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Bob, did u travel alone or with someone?

I'm scheduled for feb 17th with dr Ortiz. I will probably be traveling alone. Would love another sleever to chat with while I'm there

Congrats! I'm scheduled for February 17th

Good luck tomorrow

Mouse and Karily, how are you guys doing?

That will be challenging but you can just tell them you are on a diet and trying to lose weight. No lie there

That will be challenging but you can just tell them you are on a diet and trying to lose weight. No lie there

Congrats! I had the same problem with my insurance, My surgery is scheduled for 2/17/14 with dr Ortiz in Mexico

Jewel thanks for your response. I have found lots of protein sample packs so I don't have to buy big containers yet until I know I like it, like u suggested. My date is 2/17/14- so glad to find a fellow February sleever! I wish they had a 2014 forum so I could find more feb people! I know they are here lurking like me haha

Good to know, I will look out for in the stores. Thank you!

iTunes tried the phentermine as a last resort. After dealing with the inability to sleep and the insane mood changes and just overall feeling lousy, my doctor suggested the weight-loss surgery. After that point I just gave up I ate whatever I wanted stopped working out I stopped taking my vitamins I pretty much stopped everything that was healthy for me… it was only then when I came to the end of my rope and realized I didn't want to live like this I started to consider the surgery myself and after much research I decided that it was the best route for me. I'm excited for the changes it will bring to my life in the new year! I don't remember the last time I felt excited for my future!

After multiple failures with diets and diet pills and nutritionists and personal trainers, etc. my doctor recommended Gastric surgery in February 2012. I broke down crying because I felt like I had failed myself and having surgery was really hard for me to accept. In February of this year 2013 I started researching the surgery and by June I decided I wanted to have the gastric sleeve surgery done and by October I decided I wanted to go to Mexico for my surgery since my insurance doesn't cover any of it. My scheduled surgery date is February 2014! So it's been two years since my doctor recommended it to me and a year since I started thinking about it.

You are right when I first lost hair when I was 24 due to some stressful things in my life, I though my life was over! My hair thinned out and it's definitely not as thick as it used to be. But the balding spots or thin spots filled back in. Now as I do recognize the cycle at age 29 I don't freak out as much because really there's nothing you can do about it! So it'll grow back and I'll lose it again after my surgery and then it will grow back and if not now I'll be Thinner so I think I can do with a little bit less hair :-)

Great job! I can't wait til I'm in your shoes

I have gone through hair loss like that before when I've gone through times of severe stress. My brother almost died in August and spent a week in ICU so I'm experiencing the hair loss once again. So I'll have my surgery in February just as my hair is starting to grow back, only to lose it a few months later! Sigh :/ but I can deal with it... Just can't wait for my surgery, wish it was sooner!

Well done! Can't wait to hear more updates!! Get well

Congrats! I'll be in your shoes in February! Wish I didn't have to wait so long! How do you feel?

Oh that's terrible! I mean about the vomiting not the zero pain! Get well soon!

Check out www.nashuanutrition.com - lots of protein soups, puddings, jellos, etc. I'm pre-op but just placed an order of all kinds of protein things so I'm ready to go

I haven't had my surgery yet but I can tell you I have a hard time taking vitamins, I always feel nauseated and often throw them up. I've tried eating first, I've tried crushing them up, etc. well I started taking the chewable vitamins and I feel fine, don't feel like I'm gonna get sick at all. What kind of vitamins are you taking?

I also am getting sleeved in Mexico, but not until February . I'm trying to adjust to the changes I will have to make. I haven't taken vitamins for over a year so I bought my chewable vitamins early and started taking them now so it's one less change I have to make after surgery. I got mine from Unjury.

I'm pre-op and bought some Unjury mixes. Do you just make yours with milk? Or do you add ice cubes to thicken?

Ok obviously the app was not working when I tried to post! What a pain! So sorry for posting like 10 times!!

Ok obviously the app was not working when I tried to post! What a pain! So sorry for posting like 10 times!!

That's awesome! There's nothing worse than feeling like you are working so hard and then you gain weight. Been there, done that! Have you measured yourself? Sometimes when working out you lose inches instead of pounds?