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  • Name: Lisa Aqui
  • Age: 41
  • Surgery: Gastric Sleeve
  • Surgery date: July 12th, 2017
  • Testimonial date: July 26th, 2017
  • Surgeon: Dr. Mario Almanza
I traveled to Tijuana by myself. I was in bad shape so I requested wheelchair assistance through both the Mexico City airport and the Tijuana airport. I'm glad I did as I did not have to navigate through the airport lines to get through Customs and Immigration, and that to me, was going to be the most difficult part of this life changing experience.
You see, I have acute Osteoarthritis in my knees and shoulders. Alongside that, I have uncontrollable hormonal and blood pressure issues. I can't walk past 100m without sweating and breathing uncontrollably.
I had seen an old friend's photos in May on fb and was shocked at how much he had lost. I contacted him immediately and he directed me, without hesitation, to WeightLossClinic. I made the call and was able to set up my patient portal that very day. There was no turning back for me. My mind was firmly made up in spite of the many naysayers who dutifully reminded me of el Chapo and the Cartels and the drugs and the guns...
But I live next to Trinidad and Venezuela and I know there are safe places and there are dangerous places. There are good people and their are spawns of Satan in every corner of this goddamn world, so I paid for my surgery and my ticket and waited.
July 5th came. The self imposed day of my dry run for the liquid diet. Lord. I kid you not. That was the MOST DIFFICULT PART OF THIS JOURNEY.
By three pm that evening, my stomach won and I lost.
But there was tomorrow. By 5pm on the 6th, I lost again.
But I was determined. By 7th, I activated all my willpower and seriously begun my journey to health. I used a Herbalife shake that seemed to satisfy the cravings for longer periods of time and so, I made it guilt free to Green and Health.
Dr. Almanza himself, along with Dr. Hernandez, actually came to meet and greet us the morning of surgery. They were so warm and understanding, fielded questions and concerns we had and even took the time to take pictures with each patient. How strange but beautifully sweet.

Immediately after surgery though, I had not anticipated to be in that much pain but the nurse promptly gave me something that quieted the pain allowing me to rest...for just a couple of hours... then I was on my feet, walking along the corridor greeting other patients and sharing our experiences immediately post op. Lol.
When we were taken back to the hotel to recuperate, we met Dr. Almanza's nurses who were so skilled, so attentive, so understanding, so gentle, AND SO GODDAMN CUTE! Why and where did he find all these dashingly handsome MALE nurses? The one female nurse that I saw clearly should be on the cover of a magazine.
Why was his staff so darn cute. No. Sexy as hell! Ahhh!
I honestly felt horrible (being this size and this vulnerable) having to lift my pajamas up to give them access to my incisions. Lol.
Today marks two full weeks since I 'got sleeved' and I haven't taken any of my bp meds since, as the blood pressure has miraculously normalized. Loosing the weight this rapidly has significantly eased up the pain in my knees and I am now able to walk around in minimal knee pain.
I still can't wear a bra and lift anything heavy but know this!
The main side effect of doing this surgery is that I'll be super sexy by the end of the year.
I can't wait!!!

Lisa
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