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hi, i know this thread is kind of 'sleepy,' but i'll post any way cuz i'm super excited!!! i just came back from t.j. and consults. i decided to go with dr. kuri!!!:clap2::clap2: i'm aiming for january...and i cannot wait!!!! :biggrin1:

ok, i went this weekend to t.j. for my consults with two docs. after thinking about it all saturday afternoon and today sunday AND discussing it with my mom (she's my support system and went with me) i have decided to go with Dr. Kuri!!! :bounce:i haven't settled on a january date just yet, but hopfully the week of 1/7 or 1/14. don't know, but what i do know is this is getting really exciting, can't wait for this journey to finally begin...

hi girls! :biggrin1: well my first consult is this saturday, i'm actually set up to see two doctors that i've narrowed it down to. unfortunately my insurance doesn't cover the procedure, so i'll be paying for everything myself. after doing all my homework, i've decided to go to mexico to get my procedure done.

hi missy & rebel, so cal here, norwalk to be exact...nice to meet you both :eek: i'm just starting out too. i hope to be banded in january.

hello everyone- dr. kuri is one of the two docs i'm consulting with in about two weeks. i've been researching and i've found nothing but wonderful things said about him...can't wait to actually speak with him!!!

hey fl & bloo... kuri is on my list to consult with on 12/1. **words of wisdom this way too, please** yes, my crappy insurance wont cover this.mexico was always on my mind. after researching, i decided on kuri and another doc in t.j. i have yet to decide on who will perform my surgery.

thanks tonya!!! i can't wait 'till a year has gone by and be closer to my goal. :whoo::whoo:must be the best feeling in the world....

omla-thank you very much for sharing your story. i'm actually writting this down in my journal. great tips to remember. sunshine- once i feel better and go home, i'm hoping the only bumps we'll go through are the ones in t.j., after that it SHOULD be a smooth ride home...2 hours if not a little less...hopfully there's no traffic so we should be able to 'fly' back home to l.a.

oooo, red, congrats!!! let me know how that goes. i have to wait until 12/1 for my consultation >_< :faint:

lol sunshine its a cable company, which i hate! >_< i used directv then moved to a complex that did not allow 'dishes' on the roof, so we had to use time warner<-nothing but problems. we have a house now, so i'm back to my darling directv... which will come in handy in after my surgery!!!! that reminds me, did all of you even want to sit up and watch tv, read a book, or where you in PAIN that you didn't want to do anything, just lay in bed:confused:

hey judy, no, i will just have consultation with him on 12/1. hopefully i'll get banded in january. p.s. time warner sucks. i had it before, nothing but problems!

i made my appointment!!!! for 12/1 consultation. i originally had made it for 11/24; duh, later on last night i realized its thanksgiving weekend and i'm going out of town. when i called to reschedule, dr. Valenzuela answered the phone and was *exremely* pleasant and more than helpful. so far, so very good.

thanks you guys :bounce:i'll be checking in here from time to time.

i agree. that thew me off and i'm new. :eek: i just can't understand how ppl can stoop that low.

hey sarah, welcome! i'm new too and i share the same story. i've been overweight my whole life, execpt two years of high school. i wanted to be popular, in the crowd, boys, blah blah blah. i finally threw in the towl and decided to have wls, so here i am :whoo:. this is an awesome place to for research, find help & motivation, and to make friends with people who know what you're going through. i hope to get banded in january (lookin' great in '08). you keep us posted on your journey!!! :eek:

hey all!!!! i might be getting in january too! it would be sooner but due to the holidays and pre-planned events, i'm going to have to wait until after the holidays. I CANNOT wait for my 'new start!' :wave: bye for now

... and that's a good thing!!!:eek: what's totally awesome is my parents have a home out there, so aftercare and a place to stay will be a sinch!

ok, so where do i begin??? i'm 24, soon to be 25 in march,2008. i have been overweight my whole life. i got my body frame from my grandma on dad's side, wide frame, lots in the boobage & ASSests, thick calves even when i did the stint when i was thin; why couldn't i get everything from my momma? she's ALWAYS been skinny, she's now 50 and weighs 130.:eek: grrr, and guess what? my little brother has her body type. what the hell??? i did go on every single diet you can think of when i was in high school; popped every diet pill under the sun. i finally went on atkins at 15 and went from 240 to 200 and was about a size 12. oh, did i mention i suffered from depression and always turned to food??? yeah, so that weight came back time after time after time. at 18, i was weighing 220-230 and i don't know why, but i turned to plastic surgery, thinking liposuction would be the answer. that day came, and i can't remember how much the doctor took out from me(((was a lot tho))). but what i do remember is he put me on a strict diet and exercise routine and i went down to 190 and was a size 8/10...i looked great. but you know what? about a year or so, my depression crept back into my life, and yes, i gained ALL the weight back and then some. flash forward to me at 22. i figured the root of my problem that caused depression...it was me. i was never happy with my image of me. i finally learned to love myself and accept that my body is my body and just love it. my confidence as a "skinny" chick when i first had lipo came back, but i was a fat chick and I had no problem with it...i still don't. now, married and there is something bigger at play here. my reproductive health is suffering from me being fat. my husband and i want to have a baby and can't because i'm fat. i would never forgive myself if i b.s. my time now that i'm young, and stay fat, rather than do what i can and loose weight now and use all tools and resources available to me. i believe you need to have the right mindset before you go into LB surgery or any other sort of wls and realize there is a new lifestyle you will have to follow. you need to train yourself now, and realize this is it, there's no turning back. young or old, we're all in this together and this may not be a choice for someone else, but it is for you...remember, that's what matters...

Hello all!!! :eek: 562-norwalk here. just started taking the steps towards banding; hopfully i can get in for surgery ends of december/early january. nice to meet all of you!

wow this is awesome! this is one of the main reasons i'm planning on having LB sugery; my husband and i are/were trying to start a family, but after going to my ob/gyn and doing l-o-n-g hours of research, i was told (and figured out) that my weight (265ish) has A LOT to do with my not being able to get pregnant-> irregular periods! :angry etc etc etc. so, after a month or so of pros and cons of surgery, i decided to start looking for doctors. my crappy insurance won't cover WLS so i'm going to t.j., mx to have my procedure done;narrowed it down to two docs :eek: i hope to join all you mommies soon!!! :baby:

hello everyone, i'm new and i have been doing research on possible doctors in tj to do my surgery and after much thought, i've narrowed it down to two doctors and dr. gonzalez is one of them. i just wanted to say thank you for your posts, it makes me feel like i am doing the right decision to see dr. gonzalez for consulatation and hopfully surgery too. i plan on making an appointment with him hopefully within the next week to come. :bounce:

well, i'm new here, but i have been reading posts constantly. (this is such a great helper tool in doing research!) ortiz was one of the doctors i was going to check out,along with gonzalez and kuri, but now that i have read vicky's post, im not so sure i even want to "interview" him. vicky-im so sorry to hear about your experience. BUT thank you so much for posting. good luck to you and i wish you a speedy recovery. @-->--- -k