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I have been doing very well. I am down a total of 43 pounds which is fabulous. I still have not been able to start working out yet so it all has been my diet. I had a couple of issues with reflux and gastritis so my doc wanted me to take it easy with my recovery. I am now officially 18 weeks out tomorrow and this month so far I have only lost 3lbs but my body is trying to play catch-up right now so it is alright.

I am literally half way to my goal I only want to get down to 140 I have an athletic build underneath the fluff as I am former military and still had to keep in shape. 

I had a metabolic disorder that caused me to gain weight and prevented me from losing, along with other underlying health issues. 

Anywhoo I would appreciate any tips on mixing up the protein. As far as the stall is concerned I am not the least bit worried because the work I have done thus far is enough reassurance to keep on pressing forward. Plus I see it as giving my skin time to catch up as well; just keeping it positive.

I think I spent enough time being negative and beating myself down over the weight that now that I have made the choice to change my life for the better I am just going to take it all in stride and keep pressing forward. 

My husband has still been my support system and a wonderful, understand person; I am thankful for him. This has actually been something that has pulled us closer together since he is really the only person that knows I had it done. 


I wish everyone on here a safe and uncomplicated positive journey!!!!! Smooches my sisters!!!
 

Well I am down 26lbs and it is coming off smoothly I did have a couple of concerns that I got checked out. I was vomiting bile (tmi) I know but this is for me. NEwhoo so I went and had an upper GI with endoscopy and it turned out the be gastritis. The doctor changed my medication and I just have to go from there.

Since I did have surgery in Mexico it was imperative for me to find a GI doctor that was not judgemental and I found an excellent practice to take care of me. My primary care has been great as well so I am in good hands.

I have had concerns about my portions because I am 3 months out and still not able to eat a whole lot of anything but I know that comes with time and I know my tummy needed extra time to heal due to the gastritis. I am now unable to fit any of my pants which is great but I am not trying to buy any clothes right now either so I have been pulling clothes that I had in my storage closet out and wearing those. I have not been able to fit those in over two years.  

I would like to be able to enjoy a descent meal though but I am being patient and I know that will come in time. My husband has still been very supportive which is great. I am glad I have him by my side and we are in this together as I still have not told any of my family.

Well so far I have been moving along pretty well. I am down 10lbs since surgery 3 weeks ago and am looking forward to being able to chew. The only issue I have really had is bowel movements and that is pretty common for my phase right now just because I am not getting as much fiber as I am accustomed to. I hope to have a significant amount of weight loss by my birthday this year that would be the best present to myself.

People were correct when they stated that this is a tool for weight loss and not a fix all because behavior does not change over night and you have to be dedicated to the decision made to lose this weight. I still have not told my family yet because I don't need any unwarranted stress right now. My husband knows and he has been so supportive throughout this whole process that I am just floored with amazement by him. He is a very structured by the book type person and for him to be everything I need right now has been an awesome asset. Anytime I need something from the grocery store or just someone to talk to about what I have been thinking or feeling he has been there. He has made me love him even more.

Allot of people have said that you need a strong marriage before you go into this; I understand why now and because I have been an emotional basket case sometimes and he has truly been my rock. I really am going to appreciate celebrating being married to him for ten years this year. 

My experience in Mexico was awesome. I went to Puerto Vallarta. 

It wasn't any different from me going to all the appointments when I was doing it here in Virginia. They have the same standards and I did my research because you get what you pay for. There are some cheap surgeons in Mexico but I wanted skill and not necessarily price. I did allot of research, talked to tons of past patients and prayed about making the right choice. 
I vacationed for the first 4 days (we went early) and I did a walk through the hospital to see where I would be staying then I went to my doctors office to do all my pre-op testing (blood work, EKG).

The next day I checked into the hospital at 10:30 they had my results for the blood work which came back fine. I had already did blood work before I life just FYI and had a baseline so I knew what to expect. I then met with the nutritionist, the psych doc and my surgeon again, and also internal medicine doctor. 

I had a private room it was a full hospital with intensive care, blood bank etc. The hospital beds about 14 that is typical in Mexico. At 3:30 I went down for surgery the anesthesiologist was there and the rest of the staff lights out!!!!

I woke up in the recovery area nauseous of course I am always very nauseous the nurses were right there and took care of me until I was OK. 

I was then wheeled up to my room which was a private room and made sure I was comfortable while I was there. The nursing staff was fine most spoke English and all the doctors were fluent in English.

There was one to one nursing I believe and like I said they were great. 

I was did my leak test on day 2 believe and all went well. I was then given ice chips and waited to be discharged back to the hotel. We took a cab that was prepaid back to our hotel that was also included in the price and the doctors came in the morning at about 10:00am to check on you. If you had any questions before hand all you had to do is call their cell phone which I did and they answered right away.

I stayed at the hospital for another 2 days and was then released to travel back home. I was given my prescriptions the day before I was admitted to the hospital so I had all those filled prior to going in for surgery which was great.

The flight was fine and the only part I wish I would have changed is eating more of my favorite foods before surgery lol and taking less items with me. If you want to know more pm me and I well tell you more details. 

 So I havent wrote in 8 days I've been so busy with work that I havent been able to do anything. I havent been getting much sleep either.

Today was father's day and I spent it over the in-laws. We had a family dinner to celebrates the dads. In the  back of my mind I was saying that this will be the last time that everyone will see me at this size and the last time I wll be able to eat the same amounts of food as everyone else. I didn't over eat actually my plate size was the same as my little ones. I did have 2 pieces of lemon pie though. I am going to take my computer with me to PV so I will be e-mailing and updating my blog with notes during the process if I am feeling up to it. I am looking forward to the vacation part of it and I have been watching allot of you tube and reviews on my surgeon still!! I think I made a good choice though. I am just going to tell my sister and my mom and dad after I get back I just dont want the extra stress. The only other thing I bought was pajamas for the hospital. I also bought my last big girl shirt from lane bryant to wear in PV. I am so ready to be a loser!!! 

Well today was a normal day. I called to see how many people were scheduled for surgery the same day as me. They said that the person that may be the most difficult patient will more than likely go first. So probably will not be me. I have not had any energy for the past 2 days. I don't know why. I am gonna try to get some rest to night mind and body. Hopefully my energy will pick up soon maybe it is just stress. 18 more days to go.

 Well, I went out to get water proof band aids today and a soft mesh bra so I wouldnt have any problems. The thing now I am questioning is the fact that right now I am losing about 1lb a week and I am doing an adjust preop diet just to kinda graduate myself into do the whole thing next week. I also bought a single serve blender today since my son puts the dishes away as one of his chores and I cant find the bottom piece to the one I have. 

I also picked up a pack of chewable gas x just in case and a plate that has compartments portioned out. I am done with everything now. I picked up some bottles of my favorite water too; good thing my hubby will be going to carry the suitcase for that. 

I am having random thoughts again. I talked to Gerald about the complication insurance and he said in my case he doesnt think it is worth it because I told him if I have complication I do not want an rny under any circumstances. He said that the rny would be the easiest fix if a leak were to arise. I said I would rather stay in the hospital for another couple of weeks versus that. This blog has been so theraputic and I know I am going to look back on this and say wow look where I have come from.

I pray that God will see me through this just fine as I am doing it for my health and not for vanity. I started my balloon exercises already as well. I admit I kinda feel stupid doing it though. I never had to do it for any other surgeries.. 

I told my best friend I was having surgery in Mexico today and she was so excited and supportive. I haven' t told my mom or sister yet because I know what their reaction will be. I pray all goes well and I will have wonderful news to tell them when I get home. 

My job denied my extra week of leave but I told them I was taking it do to medical reasons and they said I just need a note. The only problem is I don't want to get a note from Dr. Joya and everyone know I had the surgery so I am gonna call my primary care doctor to see if I can get one from her. If that fails I will just get one from my gyn. 

 Oah my BMI is now 36 so technically I only have to do the preop diet for 5 days but I am gonna do it for 2 weeks because it is more beneficial for me. I just need to settle down and look forward to a brand new me. THis is a big decision and I really know in my heart that I am making the right choice.

I am very thankful for how supportive my husband has been through the whole process. It has made the journey that much easier. Allot of people on the message board said you need to have a strong marriage in order to make it through this ok and I am so thankful that I do. He has seen me big and small and through ups and downs so I think I truly have a life partner.

This blog has been so theraputic and I know I am going to look back on this and say wow look where I have come from.

Today has been a difficuly day. I ate fine it was just the events of life that got in my way. If I have another doctor tell me to take out my uterus I am gonna snap!!! I mean what do they think I am just a used car that can replace parts? I am just so tired of people wanting to take the easy way out instead of working at fixing the problem I dont know what to do. I am the one going through all of this not them. I know this doesnt sound weight related but PCOS is much more that just my weight. I hope I can use the sleeve as a tool to atleast get a bit of relief from what I have been going through. until then I will just be patient and try to keep a smile on my face.I am a live so I have a reason to smile even though sometimes it is painful. 

Well I spent the day filling out my medical history and all those types of forms. I know it is a good thing that I have all of my medical records. I just can't seem to stay off the computer though searching and looking up different things about my doctor and the procedure. I wonder if I would be doing the same thing if I were having surgery here in the states. Why is it that we have so much faith in our corrupt medical system and we won't open our minds to think that other countries can do it just as good as we can if not better? I mean we put more trust in the fact that if a doctor has a couple of extra letters behind their name that they should be awesome and it is not always the case.  I know I am making a good dicision with my surgery I just have to stay off this computer to be at peace with my choice.  I haven't been able to sleep the past couple of weeks and tonight I am gonna try to get a good nights rest. Another day at it tomorrow.