Undercover1

I had the surgery one month ago and feel really good about the decision. I had it with Dr Ortiz and really liked the doctors. I did not have a great experience with the tech who tried to draw blood but I think he was new. The facility was clean and was up to date. I have worked at hospitals in the past and feel like this was comparable to a surgery center in the states. While we were in the waiting room the day before the surgery, there was another patient that had a small complication with a different surgery and she stated she called the facility and was taken care of right away. I have had questions and emailed the nutritionist and the coordinator and gotten pretty quick responses. I had a lot of regret the first few days after because I had a lot of gas pains but I feel pretty good about it now. I have lost about 22 pounds since the I made the decision for surgery. I liked that if things went wrong that plication was reversible. I have since read a posts on other sites that say that may not necessarily be the case. I am just starting soft foods and I am having a hard time with that because I feel super full after very little. I realize that is the point of the surgery but it can get a little uncomfortable. I found that using papaya extract helps with the stomach pains. I do miss having something to drink while I am eating. I am also missing carbonated drinks a little too. I am still getting pretty tired when I try to do more than my usual daily routines but from what I have been told, that will go away once I am back to a regular diet. All things considered, I would do it again. Good luck to you. I think you will like the results of your surgery.

I had plication with Dr Ortiz in the first part of this month. I only had one or two episodes the second day with almost vomiting. It hurt like hell but it was only twice. So far, I have not had any nausea or vomiting since. They give you an anti nausea medication that you take for 2 weeks after. I am almost done with that medication. They also give you Prilosec (the Mexican version) that you will have to take for 2 months. They instruct you to open the capsule and swallow the little beads. I had my surgery on a Tuesday and flew home Wednesday night which was definitely a mistake. I should have taken the extra day and rested there but I was really antsy to go home so I moved up my flight. The episodes of nausea/vomiting were that day while in the airport so that may have been the cause of my issues. I went back to work the following Monday and was a little tired. I have a desk job so I was able to return quickly. I have 3 kids and have gone pretty much full force back into household duties. My husband is a big help when it comes to that though. I have not told my children about the procedure because I did not tell anyone other than a few close friends. I have just told them I am dieting and left it at that. Well that about sums up what I can answer for your post. Good luck. I had some pretty bad regrets the first week but now I am feeling much better about the whole thing. It is not the easiest thing to do but as of today, I feel like it is worth it.