Paradise Mom

Aloha, I am in San Diego tomorrow and going to Mexico tomorrow for my sleeve. I've had the lapband for 6 years now. I was told that I have to do a test in the morning first to make sure my band hasn't eroded. If it has they won't do the revision. I am very nervous. I had an upper GI endoscopy 2 months ago and my GI doctor from Utah didn't see that my band was eroded. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, was there symptoms?

Hi, I'm new to this forum and will introduce myself in another post. I have a friend who actually worked with Dr. Alvarez as a patient coordinator. She has a very great relationship with him and has taken multiple people (herself included) to see him and his associates for GS and plastic surgery. She set my surgery up for me but is also now working for a Dr. Oscar Lumban. He is in Tijuana and most of his patients are Mexican. He isn't on the web, but he's been doing bariatric surgery for 25 years. He actually performs his surgery in the Hospital Angeles, not just the clinic. I am doing a revision and I have Multiple Sclerosis. My friend feels it is better for me to be in the hospital environment with this doctor. I was wondering if any of you have heard of him.

June 14th

Aloha All! I was sleeved on 6/14 and so far I've dropped 14.5 pounds. The first 5 days I dropped 2 pounds a day, but in the last 5 days I've only dropped 4 combined. I was on the clear liquid diet. How is that possible that I didn't continue to drop every day? I know it will come off, it just worries me that it's already slowing 10 days out and I'm not even eating real food yet. Am I destined to ALWAYS struggle with my weight (I don't eat and still won't lose)! That would only happen to me. Any thoughts?

I can tell you that I have been having no more than 400 calories a day.

That's awesome. I had my surgery on Friday, I've lost 10 pounds as of today also. Yucky about the blood!

I'm 5 days post op. I was sleeved June 14th. How long was your clear liquid diet? And what could yoi eat/drrink?

There is so many different post op clear diets its frustrating. My doc said one week. Im assuming that's one week from suegery?

Aloha I just returned today from Mexico. I was sleeved on July 14th. I had a wonderful experience with Dr. Lumban and Dr. Alejandres at Hospital Nova in Tijuana. I've been on my feet all day (and sitting) waiting at the airport for my flight (about 4 hours to wait). NOw I am home and my stomach is all swollen. My doctor did wrap my stomach when I left for support. But by the time I got off the airplane back in Utah my stomach is sooo swollen and I've gained 8 pounds since my surgery date. Anyone else experience something like this?

so nothing to worry about?

so nothing to worry about?

Aloha! I am one day post op. I am actually laying the in Nova Hospital in Tijuana as we speak. I had my lapbad removed yesterday and my sleeve done. I absolutely love my doctor and his assistant--Doctor Lumban and Doctor Almejandraos (sp). I am in a nice clean, quiet hosptial 1/4 a mile from the border. My gas pain has been to a minimum (cross my fingers). In the morning I am doing the barium drink and then heading home. My drs won't let me have anything to drink, even Water, until the pass the barium test. Did anyone else have to wait? I'm not deydtrated or anything since I am on an iv.

i had the surgery done yesterday. i took a test before and there was no erosion. No i am 24 hours post op

The same thing happened to me. I only had to do a liquid diet for 5 days (yogurt was okay) and I FINALLY lost 3 pounds on the 3rd day. Tomorrow is my surgery date!