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So i am 11 days post opt and feeling a little Depressed. I keep asking myself if i did the right thing. I am still on the liquids and I HATE it. i cant wait for day 21. I have actually done pretty well I seem to drop about a pound a day but cant help feeling a little depressed. Will things get better can anyone share how they felt the first two weeks post opt. :thumbup:

I was banded 6/9/10 by Dr Ortiz at the Obesity Control Center in Mexico. I flew into San Diego on Southwest Airlines from Houston and was met in baggage by the driver from the Obesity control center. Since I landed after 12pm we went directly to the Mariott Hotel and it was Very nice. I have to say Dr Ortiz's office is literally right across the border and i mean literally about 500 feet you go threw the toll booth thing from USA entering Mexico and the office building is right there. you can actually see the traffic on the other side of the road waiting to get back into the USA from his office. So i tell people i went to San Diego, close enough! :scared2: When I arrived at the hotel I got unpacked and headed right for the pool. After a quick swim my friend and I went back to the room and got dressed for my last pre band meal of rib eye steak and veggies it was so good. 6:30 am in the lobby and the Marriott driver was ready to take us to the Dr Ortiz office. Once arrived i was in shock at how nice the office was I must say i did have a pre conceived notion of what i might expect going to Mexico and the office was more like a day spa. I was called back to meet with the nutritionist and she weighted me in at 224 down from 235 pre opt diet. From there i met the anthologist who talked with me and ran some tests and blood work, then it was off to my room where i got this ugly dress thing with no back. I sat in my room for a while and we watched the video of Dr Ortiz on Oprah and "the Doctors" and soon after that Dr Ortiz walked in and i was kinda star struck. He is such a cool laid back guy, we sat and talked for a while and he answered all of my questions. I cant think of anytime in the USA that a doctor has sat with me and spent so much time. The nurse came in and wheeled me into the operating room, I then got onto the O.R table and had lots of people all around me talking and hooking me up to wires. I remember laying on the table and looking up at the bright lights and my ears started to ring and i asked "am i going under now are we starting":eek: ? and then i heard a voice say how are you feeling? It was over i was banded :thumbup:. I was up and walking around about 1 hr after surgery which is odd because I have had other surgery and the anesthesia usually keeps me feeling crappy for a while, I asked Dr Ortiz if this normal to feel this "ok" he said they use a real high quality anesthesia in Mexico with a mix of tequila ( a joke) . but Im not sure what they used but no side effects at all. That night I had frequent visits from the nurse and she gave me meds every few hrs and Popsicle's. I stayed in the Dr's office that night and all thru the day. A special note, a friend was banded in Houston and he was send home the same night night, I felt good that i was being lookd after every few hrs. The next afternoon I was back to the Marriott for a day of rest and recovery. The recovery day at the hotel was the worst day of the entire process, I started feeling very Hungry and the area where my port was located hurt. I flew home the next day and the flight home was ok i just seemed to be peeing a lot not sure why. I arrived home safe and sound and my biggest pain was the pain i felt from that damn port. the first two nights at home were bad i took pain meds every 6 hrs but as the days progressed it felt better and better each day and today (10 days out) it feels 90% better. I returned back to work five days post opt and felt ok. I absolutely HATE, HATE, HATE:cursing: the liquid diet Dr ortiz makes you do 21 days of liquids. but the good news is i am at the 1/2 way point and trying to stay strong. My experience with going to Mexico has been great, I have a few different doctors here in Houston that will do my fills but have chosen to go to a Dr in College Station who does them under fluoroscope. Is going to Mexico for everyone NO way. I was a lower BMI of 36 and my insurance didn't cover me. I paid $6,000 total price which includes 3 nights in the hotel and transfers to the Airport, a savings of about $7,000 if it was done in the USA. If you pick Mexico MAke sure you have a Fill Doctor lined up in the USA unless you want to go back to Mexico which i was surprised how many of his patients do.

I'm off Tuesday to fly to San Diego to get Banded by Dr Ariel Ortiz at The Obesity Control Center . I am so nervous and excited at the same time. Anyone else headed to see Dr Ortiz soon ?

All set for June 8th with Dr Ortiz in Mexico. Anyone going to Dr Ortiz or on June 8th ?

I am all set for June, 8th. I am having the surgery done in Mexico at Star Medica with DR Natera. I find that the only thing I talk about is "lap band". I also find that I am calling my friends and saying lets go out to lunch before i get banded because I know that the old ways of eating must change and will change. I have spoke with my fill Dr here in the USA . DR Stephanie Eijsink and she seems very nice and will see me 6 weeks after surgery. I also seem to having lots of dreams that are related to lap band and the surgery.. This happening to anyone else ?