firedawg

check your PM...

we're pretty close... I'm right here off of I20 about 45 miles away from you... Was the Mexico trip as simple as everyone is saying? It seems the plane trip is the biggest thing...

come on guys and gals...:001_tt2: little help here...

I'm planning on pulling the trigger soon but I'm still researching self-pay prices and surgeons... anyone out there feel free to chime in with some suggestions... Mexico looks good but honestly I'd like to stay within a few hundred miles from home... with an est. budget of 11K, options seem limited...

thanks to all the replies... I've ran into a little snag here lately when our fire dept physical results showed elevated liver enzyme levels... got to get to my regular physican to retest the levels.... :confused:

just wanted to do an initial post and to say hello to all the guys out there that are on here.... I'm in the initial stages and being self-pay I'm hoping for late Feb - early March on surgery. The surgery will be performed dy Dr. Rapp at Self Memorial Hospital in GreenWood, SC. I just hope my bad eating habits like volume and speed don't come back to haunt me... being a career FF I've always eaten fast and on the go. Always like that FULL feeling... read alot about stretching the "new stomach"... oh yea and the cold beer... I'm 41 5' 11 330# / was 218# 4 1/2 years ago goal I'm thinking 200...

Im pre-op to and I'm thinking alot of the same things...

thanks for the welcomes... I'm sure I'll be on here alot more as I get closer... until then...