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Considering Sleeve Gastrectomy, Please Share Some Feedback to my Concerns - Mexico, MX
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Hello, I was really happy to find this forum, I...
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Hello, I was really happy to find this forum, I have been reading a lot of the posts with people’s story getting some inspiration, reading different feedbacks while trying to figure out if this would fit for me, I just recently started to think about the sleeve operation recently and still debating with myself at this point.
I am 35 years old male, been fighting being overweight since childhood, had a lot of “yoyo” diet, up and down, also had also few good stable years keeping my weight decent.
This past year I have experience some tragedy with family death which caused an abuse different things and eating was top of the list, I have not check my weight for long time, just hiding it from myself and ignoring it, once I did check, I found that I gain around 30 pounds in the last year and maybe total of 40 pounds in the last 3 years combine (this last year was most of it)
I had fatty liver and got my gallbladder stone removed couple of years ago, I have not checked blood for a while but had high cholesterol before, my dad got type 2 diabetes around my age.
My BMI is 36 (270 pounds on 6’1), I do not feel I have the powers to start and and push myself to do it big diet, and I see this operation as a tool to help me deal with my toxic relationship with food and learn new habits and enjoy other things in life, my long term goal is to be healthy and fit and enjoy food in a moderate healthy way.
I have some concerns and questions I am sure were discussed before, but any help and advice on those questions would be really appreciated:
Location and timing
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I cannot use insurance for this operation and I was seeing a lot of people do it in Tijuana, Mexico which is more affordable and read some good reviews on couple of Doctors.
I would love to hear and get some feedback on people who has done the operation in Mexico and if they are happy with the results, would love to hear people who just recently done it and also from people who done it a time ago and got some feedback in longer perspective.
Thinking to do the surgery soon, how long before you actually done it since deciding to do it?
Exercise and drink water
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I have been doing and enjoying exercise in many stages of my life (usually when I was in better shape), I don’t expect to start running around in the first couple of month, but after I would like to get stronger, exercise in more competitive types of sports I enjoy as basketball and soccer, my concern is that eating so little food with make me weak with no energy, also I have been reading about problems of drinking a lot of water which also concern me while exercising.
So my question for some younger crowd, what is your feedback on exercising after the surgery, was it harder or did you actually felt better? How long did it take to feel stronger and workout?
Any feedback of the subject is truly appreciated.
Enjoying food
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I want to know thinking beyond first year, would I be able to enjoy any food I like in small quantities, I do not want to eliminate the enjoyment of food forever, get a bite from a juicy stake, have a real good couple of sushi and enjoying a bite of new York cheesecake, can you still do and enjoy it or is it not part of your life anymore?
Would also love to hear about the first couple of months and what to expect on eating/drinking from person experiences.
Support group
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Do you use any support group after the process? Is it more online? Friend/family? Or people who experience it and living geographically close by? Or you don’t use at all.
Smoking Cannabis
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Sensitive subject for many people, I know that, so I am asking people only respond if you by experience or real knowledge on the subject and not speculations, I am a medical cannabis patient in a legal state as far as legal comments go, anyway any comments and feedbacks would be appreciated (in private as well)
I love and enjoy smoking cannabis, would I be able to enjoy smoking the same way after the surgery? What was your experience?
Did you ever feel “munchies” after the surgery and smoking? If you did, were you still full after a bite, how did it feel?
Would eating edibles (if a form of a capsule) be good for you or can make the stomach upset?
Did you discuss your doctor about your cannabis use?
Any more thought on this subject?
Thank you all, happy weekend!
I am 35 years old male, been fighting being overweight since childhood, had a lot of “yoyo” diet, up and down, also had also few good stable years keeping my weight decent.
This past year I have experience some tragedy with family death which caused an abuse different things and eating was top of the list, I have not check my weight for long time, just hiding it from myself and ignoring it, once I did check, I found that I gain around 30 pounds in the last year and maybe total of 40 pounds in the last 3 years combine (this last year was most of it)
I had fatty liver and got my gallbladder stone removed couple of years ago, I have not checked blood for a while but had high cholesterol before, my dad got type 2 diabetes around my age.
My BMI is 36 (270 pounds on 6’1), I do not feel I have the powers to start and and push myself to do it big diet, and I see this operation as a tool to help me deal with my toxic relationship with food and learn new habits and enjoy other things in life, my long term goal is to be healthy and fit and enjoy food in a moderate healthy way.
I have some concerns and questions I am sure were discussed before, but any help and advice on those questions would be really appreciated:
Location and timing
-----------------------------
I cannot use insurance for this operation and I was seeing a lot of people do it in Tijuana, Mexico which is more affordable and read some good reviews on couple of Doctors.
I would love to hear and get some feedback on people who has done the operation in Mexico and if they are happy with the results, would love to hear people who just recently done it and also from people who done it a time ago and got some feedback in longer perspective.
Thinking to do the surgery soon, how long before you actually done it since deciding to do it?
Exercise and drink water
-----------------------------------------
I have been doing and enjoying exercise in many stages of my life (usually when I was in better shape), I don’t expect to start running around in the first couple of month, but after I would like to get stronger, exercise in more competitive types of sports I enjoy as basketball and soccer, my concern is that eating so little food with make me weak with no energy, also I have been reading about problems of drinking a lot of water which also concern me while exercising.
So my question for some younger crowd, what is your feedback on exercising after the surgery, was it harder or did you actually felt better? How long did it take to feel stronger and workout?
Any feedback of the subject is truly appreciated.
Enjoying food
--------------------
I want to know thinking beyond first year, would I be able to enjoy any food I like in small quantities, I do not want to eliminate the enjoyment of food forever, get a bite from a juicy stake, have a real good couple of sushi and enjoying a bite of new York cheesecake, can you still do and enjoy it or is it not part of your life anymore?
Would also love to hear about the first couple of months and what to expect on eating/drinking from person experiences.
Support group
-----------------------
Do you use any support group after the process? Is it more online? Friend/family? Or people who experience it and living geographically close by? Or you don’t use at all.
Smoking Cannabis
---------------------------
Sensitive subject for many people, I know that, so I am asking people only respond if you by experience or real knowledge on the subject and not speculations, I am a medical cannabis patient in a legal state as far as legal comments go, anyway any comments and feedbacks would be appreciated (in private as well)
I love and enjoy smoking cannabis, would I be able to enjoy smoking the same way after the surgery? What was your experience?
Did you ever feel “munchies” after the surgery and smoking? If you did, were you still full after a bite, how did it feel?
Would eating edibles (if a form of a capsule) be good for you or can make the stomach upset?
Did you discuss your doctor about your cannabis use?
Any more thought on this subject?
Thank you all, happy weekend!
I can answer the rest of your questions in a few weeks after my op. I am not a smoker but i would think the same rules apply for cigarette and cigar smoking. You may want to look that up and hope for the best.