Kristen H 8 Posted June 5, 2013 I'm having surgery with Dr. Alvarez on June 29th! So excited!! 3 weeks from Friday and I will be on my way to a better me :) 1 Sylviam1974 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rosemaryb 4 Posted June 5, 2013 I'm looking into a date in July. One minute I am excited and ready to do it, then the next minute I tell myself to try another diet. But after trying every diet out there for the last 20 years, I'm ready to be sucessful! I just haven't gotten up the nerve to tell my parents and I don't know what their reaction will be. Saying, "oh by the way, I want to have 80% of my stomach removed in Mexico" may not go over too well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sylviam1974 16 Posted June 5, 2013 I'm having surgery with Dr. Alvarez on June 29th! So excited!! 3 weeks from Friday and I will be on my way to a better me :) Congratulations! Keep us posted on how you are doing. Our surgery dates are really close, I'm scheduled for July 1st. Good luck and keep in touch 1 JulieJ reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JulieJ 24 Posted June 5, 2013 Congratulations! Keep us posted on how you are doing. Our surgery dates are really close' date=' I'm scheduled for July 1st. Good luck and keep in touch [/quote'] I'm 7/1 too! Congrats and best of luck to you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sylviam1974 16 Posted June 5, 2013 I'm 7/1 too! Congrats and best of luck to you. Congratulations Julie! You're the first one I've seen with the same date as me. We should definitely keep in touch. I'm so excited! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superstartover 101 Posted June 5, 2013 Best of luck ladies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iminthis4me 10 Posted June 6, 2013 Dang, it seems like I'm the only one on for June 8th. Guess I'll have sweet Dr. Alvarez all to my self. 1 Tryingtobringsexyback reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sylviam1974 16 Posted June 6, 2013 Dang' date=' it seems like I'm the only one on for June 8th. Guess I'll have sweet Dr. Alvarez all to my self. [/quote'] Lucky you! Lol Lety us know how everything goes. Sending prayers your way. Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SLF1027 136 Posted June 6, 2013 Hi everyone! I've emailed the team twice through the Endobariatric website for pricing information and they still haven't returned correspondence! Would any of you mind sharing your surgery costs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devine.adon 49 Posted June 6, 2013 Hi everyone! I've emailed the team twice through the Endobariatric website for pricing information and they still haven't returned correspondence! Would any of you mind sharing your surgery costs? Just in case you haven't, check your spam. Susan responded very quickly to me and I ha d actually contacted them back last year, then again this year. Depending on BMI it was $8700 but if you have a BMI over a certain amount it cost a bit more but I'm not sure what that amount is. The prices may change idk so I'm not giving you an actual quote but an estimate. Good Luck!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tryingtobringsexyback 17 Posted June 6, 2013 I'm looking into a date in July. One minute I am excited and ready to do it, then the next minute I tell myself to try another diet. But after trying every diet out there for the last 20 years, I'm ready to be sucessful! I just haven't gotten up the nerve to tell my parents and I don't know what their reaction will be. Saying, "oh by the way, I want to have 80% of my stomach removed in Mexico" may not go over too well. You sound just like me. I kept thinking i should just go on another diet. Losing it was always the easy part it was keeping it off that was the hard part. I had tried every diet and lost but always gained it back plus more. I was sleeved march 2, 2013 by Dr. Alvarez and i have lost 44 lbs so far. It has been awesome besides really bad reflux. I would recommend this surgery highly. Everyone was mortified when i told them i was going to Mexico to have 80% of my stomach removed. Not anymore because they see the fat just melting off me . My husband is going on 7-18 to have it done. good luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superstartover 101 Posted June 6, 2013 I have to say i.had this surgery the minute my doc labeled me obese at 30 ish bmi my bmi was 33.5 ish on surgery day i was 159.9 i am 4'9.5 i have lost slow compared to everyone else but i have lost 27 ish lbs and am 132.6 today i have 13 lbs to a healthy weight i am three months out by the weeks if you go months it will be 6-14 everyones journey is dfferent but i am so happy and pleased! I tryed everything out there including starving myself with hcg i lost 7 lbs and gained 21 back. This tool is amazing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadaGirl 15 Posted June 6, 2013 I'm booked for surgery with Dr. Alvarez July 5th. I have 3 weeks of liquids pre-op and am already scared to take that on, but I know it has to be done otherwise no surgery for me. My highest weight was 334, which was 2 weeks ago. Today I weighed in at 322. I'm really hoping to be under 300 for surgery!!! How do you get thru 3 weeks of liquids?? Any advice?? 1 MCM13 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katgray 13 Posted June 6, 2013 I did the liquid diet for 21 days too. It was definitely hard. I had a good amount of pop cycles and Tomato Soup. Susan wih Dr. Alverez sent me a veggie Soup recipe which really helped. It was basically the Weight Watchers veggie soup recipe. To me that was a god send. I lost 16 or 17 pounds before surgery and he said I did really good. Of course I wanted to lose more but I was happy he was pleased. I also liked Carnation Instant Breakfast. I don't seem to like it post surgery which is weird to me as I loved it so much before!! I wish there was more I could help you with but you are doing great!! Hang in there, it is the hardest part. 1 AmyInOrlando reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadaGirl 15 Posted June 7, 2013 I did the liquid diet for 21 days too. It was definitely hard. I had a good amount of pop cycles and Tomato Soup. Susan wih Dr. Alverez sent me a veggie Soup recipe which really helped. It was basically the Weight Watchers veggie soup recipe. To me that was a god send. I lost 16 or 17 pounds before surgery and he said I did really good. Of course I wanted to lose more but I was happy he was pleased. I also liked Carnation Instant Breakfast. I don't seem to like it post surgery which is weird to me as I loved it so much before!! I wish there was more I could help you with but you are doing great!! Hang in there' date=' it is the hardest part.[/quote'] Thanks for this!!! Losing 16-17 pounds was great work. You did amazing! How are things going now? I start my liquids on the 14th and have a wedding the next day, so I'm actually bring that soup with me. It is what it is I tried it on weight-watchers and it was good, but not that good for so many days in a row. I'm going to make a beef flavoured one as well to change it up a bit! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
