Newbies or people who just had WLS

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

So many of you are newbies and have just had WLS or you are sitting out there

thinking about having it. I used to be one of you. I had my sleeve surgery

done on Oct 21, 2008. After 6 months of research and asking a lot of question

from tons of people on different boards and checking on the Internet, I made the

choice to have Dr. Aceves do my surgery. So if you ask me who would I have do

surgery, I will honestly admit he is the " top of the line doctor. " Yes, I am

very prejudice about him. This is the only thing I have to judge by. I had

excellent care in a top of the line hospital by and extremely skilled group of

doctors and nurses. I saw 2 doctors 3 times a day while in this very clean

hospital. My point is that yes quite a few doctors do advertise on a lot on

different web sites and they do cost less than Dr. Aceves. I don't honestly

think when it comes to my health that I want to shop around for the best

price—think about it. If it were clothing or something for my home, I will

always shop around for a good price, but when it comes to my health and the rest

of my live I will NEVER shop around for a price. I want the very best doctor I

can find.

Please check these doctors out. So many of them are doing their surgery in a

clinic—no more than an office and then they send you to a hotel to recover.

This is dangerous and not anything I would want for myself. I know if you are a

self-pay it is difficult to come up with this much money. There are places that

loan money for these types of surgeries. They charge a higher interest rate.

You are worth every dime you are going to spend. Consider it body payments. We

make car payments, why not body payments?

Weight Loss Surgery it a BIG step to take and you have been thinking about it

for a long time or you just had it. I want to say congratulations for making

this step. There are a lot of emotions and changes that scare you and excite

you all at the same time. These are really normal feelings to have and to have

them all at the same time. Just remember that there are a lot of great people

on this board who can answer your questions and help you out. All you have to do

is ask. We got support from others when we had out WLS.

I can't say it ENOUGH times. The 1st month after WLS is the hardest month you

will ever do. It is a time for relearning—and when I say than, I mean it is

time to let your brain know that from here on out you are in charge. Your old

brain will want what it used to having—all the foods that made you fat, and when

you don't do it, it honestly will try to convince you that it is going to starve

if you don't give it to them. We call this " head games. " Or " head hunger. " And

you will be convinced that you are not getting enough to eat even if you feel

full or know that you are full—that is that ugly brain working on you. You are

going to need to make some BIG lifestyle changes. These things are doable. And

in time you will love your new lifestyle changes and becoming healthy. I am not

saying you will never have something that you love to eat, but in small amounts

and not all the time. I NEVER feel deprived at all.

There are a lot of things to think about. None of us are hero's we are just

regular people who wanted to lose weight and we did or are in the process. You

can do this, and I have no doubt you are going to be successful at it. If you

have any questions or just need to talk I am always an E-mail away. I have NO

regrets at all, only I should have done this year's before I did. I just had to

have my head in the right place to make it work for me and it did, I lost 105

pounds.

Hugs,

Suzanne