Here's the link to the Mexico board. They might be able to help answer your questions better than in this forum. http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/mexico/a,messageboard/board_id,5362/ Sandi

I know how you feel. My surgery is 2/25 and I too am both excited and nervous. I have pre-testing on 2/18 and will be thinking of you as you undergo surgery and wishing you a speedy recovery.

I live in Edmonton & I am thinking about Mexico for banding. I was told by my GP on fri it's around 3-5 yrs just for a consult here. Someone said they went to Tontonto? Please how long of a wait & if you don't mind, could you please tell me the cost? Can I claim the surgery on income tax? I still need to find someone to do fills here. Need info about Mexico & Tonronto. ANYONE & EVERYONE PLEASE HELP! Scared Sue

Nope, I'm on the 21st....just days away! Sandi

Well lets see since I'm still getting over everything then I guess I'll just try to blirt it out....what better way to type........Here goes Day 1~tuesday~ I was in the hospital still in the moring but I also was very excited to pass that popcisle test (man it was good to have something cold and wet in my mouth it was SOOOOO dry) and my surgeon Dr. White said that I could go on clear liquids! At that time I was still excited that my mouth wasn't so dry anymore....lol by the after noon time I got to eat jello and rape juice kinda had to for my syself to eat the jello cause I wasn't that hungry. by 4 in the afternoon I decedied I wanted to go home so I was then discharged. The only problom I had gooing home is man it was bumpy because of all the snow (I didn't realize it but I had left in the middle of a snow storm) then I went home had some more jello for dinner it was a little better because I liked the flavor and I actually felt hungry and by this time I've become really gassy and burpy! then I went to bed Day 2~wednesday~ I woke up and started my instant breakfast treat for the day. ended up just haveing that the entire day (but then agian that's all I was allowed to have) still trying to firgure out how to drink my water in for the day cause at this time my stomach would cramp up everytime I took a drink of water. (it was actually more quite weird than painfull) Today I was moving around the house a lot better. I decieded to go to the movie store to rent some movies with the family. and you know what I had NO PROBLEMS! which was great! we went home I watched a movie and then went to bed Day 3 ~thursday~ sstarted on my creay foods I had CoCo wheats for breakfast today didn't really want to eat though. that is one of my problems right now I don't really want to eat when I supposed to. I drank my water for the day still trying to figure out how I'm supposed to drink it. and I'm back to being gassy and burpy but still not to where it bothers me. and I took a little walk cause I'm not wanting to over do it (cause I still have the drainage tube in) Day 4 ~friday~ boy was this day a BAD day but that's only because I had to go to court and ended up slipping down a flight of stairs where they took me to the hospital and checked everything out so then I'm very sore from that and back to not wanting to move agian. and on this day of course at the hospital the weighed me (yes I cheated I peaked I lost 7 llbs already!!! at this point I'm down to 405) but that was like the only good news of the day! Day 5 ~ Saturday~ man it was a painfull day because of the tumble down the stairs but I knew I had to get up and move around I made all of my own meals this day and actually drank over half the amount of fluids I'm supposed to drink. today was actually a great day I walked to the corner and back and played with my miin pin Princess (min pin= Miniature Pinchser) Day 6 ~Today Sunday~ nothing much yet to report today doing really good I ate breakfast and now I'm about to go make lunch and eat that.... Hope you all have a grreat day and that this helped out anyone who has read it!