Another newbie back!
Aye caremba -- I'm back from Mexico with a lot less stomach and some very fond memories of high great everyone is at Dr. Alvarez's hospital. I won't lie -- I was shaking in my booties some of the time but everyone's kindness made a stressful situation a lot less stressful. I'm still kinda pooped but feeling very good about this decision. Again, thanks to everyone here, too; you all helped. I'll post more about my experience soon.
OneFinger
on 10/6/10 10:47 am
on 10/6/10 10:47 am
Glad you're back and hope the post-op recovery is going well.
Just curious since you had your surgery in Mexico how you're handling the follow-up. Is your local doc checking things out or will you have to do return trips to Mexico?
Looking forward to more about your experience.
Just curious since you had your surgery in Mexico how you're handling the follow-up. Is your local doc checking things out or will you have to do return trips to Mexico?
Looking forward to more about your experience.
High Weight = 310 Surgery Weight = 300 Dr's Goal = 200 My Goal = 190 
My doctor is very anti-WLS so he remains blissfully unaware that I have had a VSG. If something comes up I will tell him, but for now everything is smooth sailing (knock on wood). I have no plans for any return trips to Mexico related to this, but I am hoping to attend Dr. Alvarez's annual patient reunion in Vegas in May 2011.
He had a couple of patients who had WLS (not sure what kind but I would guess lapband) and they have regained all the weight they lost. He sees it as a pointless thing to do as it is not effective (as opposed to dieting, which has a whopping 5% success rate!) He's a "pull yourself up by your own bootstraps" type but he is also smokin' hot so I will forgive him just about anything as long as he keeps wearing tight pants! ;-)
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