I have a date :d

Lauren · December 9, 2009

I finally have a date!!!! I FLY OUT JANUARY 14TH AND FLY HOME JANUARY 20TH

I am sooo excited, but kind of nervous. Im getting it done by dr. almanzo in Mexico which scares me a little despite all the success stories i have read. Anyway just over a month i cant wait

MidwestGirl · December 9, 2009

Congrats! :thumbup: I just got my date about two weeks ago (Jan. 4) and it's so crazy...before it was scheduled it was almost like "Yeah, I wanna do this, but who knows" but now it's a reality! Isn't it a great feeling?! :biggrin0:

Lauren · December 9, 2009

it really is a reality now!! I am 18 and when i told a few of my closest friends that this is what is what i wanted to do i dont think they really believed it would happen but now that i have a date they realize how serious i am :biggrin0: i am so looking forward to having this surgery so i dont have to waste any more years overweight and unhappy

Tiffykins · December 9, 2009

Congrats on your getting your date ! ! !

mountain_lover · December 9, 2009

I finally have a date!!!! I FLY OUT JANUARY 14TH AND FLY HOME JANUARY 20TH :biggrin0:

I am sooo excited, but kind of nervous. Im getting it done by dr. almanzo in Mexico which scares me a little despite all the success stories i have read. Anyway just over a month i cant wait :thumbup:

I remember that feeling of being so excited and kind of nervous too. I said over and over I felt like I was on an emotional rollercoaster ride. Well, Just hang on because the ride only gets more exciting and more nervous the closer you get to your date. The closest thing to feeling like that was when I had my first child. And just like everyone told me on here, "It will be here before you know it". Time really goes by fast. What do you have to do on your pre-op diet? I wish you all the best!!

I had my surgery 1 week ago on Dec.2 and I am doing ok except had some problems with alot of nausea, but it will be worth all of it. Please post some pictures if you haven't already, I will be looking for "Lauren's photos" soon.

Lauren · December 16, 2009

hi everyone :sneaky2:

so my mom and i officially put down our deposits for the surgery with dr. almanzo...but recently there have been a lot of posts about people getting bad infections...im starting to get really freaked out :S i work at a walk - in clinic, and my mom used to work at a hospital so both of us know how to change dressings and such so i plan on bringing a box of doctors gloves, basic first aid kit and basic materials to change dressings to help prevent infections...is there anything else i should bring? am i making a mistake by going to this doctor? before this outbreak of infections i only heard good things about him but now i am scared :S

JeepChick · December 17, 2009

I finally have a date!!!! I FLY OUT JANUARY 14TH AND FLY HOME JANUARY 20TH
I am sooo excited, but kind of nervous. Im getting it done by dr. almanzo in Mexico which scares me a little despite all the success stories i have read. Anyway just over a month i cant wait

My date changed to the 14th. So it looks like we will be getting it done around the same time! How exciting. I will be on the other side of the world in Korea. Good luck!

carolyn24seven · December 17, 2009

Lauren: Iam apatient of Dr. Almanza"s. I am perfectly fine. I am very happy with his/emmunal clinics care. You are taking the right precautions. Infections happen anywhere you have surgery. I have been following the posts about Emmunal clinic and frankly I do not know if they are true at all. At first I was afraid to reccomend, but, now that some of them have been proven false, well, I just have to go back to my own experience. Now, this is not to say there are not complications that can and do happen from surgery. Just do your research and be confident you are doing what is right for your life. I am so happy for you to be able tp get this life changing surgery at such a young age. You will not have the life time weight battle to go thru. Maybe it will save your joints! Not a concern for you right now, but, someday it will be. This surgery is all about the somedays to come. God bless, and go get the surgery with Dr. A. You can call the clinic and get reports from them or your patient co-ordinator, then come on here and ask questions about what you are being told.