sick and tired of being sick and tired pt. 2 - Dominican Republic, DO

Originally I started my review on Dr. Yily, however I've decided to switch over to Dr. Almonte. And so far my decision seems to be the best one. I think Yily's work is great, but I am big on customer service and communication, having to play detective and track someone down in order to give them MY HARD EARNED MONEY as well as trust them with my life does not sit well with me. I have been in constant contact with Dr. Yily's assistant Lesley Maria, not to mention my sx buddy had a few questions and decided to call not realizing she had the wrong number she called Dr. Almonte's cell number on a Saturday, in which Dr. Almonte not only answered but took the time out to have a long conversation with my sx buddy answering all of her questions (as my sx buddy could clearly hear the baby in the background). The professionalism, cooperation, and attentiveness we have received thus far has been amazing. So Dr. Almonte here we (4 of us) come. I am so excited. I will keep you posted as news arise.

If all goes as planned I will be getting a full Tummy Tuck w/lipo, Liposculpture, Fat Grafting to the Buttocks, and a Breast Reduction and Lift. Wish me luck

Smooches!

Hello All, I know its been a minute since I've updated everything. And to be honest not much has changed. I made my deposit to Dr. Almonte a week or so ago. That process went really smoothly, honestly it wasn't even a process. Lesley, Dr. Almonte's assistant gave me her Bank of America account number to deposit the funds. Conveniently I have a Bank of America account, so I just set her up to be able to transfer funds directly from my account to hers. This is going to be especially useful when I travel to DR. I won't have to worry about traveling with large amounts of money. I can just take what I think I will need in cash, and transfer my payment within minutes (sometimes I just love technology). I must say, Lesley is the greatest, she's professional, informative, insightful, and patient. I can't wait to actually meet her in person.

Currently I am working on getting my passport, I have an appointment with my local post office next week. After that I will start shopping for the supplies I will need in order to get that out of the way, and from there I can just continue to save up the rest of the money I need for the trip and continue to concentrate on my weight loss. Back in December when I originally started this journey I was 256lbs, I am now down to 244lb. I know its not a lot of weight, but slow progress is better than no progress. By my surgery date I have to be 200lbs, wish me luck.

Until next time.

Okay so its been 2 months since my last update. I have to search my brain for details and information to make sure I don't forget anything. But so that my post isn't excessively long I will break them up in to shorter versions.
Okay so first things first!! Everything is a GO! I received my passport. It honestly was a lot less painful than I thought. My post office required I make an appointment, which I did. I was able to do so in one phone call, my appointment was set for a week away, I was in and out in less than an hour, and received my passport in two weeks. I am so happy to have one finally, after my surgery I'm definitely going to look into collecting more stamps lol.
Additionally, I decided to purchase new luggage. Originally I was going to take this one huge suitcase I owned, although its just about on its last leg (but I love it so). I didn't want to have to bother with carrying multiple bags. However, my sx buddies convinced me to take more luggage just incase of any incidentals. It kinda does make sense to take what I (think I) will need for the 1st few days as carry on just incase my luggage is misplaced or lost. At least I will have what I need for my surgery and will deal with the rest later. Because I don't really travel as often as I used to I didn't have any luggage sets, and what I did have is beginning to fall apart. So I got to thinking that it is time to finally purchase more luggage. I don't want to carry mismatch broke down luggage for my 1st trip out of the country, not to mention if I'm planning on traveling more often I'm going to need luggage, so I went ahead and purchased a new set. It actually wasn't too bad either, I was able to find a 4 piece set from Amazon for $102 after taxes and with free shipping, and I love my new set. So much I'm damn near packed already lol!!!
I don't have my cell near me, but I downloaded a countdown app, and if I'm not mistaken I'm down to 52 days. And honestly it feels like forever away. I want the days to hurry up and pass, its to the point that I'm beginning to dream about my surgery and trip. I know my friends and family is tired of hearing me talk about it, but its all I seem to think about...smh!
My weight loss........
So I'm only down to 232 from 256. Ugghhh this is not going as smoothly as I would like. I'm only down 24lbs where if I was on target I should be down 40. I have less than two months to loose 32lbs. I'm frustrated because I don't know what to do. I'm exercising 4-6 days a week with at least 1 hour of cardio. I will admit I haven't been as strict with my eating as I should've been but I have been eating much better than usual. I feel like I need to go into starvation mode, is it even possible to loose 32lbs in 52days without going on a liquid diet? Honestly I know it isn't. Worst case scenario I need to loose at least 20lbs by then.....pray for me!
Speaking on weight loss...
According to Dr. Almonte's Assistant Lesley the most important thing is my hemoglobin. From what she explained to me, the more fat you need to have removed the lower your hemoglobin will drop making you a higher risk for a blood transfusion or the inability to have all of your procedures. And I am determined to get all of my work done!! Now I have been good with taking all of my vitamins. I'm working to get my hemo as close to 15 as possible. I started taking vitamins the day I decided to get on this journey. On May 1st I'm going to have my blood work done to see where I am. If my hemo is not where I want it to be I will start drinking my hemoglobin tea I purchased from The Surgery Queen. If my hemo is good, then I will save the tea for post sx to build my hemo back up. Either way I definitely don't want to get a blood transfusion, so I need to burn as much fat as possible and keep this hemo high. *sigh* I knew this mission was going to be a challenge.