Lori D.

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I can't believe my surgery day came and went.  I was counting down the weeks and then the days.  Dr. Aceves and his staff are wonderful and I feel like I'm getting better care that I would have gotten in the United States.  I'm very happy with my decision.  And I may even fly back for my follow up visits. 

I'm sore today but they have given me plenty of pain meds. Consequently, I'm a little groggy.   I'm up walking around and starting to sip fluids.  Life is Grand!

Well, I'm getting a bit nervous now.  I've been so excited up until this point but my husband and I leave tomorrow after work to begin our travel to Mexico for my upcoming surgery on Wednesday.  I'm getting a little nervous with the fact that I'm having my surgery IN Mexico.  I'm hoping that everything goes well with traveling and surgery with strangers.  I've done a ton of research and I feel confident with my choice of surgeon, but always a little doubt sneaks in.  Am I doing the right thing?  People keep telling me I should wait but I feel like I've waited so long.  My husband is supportive and I thank God for that.  I'm about ready to change my life and end my battle with obesity.  I know this surgery isn't a cure-all but a tool but it's the biggest tool available to me and I'm ready.  I'll keep in touch!

Actually it's 9 days pre-op but travelling will begin after work next Monday.  I'm so excited, I can hardly wait.  I read everyone's blog and see how happy they are.  I'm a surgical tech and have scrubbed many bariatric surgeries and I often look at my patient's when they come in the room and wonder how excited they must be.  Finally, I am looking forward to the day that my life will change.  I'm still trying not to have unrealistic expectations and think that everything in my life will be wonderful just because I've lost weight, but I'm hoping that the struggle will be over.  I'm trying to mourn the loss of excess food before I actually lose it and learn how to deal with my emotions without eating them away.  

I've been thinking about WLS for a very long time.  I have a low BMI (34) so surgery will not be covered in the US.  I'm going to Mexico in 2 weeks and I'm so excited but nervous too. 
I've been overweight all my life.  I was the chubby kid in school back when childhood obesity wasn't a problem.  My weight has yo-yo'd over the years but I've never been thin.  I'm trying not to have unrealistic expectations with this procedure that I will be as thin as I'd like to be, but that I will lose enough weight to be athletic and get back into running and weight lifting as exercise helps my depression.  Anesthesia really messes with my depression but I'm so desperate to lose weight that I'm willing to battle my depression.  I'm praying for safety in Mexico and that the surgery goes well.