chrissysdolphin

i am truly an emotional eater. i have been trying to pay attention to it the last couple of days and notice that when i am bored or upset at home is the worst. do you think it would be smart to try to start the diet now i am having my surgery in 3 weeks

Hi There Sony, I was banded on 4/13 and to be completely honest, at this point I have not had any bad experiences -- only good. I was banded on a Thursday and since I live only 1 1/2 hours from TJ, I opted to go home after my stay at the surgical center instead of staying an additional day at the hotel. The new surgical center is beautiful and they give superior care!! I went back to work the following Monday and with the exception of some pain below my port incision but nothing horrific and it gets better every day. I was not hungry for the first week and right about the time I was getting so hungry I could not sleep, I could add yogurt .

I researched this quite a bit prior to going to see Dr Ortiz, I bought his book and let my family read it as well. There was great information in it. Since I have a lower BMI --33, there are few doctors that would do it here in CA however, I did find one that would but he was charging twice as much and had 1/10th the experience as Dr. Ortiz.

There is not one day that I have regretted my choice and would do it again in a hot second. If you have any other questions please feel free to ask.

Kelli

tatget sells the optima in a few different flavors and it is 5.59 for a pack of six. i was quite happy with the flavor if you blend it with some ice it is like a frapachino. thanks chrissy

WalMart sells the Slim Fast Optima. I used them too and they were actually good tasting.

the $1000 PROMOTION runs thru may so far from what i have been told

His fill charge is $100 I believe. I found that it is cheaper to just fly back to TJ if I need one. The site I think your talking about is www.fillcentersusa.com I have only needed 2 fills in the past year. Flights are fairly cheap, so I have spent about $400 on fills so far and won't need another for some time as I am at a good level. Don't know anything about a promotion so dunno.

[if you e-mail carolyn agt dr ortiz office and let her know where you are although they prefer to have you fill it in their offices she might be able to help you i know she sent me the names of a few in the seattle area good luck i am getting banded in may25th quote name=CATCHUP' date='Apr 28 2006, 05:16 PM' post='2251]

SOMEWHERE I READ WHERE THERE IS A WEB SITE THAT WILL HELP YOU TO FIND DOCTORS IN THE US FOR FOLLOWUPS AND FILLS, DOES ANYONE HAVE THAT WEBSITE? HOWEVER I HEARD THEY CAN COST UPTO $600. IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO FLY BACK AND FORTH TO MEXICO. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO GET A FILL BY DR ORTIZ? I AM PLANNING ON HAVING THE SURGERY SOON. I AM STILL DOING SOME RESEARCH. I AM ALSO READING DR ORTIZ BOOK WHICH HAS A WEALTH OF INFORMATION. I AM ALSO CONTEMPLATING GOING ALONE. WILL I BE ABLE TO LIFT MY OWN LUGGAGE. SOMEONE MENTIONED REQUESTING A WHEEL CHAIR AT THE AIRPORT. SO I WAS THINKING MAYBE I NEED TO BRING SOMEONE WITH ME. I HAVE A CAZZILLION THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT. I DON'T TAKE BLOOD AND I NEED TO FIND OUT HOW DR ORTIZ FEELS ON THAT ISSUE AND ALSO THE FACT THAT I HAVE AND IUD AND AM WONDERING IF THAT WILL AFFECT ANYTHING AT ALL. I REALLY ENJOYED CHELLEY'S STORY IT WAS VERY VERY DETAILED. I ALSO WANTED TO KNOW IF THE $1000 PROMOTION IS SOMETHING THAT RUNS ALL YEAR? ANY ADVICE OR COMMENTS WELCOME.

there is a site wwwlitenfree.com that has a good place for learning options for eating and a actual breakdown of what to eat and how to prepare it

Hi - I just had my surgery Thursday morning and this afternoon I was able to have albondigas soup if I mashed the meatballs into mush. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? How do you know when you are feeling mental hunger versus actual hunger. I have spent so long just eating because that now I am worried I will continue that bad pattern. Is this normal?

thanks, i am haaving my surgery with Dr ortiz on may 25th and can't wait I was going start the diet early but might a few extra veggies in the salad first thanks chrissysdolphin

Is Dr. Ortiz doing your surgery? If so, they will send you a patient informaiton booklet that you must initial/sign that contains all the instructions for your procedure. Part of the pre-op requirement includes a telephone consult with the Nutritionist, Dr. Miranda at least 7 days prior to your surgery to discuss the preop diet. The literature provided in this information booklet states that you must go on a pre-op diet 1 week before your surgery in order to shrink belly fat. Large people typically have fatty livers. The pre-op diet will help you drop the needed pounds to make the belly fat and liver shrink so surgery is safer. The pre-op diet consists of 3-4 protein shakes a day (I used Slim Fast Optima High Protien) and salad greens (such as romanine lettuce, spinach leaves, mixed greens, iceberg lettuce) with Balsamic Vineagar or 2T of low fat dressing of your choice. I lost 12.5 lbs on the pre-op diet! Hope this helps answer your question. Good luck with your procedure!

i have read that for the week before a protein shake for breakfast 1 for lunch and 1or2 for dinner with a salad with green veggies only for lunch or dinner what does green veggies only mean i am going in for surgery on may 25th