I Have a Date. February 26th (Tentative)

[Chrissyg 54]

Hi everyone. My name is Chrissy and I am new to the site.

It is looking like February 26th for me. I see so many staying at the Marriott. I will actually be staying at the Hotel Pueblo Amigo. It looks really nice online. I hope it is the same in person.

[JamieLogical 8,710]

Good luck to you! I am sure you will be well taken care of. I've been to Mexico for surgery on two different occasions now and I was treated incredibly well on both trips.

[Chrissyg 54]

Good luck to you! I am sure you will be well taken care of. I've been to Mexico for surgery on two different occasions now and I was treated incredibly well on both trips.

Thank you so much. I greatly appreciate you responding.

[JamieLogical 8,710]

I know laving the country for surgery can be daunting, but there are hundreds of people on these forums who had positive experiences in Mexico.

[Chrissyg 54]

I know laving the country for surgery can be daunting, but there are hundreds of people on these forums who had positive experiences in Mexico.

You are so right. I am the queen of research and feel 100% sure that my choice is the best one for me.

Have you adjusted well to your sleeve? Any words of advice?

[JamieLogical 8,710]

You are so right. I am the queen of research and feel 100% sure that my choice is the best one for me.

Have you adjusted well to your sleeve? Any words of advice?

My advice is to be patient. Immediately after surgery, I was so impatient about the rate of my weight loss and the pace of my recovery. I felt like I would never feel normal again. It was pretty rough and discouraging. On top of that, the pace of my weight loss was "slow" compared to others I was seeing. People losting 40+ pounds in the first month whereas I only lost under 15. In the beginning I had a lot of angst. But I'm over 5 months out now and so much happier. I would say around the 2 month mark I was feeling normal again. Or at least my "new normal". I could go about my day and felt like a human being.

And I've embraced the slow loss as well. The scale IS moving down and in the mean time, I've realized there are a lot of advantages to losing slowly. I don't have to replace my clothes as often. I don't get as many prying questions about my weight loss. And my skin and body have time to adjust to the loss. I realized that this isn't like all the diets I've done over the years. I would always want to get to goal ASAP so I could be "done" with the diet. But, I'm never going to be done with my sleeve.

[Chrissyg 54]

Thank you so much for this info. I am sure that I will also lose slowly because I have no metabolism due to thyroid issues. I am okay with losing slowly, I just want to lose. My weight fluctuates often due to being hypothyroid always going up and never down. LOL

I have to buy a scales....I am reluctant to do so but my surgeon requires weekly updates. I think through all of this journey that will be the thing I am going to hate. scales have been my biggest enemy for years. I expect I'll even have major anxiety while buying it.

Now that I am 11 days before my surgery date, I have to get prepared for my trip. I have never been to Mexico but it can't be too bad. I survived El Salvador 2 times so I am sure going to Mexico will be a easy feat.

Anywho I am just rambling but I do appreciate your response and guidance.

[Chrissyg 54]

Oh my I got up this morning feeling quite down. My surgery is supposed to happen Thursday, but it looks like I may have to postpone it a couple of days. Being a single mom with 2 older kids involved in things at school is interesting but at times, puts a damper on things I'm doing for myself. I really don't know why I am whining. At least I still get to get it done and worst case scenario the delay would be a week or so at most.

Since I've already started the pre-op diet and that is going well I don't want to change it up. The idea of doing even more days of the diet is saddening. I'm okay but it is hard to do liquid only at this point. I don't want to go back to eating regular food only to have to start the diet again. Any ideas?

[JamieLogical 8,710]

Why do you have to delay? You didn't really make that clear in your post.

[Chrissyg 54]

@@JamieLogical

I really failed on explaining my situation. I was kind of walking myself through it as I typed.

I relocated to California from Tennessee almost 2 years ago. I am a single mom and have a 12 and 16 year old. Both are involved in things at school. These were things that I needed to account for since I would be leaving the country for a few days. Basically my kids extracurricular activities may affect my surgery date.

[JamieLogical 8,710]

Ah. And I assume since you moved you don't have any local family/friends that could help take care of those things while you're away?

[Chrissyg 54]

@@JamieLogical

Yes that is indeed my dilemma. So I made the decision to reschedule until March 11th. I want to have peace of mind when I go to Mexico. For my own sanity, this is the best choice for me. So now I have 16 days to make sure I have everything worked out.

Its going to make for a long pre-op diet though.

Thanks for responding. It means a lot.

[JamieLogical 8,710]

I wish you the best of luck. Sounds like things are pretty hectic for you, but I'm glad you figured out a surgery date that will work. The extra-extended pre-op diet can't be fun, but I guess on the bright side you'll drop even more weight this way!