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Hi , I had surgery with Dr. C. in T.J. on July 12. If you haven't already had your surgery, give me a shout....I will be happy to answer any questions. K.B.

Hi , I had the same surgery on the same day, but with Dr. Corvala in T.J. I have lost 16 lbs. Will you pls. tell me what you are doing as far as foods, recording what you eat or not, amount of protein? are you totally excluding any foods? You are losing at a great pace and I would love to know any tips you might offer. K. B.

Hi I had the same procedure with Dr. C on July 12. No problems and excellent facility. If there is a negative, it is that follow-up care is non-existent. They don't return e-mails or phone calls. I went to my family Dr. this week about an incision that still wasn't healed. I had a hiatal hernia repaired at the same time. (Dr. C. didn't charge any extra to repair)....so I really can't be too negative about them....I would do it again, just do my own research on follow-up care. With the h. hernia, Dr. C. said I would probably have some reflux....NONE !!!!! As long as I took my prescribed nexium twice a day for the 1st month. I felt "normal" on day 10....but if your work isn't terrible physical, I think you will be okay on day 7. Just be sure to prepare your liquid "foods" for work. My other tip is to stay all 3 nights. Don't try to cut your stay to 2 nights. You will have to pay the plane-change fee and you will be amazed what a difference another 24 hours of rest and healing does for your body. Another tip, buy your meds at the hospital as opposed to a town pharmacy...no difference in price and easier and safer. Take immodium and gas X tongue strips with you. Diahrea is very common after surgery. Pack extremely light. Take a lap-top, you can skype if you want. I went by myself and did fine. Dr. C's staff and driver are excellent. You don't need pesos. The only cash I used was to tip Mr. C's driver. The rest is with credit card. Expect gas pains....they are by far worse than incision pain. However, time passes quickly and you will be thru that difficult phase before you know it. Let me know if I can answer any other questions. K.B.

Hi I had surgery with Dr. C. on July 12. I too have had no response from the nutritionsist I sent e-mails. The hospital experience was excellent, but you are right, absolutely no follow-up care whatsoever!!! I was experiencing the same problem with incision by navel. I am at 5 wks. and was concerned about the incision not healing. I went to my family Dr. He said the inner incisions (the fishing-line sort of threads) were trying to come to the surface and were preventing the healing of incision. He suggested over the counter steri-strips. Use neosporin ointment and cover with a bandage. Remove bandage before showering, wash and massage the incision gently with antibacterial soap. (be sure not to remove the steri-strips) He said the scar might not be "pretty" since it had popped open, but it would heal with proper care. Hope this helps.

I had no problems with Dr. C in T.J. I have lost 14 lbs at 4wks. I went alone and was so glad I did. Dr. C and his staff were wonderful. I too considered the lap band but was disgusted at all the negative side-effects. I have had no negatives so far and am already on all normal food. I was a "power-eater" never feeling full or satisfied. Now I feel full after a very small meal. I only have 50 lbs to lose, but am so glad I made this choice. I think I will have no trouble reaching my goal.....ck out the website "the world according to eggface".....she is so inspirational, helpful, informative and encouraging....she is a gastric bypass patient, but the tips for WLS patients are all the same.....Let me know if I can answer any quest. about the plication procedure or Dr. C.

Hi Penny, Did you have a dr. lined-up for follow-up care before you left for Mex.? I don't have a follow-up physician, but have an excellent family dr. if necess. I have had no problems whatsoever. SO SORRY ABOUT YOUR KIDNEY STONES!!! Have you ever had them before? I haven't but heard they are a killer.... I hope you do great!!!!!

You are describing exactly my results from plication. I am a 49 yr old female. I had plication procedure on july 12. I lost 14 lbs. on day 13. I have had no complications and am feeling exceptionally well. I felt "back to normal" on day 10. Each day I am able to increase my walking time. I sarted with a BMI of 31.5, so am very pleased with my results.

I had the procedure on July 12. I felt like "myself" on day 10...On day 13 I had lost 14 lbs. I started with a BMI of 31.5 so was surprised at the rapid weight loss. I really liked Dr. Corvalas, but have been a little dissapointed at the after care. However, I have no complaints, the facilities in Tijuana were excellent and I loved Dr. C's team. I have gotten lots of info on-line and really appreciate all the feed-back from participants. I love the website "the world according to eggface" she had gastric bypass, but the recipes and humor are priceless. Let me hear about your progress. Follow your surgeons advice and you will do fine. You can reach me directly at jandkbrady@comcast.net if you want to contact me directly.

So glad to hear you are doing well. What was your BMI starting out? Did you have to do a pre-op diet? I thought Dr. C. was exceptional....such horror stories about T.J. but I could not have been more please with the facility and the staff. I had a 31.5 BMI to start so I didn't have to do pre-op. I lost 14 lbs. in the first 13 days. I am on day 21, but only lost 2 this wk. for a total of 16. I have 50 total to lose. Someone on this site sent me a great link to plication procedure that has been really helpful. Have you checked out the site " the world according to eggface" ???? She had gastric bypass, but the recipes, encouragement and humor on her site is priceless!!!!!!!!! Let me know how you progress....and good luck to you!!! k.b.

Thanks for your helpful info. I love this thread....so informative. I am very low-tech so your help was really appreciated.

Hi Mari, Don't let fear take hold of your good judgement. I didn't tell anyone but my husband about my surgery because I didn't want a lot of negative comments that created fear. I will be thinking of you and wishing the best for your journey. I have 50 lbs. to lose and keep hearing "you don't need surgery to lose JUST 50 LBS!! I have carried this extra weight for 20 years and am tired of struggling. You can reach me directly at jandkbrady@comcast.net I will be glad to correspond with you and encourage you. Be patient. I didn't feel like myself until day 10 post op. At day 13, I had lost 14 lbs. I couln't walk a full 30 minutes until day 21, but I walked 10 minutes the first week and built up my time. Do what feels right to you, take your time healing and follow your surgeons guidelines..... Let me hear from you. K.B.