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Flying out tomorrow for surgery with Dr Aceves on - It is getting SO close now, and I am having major anxiety.  Please give me some love as to why I am doing this again. Am I crazy?!?!    

How do you take imodium right after surgery? - So it was recommended I bring modium for on the plane ride home.  How do you take that right after surgery?  Crush it?  I cant seem to find a liquid form.

Silly question: did you ladies wear a bra under yo - Or did you just let it all bounce around?  

Any of you go home on blood thinners after surgery - If so, what kind?  How long were you on it, and after you were done did you just stop or was blood work needed? Does your doctor put everyone on it, or was yours a special c...

Terrible leg cramps, especially at night - I started the low carb pre-op diet.  Is this a side effect?  I did years of atkins, but don't remember if I had problems with that.

Who wore compression stocking at home after surger - And for how long?  Was it prescribed by your doctor, or your own choice?  Why did you wear them?

Do all surgeons use Pneumatic sequential-compressi - Or do more just use the compression stockings?  

Are these expectations about right? - So, I will be sleeved next week.  I have been reading up on everything, and have made a list of things I can expect or should be prepared for.  While the list below is not all i...

Only 30% of obese people make it to age 65?!?! - I just read the article on the front page here, and saw that being mentioned by a bariatric surgeon. That seems way off, and too over-generalized.  Right? Would LOVE to ...

Does 'dumping-type symptoms' increase after the sl - Ever since I had my gallbladder taken out, I have suffered from dumping type behavior.  Common I guess with the removal of your gallbladder.  I will be fine one second, and the ...

How is it so many of you are excited? Where is yo - I keep seeing people stating they are so excited to get the surgery.  How is it that so many of you are just excited, and have no fear? Why is it all I am feeling is fear???...

The sleeve and post-op flu, bugs, and tummy aches. - This is where my fear comes in.  Now when I have an upset stomach I just brush it off, and think I will be better in the morning.  When I throw up I assume it is because I ate s...

If you travel, can you go sight seeing right after - For those of you who traveled out of state or out of the country to have WLS, were you able to go sight seeing right after your surgery? It seems quite a few doctors recomme...

What size bougie do most doctors use? - I called my selected doctor and he uses a 46.  That seems incredibly big.  He says research shows that smaller bougies increase rate of complication with no difference in weight...

What is the difference in staples in VSG and VBG? - I read that VBG is considered an incredibly dangerous surgery by the AMA because of the staples.  I know that in VSG they use staples too.  So why is this considered much more s...

VBG a severely dangerous operation? - I was just looking at WIKIPEDIA where the VB is listed as a severely dangerous operation (as classified by the AMA). How is VBG different than a sleeve?  Why choose one over...

What is a light weight? - What BMI constitutes a light weight? My BMI is 36 1/2.

Self-payers: why did you choose Mexico or local? - I am curious why some self-payers choose Mexico/local over the other. I am currently looking at my options and have narrowed it down to two: 1: Dr Aceves in Mexico ($870...

Turned off by Dr Aceves office - I called Dr Aceves office today to get information.  The call was answered by a "helloooooooooooooo", and that was it.  I thought for sure I had dialed the wrong number, but she...