Brand new on this journey

Dannymac · January 5, 2011

Hi All,

My name is Dan and I'm about to embark on the gastric surgery road. Up until this point, I had thought I had firmly decided on a Gastrict Sleeve Plication with Dr. Corvala in Hospital Angeles in Tijuana. However, after reading some posts about still feeling hungry or miserable after the surgery, I'm starting to wonder if it's right for me. I currently weigh 405lbs with a BMI of 52. I'm 28 years old and have been overweight since I was a kid. Recently, my father and I have come into some money which would make this surgery possible, so financing is not currently an issue. But my father is nervous, especially about sending me to Mexico for what seems to be almost-still-experimental surgery. I hear all this talk about ghrelin and people with VSG's and RNYs who are happy to say adios to their stomachs, and it makes me wonder if I'm wasting my time with the GSP. My case manager at Hospital Angeles has been very nice and answered most of my questions, but I need to find out more before I tell my dad everything's okay. The fact that I was told I could be post-op in less than a month made me almost giddy with excitement. I'm not afraid of surgery, I'm not afraid of the pain, and I'm not afraid of traveling to Mexico. I'd endure anything to get this weight off of me. My ultimate goal, someday, is to get below 200lbs. I like the idea of the GSP, but I'd consider it a big challenge if I'm hungry all the time and the only benefit from it is to punish you with pain for eating too much. Is there anyone who can advise me on this? Also, I've seen talk of Jose Rodriguez and the VSG in Tijuana, but can't find a website for it.

myrori · January 5, 2011

I can't speak to the effects of hunger from plication as I had the sleeve. I can tell you that hunger is a thing of the past! I love it. I do sometimes get a sense I should eat something, but NOTHING like before, 4 or 5 well chewed bites and my new tiny tummy tells me that I am done! I fully satisfied with that amount of food.

Best of luck on your decision.

Eloray · January 5, 2011

Hi Dan, I am on the journey VSG. I have a sugery date on Jan 29th with Dr. Aceves. I dont have a lot experience to tell you but i can tell you if you been browsing around a bit you probably notice everyone is very happy with their sleeve and if you looked in the surgeon forum you might have notice Dr. Aceves name come up a ton. He gets great reviews along with the staff and the care you recieve. He is in Mexicali. IF you google his name you will get his website. There is # and email to get things going. Very simple. That just my 2 cents worth. Happy studying pondering and deciding. May happy days follow. :rolleyes: