RE: Help! Band or Sleeve and does Dr Aceves even do the sleeve?

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I'm so sorry about Christa.I think I might be able to put your mind at ease a bit. I too, am a nurse.May I call you? I think your situation deserves a phone conversation by another nurse vs. endless emails.

I will email you privately with a phone number.252/150/140Highest, goal, currentBanded 12/06On Feb 6, 2008 12:59 PM, sauer_jes000 <sauer_jes000@...> wrote:

My daughter Christa died 2 yrs after having the (open) gastric bypass

in TJ in 2003. She had 5 surgeries and months of hospitalizations in

those 2 years. She belonged to a chat group that had surgery in

Monteray, Mexico. She researched the Dr and the hospital for 2 years

before deciding to have it done. We took out a surgical loan from

Care Credit for $9000. and everything was set. Then a rep from the

loan company called us and said that the Monteray Dr. didnt want to

sign some " forms " that we needed to have signed to be able to use the

loan check. It sounded fishy to me but we didnt check in to it, we

just went to Tijuana instead without checking into much. It was a

beautiful facility and a very nice young doctor (gorgeous I might

add) and a great staff. Everything seemed great till we got back

home. So with all that said I cant believe that I am considering WLS

for myself. I am a 53 year old registered nurse and I am 5'6 " tall

and weigh 255. I am so tired of dieting. I tend to lose weight fast

and have lost 50-75 pounds several times but I love food, I overeat

if Im sad, happy, bored, whatever. Being on a low cal diet makes me

feel cold and empty and why live? I have been monitoring your chat

room for weeks and am considering the sleeve, does Dr Aceves do

them? I have 2 insurance policies but they both only pay for the

gastric bypass which I am terrified of. I dont want to have to

travel to get fills all the time. So is the sleeve better for me?

Please help.

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Oh, jes, I am so sorry to hear about your daughter. I see that you are in touch with Bipley. She can be a tremendous help to you. I wish you only the very best in your decision making. Neither the sleeve or the lapband are as dangerous and invasive as the by-pass. I know you will make the decision that is right for you. Whatever you decide, having Dr. A do your surgery is critical. He does all three surgeries and you would never be in better hands. All the best!

C

Tampa

DOB 9-6-06

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> > From: sauer_jes000@...> Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 19:59:27 +0000> Subject: Help! Band or Sleeve and does Dr Aceves even do the sleeve?> > My daughter Christa died 2 yrs after having the (open) gastric bypass > in TJ in 2003. She had 5 surgeries and months of hospitalizations in > those 2 years. She belonged to a chat group that had surgery in > Monteray, Mexico. She researched the Dr and the hospital for 2 years > before deciding to have it done. We took out a surgical loan from > Care Credit for $9000. and everything was set. Then a rep from the > loan company called us and said that the Monteray Dr. didnt want to > sign some "forms" that we needed to have signed to be able to use the > loan check. It sounded fishy to me but we didnt check in to it, we > just went to Tijuana instead without checking into much. It was a > beautiful facility and a very nice young doctor (gorgeous I might > add) and a great staff. Everything seemed great till we got back > home. So with all that said I cant believe that I am considering WLS > for myself. I am a 53 year old registered nurse and I am 5'6" tall > and weigh 255. I am so tired of dieting. I tend to lose weight fast > and have lost 50-75 pounds several times but I love food, I overeat > if Im sad, happy, bored, whatever. Being on a low cal diet makes me > feel cold and empty and why live? I have been monitoring your chat > room for weeks and am considering the sleeve, does Dr Aceves do > them? I have 2 insurance policies but they both only pay for the > gastric bypass which I am terrified of. I dont want to have to > travel to get fills all the time. So is the sleeve better for me?> Please help.> > > > > >