for major surgery?!! Lol...kinda

you are so right! good encouragement

I totally feel you! I am on day 12 of my 15 day pre-op diet. At first it was hard, then it got easier. Now I'm miserable again. I want the surgery done... Im just so hungry now that i cant have salads to help fill me up with protein shakes! hang in there!!!

My starting weight was 288. I started trying to lose weight when i booked my surgery back in November. As of this morning, I've lost 26 lbs including my 2 week pre-op diet.

I've been having trouble with it all day but I'm thinking it's all the snow storms where I am and maybe it's affecting my internet?

That's how I feel right now. I'm headed to Mexico on Saturday, flying out to San Diego on Saturday by myself! I think I'm just prepared for this....although on the OR table I may freak out a bit

Today was your day!!! Hope all went well with your surgery.

That's so good to hear! Glad everything went well I'm starting to get nervous now since I fly out a less than two days! My surgery is on Monday.. Did you have to lose a lot of weight before your surgery? So far in my two week pre-op I've only lost about 10 or 11 pounds, I was hoping for about 15 pounds. Did you travel alone or with someone?

So glad to hear that! I'm getting nervous! I fly out on Saturday... what was your starting weight, if you don t mind me asking. were you able to lose what you needed to pre-op? I'm only have lost 10lbs so far in a week and a half (started my 2 week pre op last monday.) down 25 lbs total. was hoping to be down 30lbs before surgery. :\

ii fly out on saturday for the OCC. Im staying in the marriott a day earlier than i need to so i can get an idea of the area around me...plus it was $70 cheaper for me to fly on saturday instead of sunday, and id rather spend the extra $70 on a night at the marriott in TJ rather than freezing here in Philly

I've traveled on many different airlines. My favorite that I always use now is southwest. Super friendly staff every time! I'd say the seat size are about all the same for any airline, just my opinion

I totally get it. My surgery is 2/17/14 and I'm flying on Saturday to San Diego because my surgery in Mexico on Monday. Not only am I going crazy wondering if everything with the surgery will be okay but also all I can think about is all of the things I wish I would've eaten before I started my preop diet and what if I'm not able to eat those foods after surgery LOL I know it's such a stupid thing to think about right now. I just have to remember that I am doing this because I am going to be healthy and slim since I'm turning 3–0 this year! Good luck to you! Your date will soon be here!!!

Lol I started trying to do my pre-op diet over a month in advance bc I was worried it would be hard for me to adopt. Honestly it hasn't been too hard especially now as I'm nearing the end of my two week pre-op diet because I'm totally ready for this part of my life :-) i'm going to be 30! It's time to put myself and my health first. Best of luck to you! Can't wait to hear how everyone does after their surgeries.