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I Have To Brag About My Dr. Garcia

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southerngirl    51

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Good for you!!! You are doing great! What hospital were you at?

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2bsmallagain    156

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That is a great weight loss! Congrats!

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Karen B45    38

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How was your travel and stay? I am terrified to go across and into Mexico. My family keeps pulling up articles and such of the crime trying to scare me. I laugh it off but I am scared!!

You know how I look at it....you are with the driver when you leave the hospital and go to the hotel, and you don't have to leave the hotel grounds if you don't want. I agree with ShoeLover, there is crime everywhere, just use common sense and don't go in bad areas and you will be fine.

But I do understand the concern. :)

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rahnava    30

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If someone was asking me what hospital I was at it was Mi Doctor.

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ursiboo72    21

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I am having sleeve surgery with Dr. Garcia on April 11, 2012. I am so excited. Thank you ladies for sharing your experiences. I can't wait to be on the losing side of this weight loss battle. Did any of you do the pre-op diet? How was it? I was told I would need to do the pre-op diet for 10 -14 days due to my BMI.

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spadesmcloven    8

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Wel last night I went to the ER thinking it was my gall bladder, but they said it is my band. Luckily my insurance will pay for the removal. I am suppose to get it out either Tuesday or Thursday thank goodness. I am more than ready. I guess after the healing time from that then I will try to schedule for sometime in may. I just hope Dr.Garcia will still do a sleeve for me since my bmi is already 30.2. I know they do the removal to sleeve with a low bmi but since it will already be out I'm thinking he will say no:(

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2bsmallagain    156

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I am having sleeve surgery with Dr. Garcia on April 11, 2012. I am so excited. Thank you ladies for sharing your experiences. I can't wait to be on the losing side of this weight loss battle. Did any of you do the pre-op diet? How was it? I was told I would need to do the pre-op diet for 10 -14 days due to my BMI.

Well I am just a month behind you. Tell me how it goes!!

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2bsmallagain    156

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I was wondering how hard it is to actually do the pre op diet and how much weight does it make you lose?

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2bsmallagain    156

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If someone was asking me what hospital I was at it was Mi Doctor.

How is the hospital there?

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andkel30    57

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I was wondering how hard it is to actually do the pre op diet and how much weight does it make you lose?

It was hard for me I cheated a few times I lost 6 pounds on that diet....

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ursiboo72    21

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Well I am just a month behind you. Tell me how it goes!!

I will!

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spadesmcloven    8

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Well I got an unexpected call today. It hasn't even been a months and my insurance has approved me for my revision to sleeve I am so excited. I am going to do mine here in Dallad but would recommend Garcia and Zapata to anyone. I'm excited to start my new chapter just like you all are.

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2bsmallagain    156

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2bsmall.....we did go siteseeing I feltlike doing everything even when we left I went ti San Diego and walked and shopped all day...lily.....hey how are you and your sister glad to see you online tell them and you mom I said high... Im doing pretty good thou no issue but then you know that.....

I was watching your youtube videos and saw that you couldn't tell when you were full. I am a little concerned about overeating after the surgery and the surgery being in vane. Can you explain what you mean and what your feeling when you eat?

Thank you

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andkel30    57

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I was watching your youtube videos and saw that you couldn't tell when you were full. I am a little concerned about overeating after the surgery and the surgery being in vane. Can you explain what you mean and what your feeling when you eat?

Thank you

I would drink and didn't get the full feeling I wasn't hungry either but recently I drunk to much Water and I knew I had to much I felt full but my hunger has returned full force I'm hungry and the liquids wasn't keeping me statisfied.. But that was my first week I wasn't hungry at all so when I would drink I couldn't tell if I was full or not because I wasn't drinking that much but as soon as I did 4 oz I realized what full was. My sleeve is tricky....I've moved to soft diet had a crab leg today and I was full I was a Lil scared but it went down ok

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2bsmallagain    156

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Oh ok. I understand. Thank you very much.

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      Hi everyone! I’m brand new here. I just went through all my pre-op requirements per my insurance company and now everything has been submitted and I’m just waiting for final approval and my surgery date. I’ve been doing research, watching YouTube videos, TikTok’s, ect.. trying to prepare my mind and what to expect so I’ll be ready for the surgery. I was so sure and so set and so ready and excited. However, now that I’ve done everything & it’s almost here, I am sooooooo scared! I know why I want it bc I’ve tried everything and I just don’t feel like I can lose weight by myself. I’m tired of being overweight my entire life. I’m miserable, but I keep psyching myself out afraid of GERD bc I know how that can be and I don’t want to have to get a bypass after already gaining the courage to even get VSG. I’m scared of complications like I’mgoing to regret doing it and be depressed that I didn’t just be more disciplined and try again to lose the weight on my own even sitting here typing this knowing in my mind i just can’t and don’t possess the discipline. I’m also afraid I won’t be able to handle the restrictions of the sleeve. What do I eat? I don’t know how to eat healthy really and don’t enjoy healthy food. I don’t know how to do this! I feel so defeated!Someone tell me they felt anything similar to this or am I not ready? I thought I was. I am so tired of being sick and tired and so tired of myself and so tired of being stuck and stuck in this body and somebody different on the outside from what I feel inside. I just want to ball up and cry.
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        Am feeling this right now. My surgery date is 4/1. Sign the consent tomorrow. I feel like I overloaded myself with too much info, too many opinions. Got to the point where I was wondering if I should do this. Then I thought of my reasons for taking this step and that settled my nerves. Still get moments of doubt but am striving forward. Am just going to follow my book from the surgeon. Joined this because I was told by my dietician that I should do this for support

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