It's going down tomorrow

[okcpaul 28]

I'm getting sleeved tomorrow! Its pretty crazy to me. For the past couple of weeks I have avoided thinking too much about it because I didn't want to freak myself out. And now that it's here, I'm thinking about it.... and freaking myself out.

I have a friend that's going with me. My best friend had it done a few months ago and she's the only thing that is keeping me sane right now. I fly out to Tijuana in the morning. Leaving Oklahoma at 6:30 am. (I should be asleep but I'm online talking to you guys). Surgery is tomorrow afternoon sometime. I would like to take a Xanax tomorrow but I'm not sure if that's a good idea. Any helpful advice is appreciated. Thanks

[The Candidate 3,215]

Good luck and congrats on your surgery day!

[belindadcns 55]

The doctor should be able to give you some to settle you down. Good luck. Which doctor are you using?

[Elode 8,093]

Good luck! Don't stress! It gets easier

[okcpaul 28]

Thanks everyone. I'm using Dr. Jorge Maytorena with LTVSG. Apparently they are running a special for $2999 all inclusive. This also worries me. You know the saying, 'you get what you pay for' ? Well this has me freaked out a little. I have done all kinds of Google searches and searches on BariatricPal and haven't found anything negative on him so that's a good sign. I've also messaged a few people I found on here that has used him and they had good experiences. I should prob just chill out and not worry myself over nothing.

[KindaFamiliar 3,867]

Good luck to you mate...
As I've stated on other posts, just do everything the doc/surgeon.nutritionist tells you and you'll be sweet...

Congratulations and take care...

Kinda..

[calmclear 4]

okcpaul can you please update us in the next few days? I'm using the same doctor in August. I'd love to hear about your experiences.

Best Wishes!

[craigcu 96]

OKC, you will be fine. Take some deep breaths and think about getting to the other side. Remember post op to drink as much as you can and walk as much as you can. ANd enjoy the farting, because its the only time I ever had any applaud it (My doc was a little twisted ..

let us know how you are doing when you feel like typing again..

Craig

[Sleevefornellie 137]

Congrats!!!! Have a safe flight!!!! Come back and let's us know how u are doing...and good luck!!!

[okcpaul 28]

Everything went great. Yesterday was rough but that was because of the gas they inflate you with to maneuver around your stomach. I only saw my surgeon for a total or 2 minutes. Although I was surprised with how many doctors I saw throughout the whole process. I met with a cardiologist, anesthesiologist, the surgeon (Dr. M) and then a couple others the following day.

The facility where I had the procedure (J.L. Prado) was small but very clean. The recovery house they moved us to the next day was immaculate. Very, very clean and excellent care. I was very impressed. The toughest part of the whole thing was dealing with the gas. sleep was uncomfortable the second night but they gave me a lot of pain meds to help with it.

I would recommend LTVSG to anyone thinking about getting sleeved. Even the shuttle lady, Annette, was awesome. My entire experience was way better than what I had imagined.

[The Candidate 3,215]

So glad everything went so well!

[calmclear 4]

What are the medications including the pain pills they prescribed? They mentioned that most of them were Mexican and I'm very curious. Did you have any problems getting picked up from airport? We're they holding a sign or? Going to same Doctor August 15th. How long did EKG and bloodwork take? Did they cath you before while you were awake? Hope you are resting. When you feel better Id love to hear all the details. Cheers

[okcpaul 28]

I'll have to take a picture of them and post because they are all in Spanish and I couldn't begin to tell you what they are. I know I have stuff for nausea, a pain killer, an antibiotic, heartburn, an antiseptic spray for the incision wounds, and blood thinners if you're flying. The blood thinners are an additional $50 that's not included in the $100 they tell you in the info sheet.

We flew in Tuesday morning and arrived at 9:30am. I text Annette at my connecting flight and told her and she was there waiting on us. She was in her charcoal GMC Arcadia with a sign on the dash. She took us straight to the facility which took about 30 min. They gave us paperwork to sign and we slipped into our gowns and chilled out for a couple hours and waited on the doctors to get there.

I saw the cardiologist first and he did some checks to make sure our blood flow was normal. Later the anesthesiologist came in introduced himself and explained what was going to happen. Then Dr. M came in for a brief minute to say hello. He didn't say much.

My friend went first and then I went about 3 hours after her. The actual surgery was prob 1.5-2 hours and then they clean up for the next patient. No cath. It's unnecessary. Plus you don't have anything in your system anyway.

Couple things they don't tell you that will help is liquids only a day or two before. I took a laxative on Sunday to get everything out. And then absolutely nothing to eat or drink the day of the surgery.

I was shaking when I came out of the anesthesia. You'll be in pain from all the gas. You HAVE to walk as soon as possible to get that out. I was up walking around still half drunk from the pain meds trying to get the gas out maybe an hour after I got back to my bed. They were supposed to keep us up walking most of the night but they didn't. That prob caused some unnecessary pain the next day. So be sure to get up and walk about every 2 hours. Sipping Water also helped burp up the gas. Take some Gas-X strips with you. You'll be glad you did.

The next morning Annette took us to the recovery house and we both had private rooms with hospital beds and directTV. They gave us a button to push if we needed assistance. We had IVs hooked up to us the whole time. From before the surgery to the hour we left. Martha was one of the nurses/care givers and she was awesome. My favorite person there. She's a sweet heart. Doesn't speak much English but she understood most of what I was saying.

Annette picked up our meds so we didn't even have to go to the pharmacy. She took us back to the airport around 11am on Thursday.

Everything was very accommodating. The whole experience was great. I was very skeptical going into all of this. Hope this helps you.

Edited July 24, 2015 by okcpaul

[craigcu 96]

I'll have to take a picture of them and post because they are all in Spanish and I couldn't begin to tell you what they are. I know I have stuff for nausea, a pain killer, an antibiotic, heartburn, an antiseptic spray for the incision wounds, and blood thinners if you're flying. The blood thinners are an additional $50 that's not included in the $100 the tell you in the info sheet.

We flew in Tuesday morning and arrived at 9:30am. I text Annette at my connecting flight and told her and she was there waiting on us. She was in her charcoal GMC Arcadia with a sign on the dash. She took us straight to the facility which took about 30 min. The gave us paperwork to sign and we slipped into our gowns and chilled out for a couple hours and waited on the doctors to get there.

I saw the cardiologist first and he did some checks to make sure our blood flow was normal. Later the anisteisiologist came in introduced himself and explained what was going to happen. Then Dr. M came in for a brief minute to say hello. He didn't say much.

My friend went first and then I went about 3 hours after her. The actual surgery was prob 1.5-2 hours and then they clean up for the next patient. No cath. It's unnecessary. Plus you don't have anything in your system anyway.

Couple things they don't tell you that will help is liquids only a day or two before. I took a laxative on Sunday to get everything out. And then absolutely nothing to eat or drink the day of the surgery.

I was shaking when I came out of the anesthesia. You'll be in pain from all the gas. You HAVE to walk as soon as possible to get that out. I was up walking around still half drunk from the pain meds trying to get the gas out maybe an hour after I got back to my bed. They were supposed to keep us up walking most of the night but they didn't. That prob caused some unnecessary pain the next day. So be sure to get up and walk about every 2 hours. Sipping Water also helped burp up the gas. Take some Gas-X strips with you. You'll be glad you did.

The next morning Annette took us to the recovery house and we both had private rooms with hospital beds and directTV. They have us a bottom to push if we needed assistance. We had IVs hooked up to us the whole time. From before the surgery til the hour we left. Martha was one of the nurses/care givers and she was awesome. My favorite person there. She's a sweet heart. Doesn't speak much English but she understood most of what I was saying.

Annette picked up our meds so we didn't even have to go to the pharmacy. She took us back to the airport around 11am on Thursday.

Everything was very accommodating. The whole experience was great. I was very skeptical going into all of this. Hope this helps you.

Great write up, glad everything worked out well. I did mention the walk alot and drink alot, figured it had not changed.. BAsed on this, I'll definately consider Mexico when I get my plastics done ( I can already see I will need them).

Now the hard part starts, keep drinking as much as you can and DO NOT push past your schedule for food types. You will pay for it and your primary care giver is not near by so dont take any chances. If you have blood in teh stool, if its black, keep an eye on it but it should clear. If its red, get to the hospital.. TMI, but you need to know these things..

Luck,

Craig

[calmclear 4]

Thanks for the awesome write up. That answer a lot of my questions. I'd love to see the pill bottles so I can figure out the medications. My stupid fear now is pain, so I hope the meds they give you help. I'll definitely walk around as much as possible. How are you feeling today? How tall are you? It seems like your weight is very similar to mine 260/5'10.

Cheers!