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@@2/2015RN I get to the Marriott on March 1... Hope to see you there and your progress!!!

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I'm scheduled with ALM on February 28th. Excited and nervous.

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I'm headed to the OCC with Dr. Ortiz on Feb 19

I'm heading to Tijuana too on the 19th! Angeles Hospital with Dr Corvala Feb 19th for Sleeve. We are about the same BMI height and weight and I am also from Georgia but flying in from Savannah.

So you're probably starting to get ready and a little nervous?

What time are you getting into San Diego I arrive at 10:12 am on Feb 19th.

What day are your returning. My return flight out of San Diego is Feb 23rd at 11:45 pm (red eye)

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@@defibvt I was sleeved with Dr. Ortiz in November and he is great! Dr. Morales assists him and he is wonderful too. ALM is a good company that cares about their patients. If you have any questions when you get home, email and they will answer you quickly. I had a very positive experience from beginning to end. Best of luck to all of you! You will be on the other side before you know it :) If you have any questions, please message me and I'll try to help!

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Hello everyone! I'm having my VSG in Tijuana next week on February 18th with doctor verboonen. Sheri Burke, his patient coordinator is awesome!! She keeps in touch with me through email, phone calls, texts and answers any and every questions I have. Anyone else going to be in Tijuana from February 18th to the 21st??

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Now, please excuse me if this is a stupid question. But I have been wondering, if I'm paying for half my procedure in cash and the other half with my debit card, so I need to do any sort of money exchange? Lol. Like will my U.S. Dollars work or what? Once again, I apologize if this question is super dumb! I've never been to Mexico before, let alone Tijuana! Or even the west coast! Lol.

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I have to prepay for my surgery 1 week in advance. The price is listed in US dollars and doesn't change. Good Luck!!! I'll be in Tijuana March 1st....

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Hello everyone! I'm having my VSG in Tijuana next week on February 18th with doctor verboonen. Sheri Burke, his patient coordinator is awesome!! She keeps in touch with me through email, phone calls, texts and answers any and every questions I have. Anyone else going to be in Tijuana from February 18th to the 21st??

I will be there too on Feb 19th for VSG with Dr Corvala at Angeles. I'm flying in from Georgia. What about you? When do you fly home?

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I will be there too on Feb 19th for VSG with Dr Corvala at Angeles. I'm flying in from Georgia. What about you? When do you fly home?

I'm flying in from Houston with one stop in Phoenix. And then flying back on the 21st.

Good luck on your procedure! Maybe if we're both up to it, we can meet up!!

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I'm flying in from Houston with one stop in Phoenix. And then flying back on the 21st.

Good luck on your procedure! Maybe if we're both up to it, we can meet up!!

That sounds great and then we can keep in touch as we recover and the daily questions...etc. what is your bmi?

How should I contact you?

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That sounds great and then we can keep in touch as we recover and the daily questions...etc. what is your bmi?

How should I contact you?

Great! I'll message you my number and email. Feel free to text or email me any time! I answer texts quicker than I do phone calls. Lol.

My bmi is currently 37.5

I'm 5'5" tall. And as of right after New Years, I weighed in at 226. Current weight could be the same or a bit lower since I have been on this liquid diet. I'm not sure. And my goal weight is 130. Actually, I don't even really have goal weight. I just want to look good and feel good about myself! I'm not even looking to being skinny. I'm just tired of always being the fat girl everywhere I go!

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I'm getting sleeved on March 6th with Dr. Ariel Ortiz at the OCC. I'll be at the Marriott from March 5-9! It looks like a lot of places use that hotel for surgery patients. I'm starting to get super nervous. I'm on my pre-op diet now....2 Protein shakes, 1 meal per day then all liquids for the last 2 weeks before surgery. Definitely a struggle but I know the end result will be worth it! Good luck to everyone getting sleeved or recently sleeved!

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I'm getting sleeved on March 6th with Dr. Ariel Ortiz at the OCC. I'll be at the Marriott from March 5-9! It looks like a lot of places use that hotel for surgery patients. I'm starting to get super nervous. I'm on my pre-op diet now....2 Protein Shakes, 1 meal per day then all liquids for the last 2 weeks before surgery. Definitely a struggle but I know the end result will be worth it! Good luck to everyone getting sleeved or recently sleeved!

Yay! We are sleeve twins! I will be getting sleeved by Dr Elias Ortiz and ALM on March 6th. I'm really nervous because I am going alone

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I will definitely be there on the 5th... head back to Texas on the 6th. Hope to meet you there... Until then... good luck with the diet.. I will start my 2 week pre-diet on Monday.

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