kinipela24

Has anyone had surgery with Dr. Lopez Corvala at Angeles Hospital? I was surprised that I have not seen his name mentioned at all. From my research, he sounds pretty impressive. Is this orum sponsered by certain drs. Is that why? Anyways if anyone has had gastric sleeve or any other procedure with Dr. Lopez Corvala in Tijuana at Angeles Hospital, I would LOVE to hear about your experience. Thank you!

I am still pre op but would love to speak with and/or meet people nearby. I live in Encino.

I started this topic in another section didn't really know where to post it. Anyways, I suffer from bipolar 2 disorder and was wondering if anyone else has pre and post op. I am on medication and have a therapist and a psychiatrist. I was wondering what people's experiences has been. I am having the surgery on June 14th and feeling anxiety

Im the chick that started this post. Bipolar 2 and im 3 weeks post op and doing great. No regrets!

My mom says stop being so hard on myself...but here it goes. I am on the full liquids stage and I feel like I have been having too much sugar free pudding :/. Does anyone know how many carbs, sugar, fat, sodium, and calories I should be having at each stage to achieve optimal weight loss? Any feedback would be most appreciated.

Surgery was June 14th I got my surgery outside of Los Angeles which is where I live and therefore I cannot see my nutrionist in person. She suggested: 1,000 calories/day 35 grams of carbs max 70 grams of protein minimum 15 gm of sugar max 86 ounces of fluids I wanted to see how this compared to other people. Please tell me what you think. It just seems like the fat is awfully small for the carbs to be so low. I am only at stage 2 where I am having protein shakes and nonfat greek yogurt mostly until Wendesday when I can eat soft foods. Let me know. Thanks!

OOps I forgot to mention this stage was liquids to puree stage not just pure liquids. It was on my diet that I could have nonfat greek yogurt ad sugar free pudding.

I thought I was 100 percent set on getting the gastric sleeve as it seemed to e the "least invasive." However, I have been reading up on the mini gastric bypass and I am wondering if that would be better for me. I am 5'5 a little over 300 lbs with a BMI of 51 and wonder if I will be able to get to my goal weight at that size with just the sleeve alone. I have scheduled my surgery or June 14th for the sleeve but now I am wondering if I chose the right surgery. I do not suffer from acide reflux, I don't want it and of course I want the least amount of complications possible. I always dont want to have a second surgery if one doesnt go as planned. Feedback would be appreciated. Thanks!

My surgery is on June 14th! Ahhhh!! I can't believe how quickly it has gotten here and yet at the same time the days at work keep dragging on and on. I am going to TJ on the 13th and my best friend will be accompanying me. I have done my research and have not been anxious about it in awhile but it has finally hit me. I started my 2 week pre op all liquid diet today. It sucks but I am sticking with it. I am so scared of the unknown and especially about some of the things that I have been reading. I know that I am making the right decision but at the same time, in a way I don't know what I am getting myself into because I haven't experienced it yet! Please share with me your experiences and any words of reality and/or encouragement regarding this life changing procedure. Thanks!

Thank you all so much for replying. I totally get that the surgery is probably the least scary part in this. I am anxious about how I will feel after the surgery. I mean even a month or year after. I have done my research and I get cognitively what I have to do to be successful. I also know how to lose weight and im in therapy to deal with my food issues. What i dont know is what is going to be my ACTUAL individual experience and I wont until I live it and thst scares me and causes me anxiety especially when I see dome horror stories on here. I want to feel encouraged and to see the bodies. We will all respond to this differently

June 14th

I will tell you how it goes. In june 14th

I know I shouldn't be in a hurry but I am reading on a lot of websites that it takes two years or people to reach their target weight as opposed to one year for people who got gastric bypass surgery on average. Has that been your experience? Any feedback would be great thanks. I also read that people with a higher BMI to start (mine is 51) will lose the wight quicker. Any insight would be great. Thanks!

Thank you. I guess I am just too sensitive for this place. Im going to make mistakes and id like to be forgiven occasion. If I didnt anything to offend, hurt, or irritate anyone. I sincerely apologize. Best of luck to all of you and thanks to those who gave me another chance to support me. It meant the world!

Thank you for your input. I have already apologized. Im soryy im sorry im sorry. Bad girl kinipela24! Can we all move on and forgive me? Im sorry. Ive stopped posting on here because its not for me but I keep getting positive and negative replies. Again bad me! I can only move on frr here. Either we let it go and move on or i can keep getting replies. Im sure she appreciates your reply. Its always cpmforting when others do that for you! All the best again. I deeply apologize...my bad! Jeeze

Agreed and very well stated. Thank you!

That makes a lot of sense. I tend to lose and gain very easily as well. Two months. I'm still excited. I know no matter what the amount, if I do my best I will still be much better than I was.

I appreciate that and I did not mean to put out a negative vibe. I have to accept that this is a journey and not a race. You are completely right and I am a work in progress. I am going to think realistically and positive. I appreciate your thoughtful response.

Thank you.

Thank you for your reply and congrats on getting the surgery. It takes real strength. All the best to you!

Thank you. I appreciate that.

I am pre op but I thought that this was such a beautiul thing to say. I honestly was thinking maybe this site wasn't for me anymore because a few of the people can be a little harsh. Not everyone responds the best to that. I originally thought this site was a God send and I still do but the harshness and negativity from some does get me down sometimes. I admire of your strength and frankly I am terrified. I hope that I can handle the pain and emotions and go along with this.

Kind of you to take the time to do that. I have read all of those things before and the same exact site(s). I started the thread because I wanted to hear people's personal experiences because those resonate with me more than all of the articles I read. I get everyone is an individual and will have different results. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Wow. I come on here for support. I was referring to the "you don't want to suck do you? and some of the other comments. I don't want to continue to quote one person or attack them. It was the framing what was being replied to me. I did not disagree with the CONTENT. I understand that men lose more. I just did not want to continue a conversation that was making me feel worse (whether that makes sense to anyone or not-Why do it? )not better. I don't want to bully or pinpoint one person. I didn't know what word to use. Maybe "tone" wasn't the best choice. If I was harsh, I apologize. I am sure she appreciates you defending her and I think that is very kind of you. Again, had nothing to do with the content. I am a sensitive person and the way one or two people on these forums "type" (my decision was not just based on this thread but replies on other ones as well-because what was said/typed wasn't THAT bad) is not something I'm used. So, I guess now I'm going to be getting replies about how I need to stop being so senstive or possibly worse. I'm doig the best I can here. I meant no harm, honestly. Again, Men lose more weight I agree and have known that for a long time. Peace, love, understanding, and compassion for all here from me! All the best things for you! Again men lose more weight! Have been aware of this for several years. I just wanted to let all of this go but I had to reply to this.