Update 25 days after surgery *

  • Name: Gregory
  • Age: 53
  • Surgery: Gastric Sleeve
  • Surgery date: September 2nd, 2016
  • Testimonial date: September 28th, 2016
  • Surgeon: Dr. Mario Almanza
year 2016 GOING TO MEXICO WAS A HUGE DEAL FOR ME, OR SO I THOUGHT. WAS NO PROBLEM AT ALL NO HASSLES, NO BOOGY MEN, AND THE POPSICLE'S WERE OTTER POPS, AND EVERYBODY FROM THE STAFF AT THE MOTEL TO THE NURSES AT THE HOSPITAL SPOKE GOOD ENGLISH.VERY CLEAN HOSPITAL.

HW- 396 LBS. AUGUST 2ND THE DAY I SAID I'M GOING TO DIE IF I DON'T ACT NOW
SIGNED UP.

SW- 369 LBS SEPT 1ST-DAY BEFORE SURGERY AT MEDICAL CHECK IN. 27 LBS LOST ON THE PROTEIN SHAKES
(PREMIER CHOCOLATE) AND 1 WHOLE BONELESS CHICKEN BREAST,ALSO FROM COSTCO.
THE PROP DIET SAID 2 BITES OF CHICKEN BUT HEY I WAS A BIG BOY SO I FUDGED A
LITTLE HERE.

SEPTEMBER 2ND SURGERY DAY VERY COMFORTABLE WITH DR ALMANZA AND THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST SPOKE PERFECT
ENGLISH.I TOOK ONLY 1 PAIN PILL AND THAT CAME FROM THE NURSE AT THE HOTEL AND I
DIDN'T EVEN ASK FOR IT

SEPTEMBER 4TH TAKEN BACK TO SAN DIEGO. I DROVE 6 HRS HOME NO PROBLEMS

CW 330 LBS SEPT 27TH -39 LBS SINCE SURGERY 66 LBS OVERALL LOSING EVERYDAY. I'M JUST STARTING SOFT
STARTING ON SOFT DIET-MAYBE 1 WEEK TO SOON BUT TAKING IT EASY,EGGS STEAMED
VEGGIES.

OK I'LL SAY IT . I MADE A LIFE SAVING DECISION. I COULDN'T STAND LONGER THAN 2-3
MINUTES BEFORE NOW I'M DOING JOB WALKS AGAIN. THIS SAVED MY LIFE AND MAYBE MY JOB
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