Single Incision Sleeve Gastrectomy in Mexico by Dr. Fernando Garcia and Tijuana Bariatrics for a 37 Yr Old Female with BMI of 31

So, I am about 10 weeks out now. I will say this is not easy. I do want to overeat still. I do get really hungry. I guess that part of my stomach was not removed. There have been stalls. They are frustrating. I do eat the wrong things sometimes (slider foods like ice cream and cake that do not fill you up). I have had to make myself throw up from eating too much. I am still learning. I am down to taking one protonix in the am (instead of also in the pm) for acid reflux, so that is getting better. I have drank alcohol (wine). I have gotten drunk (not on purpose), but like I said, I am still learning. I have not had anything carbonated since they say it can stretch my sleeve. I do not drink protein drinks anymore. I try to get it all through food now and use Genepro (ordered on Amazon) to add to my yogurt, oatmeal or soup. I can eat pretty much anything now though, so do not have all the food funerals like I did prior to surgery. So dumb! I just eat one piece of pizza now instead of like 4! I posted a picture so I am using mederma and bio oil on my scars, but they are still visible. I had single incision, but they do use a drain, so I have the one in my belly button and one off to the side of it too. I hope they fade! I started to indoor cycle on day 10 (they told me to wait like 4 to 6 weeks, but I could not do it). I do exercise about 45 to 60 min per day. I do wear a fitbit, but hardly ever get my 10000 steps. I did try tracking my food with it, but I just try and make sure now that I get my at least 80g protein in per day and drink at least 2 Liters of water per day. I have had some major constipation lately and did not want to take laxatives, so I have tried to drink more water and add fiber in my diet (so more fruit and veggies). It has helped. Taking the vitamins orally sucks, so I wear the multivitamin and Calcium/vitamin D patches. I get my levels checked by my primary care doctor the beginning of next month. I have not had the dreaded hair loss yet, but I have heard that starts about 3 months out. So, I am currently at about 141 pounds and 26.5% body fat, so I am normal on body fat, but still considered overweight on my BMI. I have a goal of about 125 pounds, so wish me luck! Ask any questions you like too. I am on lots of groups on facebook that have been so helpful too!

Hi! So surgery was not fun at all. I am being completely honest. I went into the operating room and started to cry because I was so scared. I woke up in recovery wanting to get up immediately. I had so much anxiety! They finally brought me back to the room and it was the longest two nights of my life. I tried walking so much and they kept giving meds, but I could not get comfortable in that hospital bed and only for a couple hours sleep both nights. It is hard! Others did not seem to be having a hard time like me though. I had such bad chest pain. I had and still have very bad heartburn. The other ladies did not because they were already on prilosec. We did the leak test this morning. It takes like one minute to do, but you do have to go to another location to get it done. They take you back to hospital and remove your drain and stitches before you then can be enough back to hotel for the next two nights. Right when we got to the hotel, I laid down and my husband walked to the mall. I got a good couple hour nap. I am very hungry and had a bowl of chicken broth. It is not bad, but I wish I was not feeling hunger. The other ladies were not feeling hungry, so it is very person specific. I am trying to drink my water to prevent dehydration. Also, I did gain about 9 pounds when I weighed myself at the hospital before I left, so I guess it was from all the fluids they were giving me in the iv. I was urinating a lot from it too. They have a tour you can go on tomorrow, which is the day before we leave, so that should be a great way to kill some time. It is not scary here. We walked to the mall about half mile from hotel, and it was not bad at all. Let me know if you have any questions and I will post some more updates soon!!

Hi! I am currently waiting to be taken back for my surgery. I arrived last night about 6:20 in San Diego. Luis picked us up and took us to the marina to wait for another couple. We finally arrived to the hotel about 8:00. I was on clear liquids yesterday, and I was starving. We went to hotel restaurant about 9pm and I had two bowls of the broth. It was good, but I wish they had not brought the bread basket for my husband. I was staring at it because I wanted it so badly! Also, I do want to mention that it flying delta at Atlanta airport, chick fila does not have soup. The best place I found was pf chang, and I got the large wonton with broth separate from the other stuff, which was a good portion size for the 4.5 hr. flight. The hotel was nice, and I slept better than I thought I would. The hotel has a scale, so I weighed myself this morning before going to the hospital, and I weighed 173. They measure in kg though. I got weighed here with clothes and shoes on and was 175. We met downstairs in hotel lobby this morning at 6:45 and got picked up by shuttle about 7. The hospital is about 10 min. from the hotel. The hospital room is very nice. They were very quick to come one by one into my room to get me going, but now I have just been waiting and it is already 11am. I have not met Dr. Garcia yet. They said he was doing fall bladder surgery then he would move on to us bariatric patients. I am hooked up with iv, leg compression tights are on. I do have clear nail polish on and toes painted, but they have not said anything. They did make me remind my nose ring though. I will post as soon as I can to update about how the surgery goes and how I feel. I am scared, but I have to trust this is the right decision for me!