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Woohoo! June 1st here I come... Im scared shitless and excited at the same time!

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I know exactly what you mean lol. I have my appt May 7th. I too am scared shitless lol.

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After thinking about it for a month, I just made my appointment this week with Dr. Aceves for April 28! So I'm right with you guys, and in fact I'm going before you! :) I'm scared too since it's my first surgery, but all my diet and exercise attempts have not worked, so I have to try this.

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Eri, im very excited for you and pleaseee keep me updated on your progress since were going to the same place with the same doctor! Maybe that will help eleviate some of my jitters! :)

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We are all gonna do great!!! Congrats!!

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I think we'll all do great, too. In fact, I still keep searching and searching for something negative about Dr. Aceves and my searches just turn up more praise for him, his team, his hospital, etc. Some of my relatives may freak out when they hear I went to Mexico for surgery, but with his qualifications and experience, honestly I feel he's better than most if not all American doctors. I feel safer with him than with some American doctor who may have only done 20 sleeves, you know? The only negative is having to fly after surgery, but I've flown many times before so I'm sure it'll be fine. :)

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Eri, I feel exactally the same as you do except ive only flown once and its not my thing! Sooo thats just one more hurdle ive gotta clear...oh well i'll just have to suck it up huh!

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You are in extremely qualified hands with your surgeon! You'll do great! Keep us posted!

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He is amazing!

you will be in the best hands and the hospital is so confy like a nice hotel

take your laptop and watch tv and walk a lot it really helps!

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Thank you! I'm looking forward to it, since everyone has such rave reviews. Allie, how have you been feeling since the surgery? I've never had surgery before so I'm wondering when I'll feel normal again. Of course, I'm hoping the new normal will be much better with less weight to carry around. :)

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This was my fist surgery too, and i have to say it was very good!

i feel totally normal now, if you take your pain meds after the surgery you will be fine, i had mine on a monday and i was in the mall shopping on saturday for hrs, just make sure you sip your Protein all the time, and have a ton of pilows because you will need them to get confy post op.

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Thats some great advice allie! Since you have been there let me ask you sonething.. who takes your stitches out once u get home? And can you take showers right away with stitches?

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you can take a shower the next day and the stitches are inside so you just have tape on the insitions and the stitches disolve on their own.

one of my stitches didn't disolve and it just came tru one of the insitions and they just took it out on my 1 month visit, no pain just feels funny haha

so if this happens to you too any dr or nurse can take it out

i actually live here in mexicali, so i see them post op, lucky me!

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Allie, I'm only about 3 hours north of you and hope to see my team for post ops too. How is that working for you?

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Thanks Allie, you've helped me alot already!

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