ChiakiAngel

I agree with Iorax's advice. It is no one's business but your own on what you're having done. Good luck on your surgery!

I'm doing good, thanks for asking! Had surgery on November 7, 2017 and am currently almost 30lbs down.

just looking for people who have had the surgery and live in Winnipeg or the Winnipeg area. Would love to meet up and chat!

I've lost 22lbs since the start of my preop diet, as for puree, I start that next week I believe.

I went back to work today. It was a bit tiring but doable. As for vitamins, I was told not to worry about them for the first couple weeks as I'm on liquids. Same with protein. Just try not to get dehydrated. I think I'm going to try the 3+3 vitamins. They have everything you need, including both calcium and iron as they use a form of calcium that doesn't bind to the iron. You take 3 pills in the morning and 3 in the evening, they apparently taste like sweet tarts. They're a bit pricey, being around $60 CAD a month... but if it means I don't have to take 5 different types of vitamins, it may be worth it.

I'm feeling pretty good. No nausea. I'm drinking tons of water and taking my pills. Only thing I don't like is giving myself blood thinner injections. Haha.

I'm from Canada and had my sleeve on November 7th!

I had my surgery on November 7th as well! How're you doing?

Don't be concerned about how much weight you're losing on the preop diet. Just stick to it and it'll help you develop the habits needed for when you have your surgery. Good luck!

I definitely am sure of this, based on what I've seen. I'm on day 4 of pre-op. So close!

I'm November 7th too!

Hello! I am getting sleeved on November 7th through Bariatric Pal MX. I'm going to be documenting my journey on instagram as I feel that is the best way to keep myself accountable. Is anyone else documenting their journey either through instagram or youtube? I want to follow you guys. We should all support each other. I'm 24 years old and I just want to know what it feels like to be healthy again, something I lost when I was 11. Instagram: @sleeve_tastic

Awesome, thank you! I was already following @timetodeflate but I'll follow @vsgdeb as well. I'll follow you too!

How are you both doing? I'm also from Winnipeg and my surgery is November 7 this year.

I was going to go through WLF a few years ago and just didn't have the money at the time. I am SO glad I did not. They sound like a terrible company.

I am also going though Bariatric Pal MX. My surgery is booked for November 7th! I was initially going through another company but found them through my research and I can't tell you happy I am. They are so responsive, the facebook group is amazing, and the support you receive from fellow patients and the staff is great. I'm flying out of Canada on the 6th, the night before my surgery and I can't be more excited.

Mine is November 7th. Starting my liquid diet October 28th!

HI Angie, no, sorry, I have no idea where the new hospital is. I know it is still in Tijuana, but that's about it. I'm just thankful the shuttle drivers will be taking care of that. I let them know they should update their site and FAQ to reflect all the new information.

Hi! Name's Alicia, and I kind of just copied this from 'my story' but it explains it pretty well. Growing up I was a pretty healthy kid. I loved running around, loved being outside and doing anything active. When I moved in grade five (I was 11), I was still alright for about a few months, but then I started to steadily gain weight. I stayed home more often, ate a lot of junk food, and just felt unhappy with myself. Fast forward to high school, I'm 14 years old and nearly 190 pounds. My weight fluctuated for a few years when I would diet to try and lose weight, but I could never keep it up. I'd lose 20 or so pounds but then gain it all back plus more. I couldn't do all the pills every day (U weight loss), or the constantly having to count every little calorie. Nor could I deal with having to constantly figure out if I was over or under my net carbs. (Atkins) It wasn't something I could keep up. I think the fact that I wasn't' comfortable in my body and most of my friends were skinny and would call themselves 'fat' helped contribute to my body issues even more. I learned to use 'fat' humour. They'd call themselves fat and I'd joke that if they were fat that I must be a whale or a blimp. We'd all laugh, but really, I never should have made those comments about myself because it didn't help me gain any confidence at all. I'd try on super cute clothes and just hate how I looked in them because all I could see would be my fat. I'd cry in the dressing room because I just wanted to be 'normal'. I couldn't do anything athletic because my knees hurt, I'd lose my breath, get headaches and all sorts of other issues. Ten years later, I'm 24 years old, nearly 250 pounds, and I'm just DONE. I've literally scratched my belly when I've broken down crying because I claw at it to attempt to 'tear it off'. Never too harshly, thankfully, but I'm tired of feeling unworthy and pretending I'm fine with myself. I know I'm beautiful on the inside... I just want it to show on the outside. So I booked the surgery. It's terrifying to go out of country to get it done because I'm not telling anyone else about it, not even my parents, because I don't want them to even attempt to try to convince me not to do it. I'm sure I'd get comments such as 'do it the normal way' or 'it's too dangerous'. I figure if I get it done and THEN tell them, they can't do anything about it. It is a significant financial investment for me because it is self pay. Insurance won't cover surgery here for me because they don't think it is needed. My BMI is 45, to me, I think that is needed. I'm a single woman living on my own, I took a loan out for this surgery. It is $4600 USD but as I'm Canadian, the exchange rate pushes it to nearly $5800. I refuse to allow myself to fail again. I WILL do better and I WILL succeed. So, we'll see how it goes, come November 7th, 2017. Looking forward to it yet also terrified at the same time.

And they now do their surgeries at their very own hospital! I'll be checking it out in November!