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I feel good....I definitely struggle right now with getting in my Protein and nutrients, but I assume it will get easier as time goes by. It still doesn't seem real.

Hello, 3 weeks post-op today and feeling good! I had my sleeve done in El Paso at Las Palmas with Dr. Michael Lara. I live in ABQ:). I hope you all are well. I find this site more difficult to navigate now.

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I only took a couple of before pics. I'm 2 1/2 weeks out and feeling pretty good. I hope you are all doing well also!

Santa fe wasn't an option with my insurance. Trust me, I'd rather have done closer in case of emergency. That said, I had surgery 3 days ago...we drive home yesterday. I feel like poo right now, but getting better each day:)

Thanks Tink! I'm so excited and ready to get this jouney underway:) I just got my pre-op orders in my email and I check in the hospital at 5:30am and have surgery at 7:00am. I'm so happy I will get it over with first thing in the morning! LDCountry, let me know how it goes. I have tried to search about him and there really isn't much out there. I think I only met with him for 5 minutes or so, he was running super late and had to rush through all of us that were there. Not the best first impression, but they have earned a "Center of Excellence" rating for Bariatric Surgery, so I guess they must be good. Are you taking the Bariatric Advantage product or using Body Fortress? I asked for samples from BA and they just sent me Vitamins, no Protein products. So, rather than spend $140 on protein I probably wouldn't like, I spent $22 on protein I probably wouldn't like;) However, the Body Fortress is actually really good! I add a TBS of PB2 and it tasted delicious. I hate supplement stuff, so I am pleasantly surprised. I will have a different review about it in a couple of days I'm sure. Good luck to you and congratulations:)

For some reason the site won't let me view the last page with the most current comments:( I started my 2 week liquid pre-op today .... so far so good. I should be feeling deprived by tomorrow. I hope this site gets the bugs out soon!

Thank you for checking Tink! I haven't attended any support meetings yet, but after surgery (November 26th), I have a feeling I will need to.

Tink, when and where is the support group you meet with? Is it only for Lovelace patients or can anyone go?

Presbyterian Healthcare will only cover the surgery at a "Center of Excellence" and there aren't any in NM. I had the choice of 2 in El Paso or one in Colorado. I went with the one in El Paso because they have an office here and the Drs come in from El Paso frequently to do seminars and follow ups. A friend of mine had a revision to sleeve at Lovelace here, I wish I could stay in town.

Thanks, I would love to meet up with both of you sometime:)

I am November 26th. From Albuquerque, having surgery in El Paso at Las Palmas.

I'm having surgery in El Paso with Dr. Lara November 26th. Just looking for some locals who may want to meet up every once in awhile.

This is a recent article I found...I too was curious about this: http://www.bariatricnews.net/?q=news/11900/pcos-doesn%E2%80%99t-affect-bariatric-surgery-outcomes