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I felt very safe. I wouldn't take my wallet...but if you do I don't believe anyone that I met at the hospital will touch it.

I'm so glad you all are using Dr. Garcia!!! He and his staff are AMAZING!!! I was sleeved on 11/14 with my Bestie and we are both doing great! We need to keep getting this wonderful doctor on the map!!! Good luck to you all and God bless! XOXO

I believe he charges $5000 through his coordinators.

I'm doing pretty good. Trying to get food and fluids in. I'm having a tough time with the Protein Shakes, I have no desire for anything sweet. I feel weak but am trying to increase my intake and walk more.

I do not have a blog.

Best wishes to you all!

Heather )

Tj is a very big and busy city...Mi Doctor Hospital is about 5 minutes from the border and has 24 hour security. Being a "Nervous Nelly", I never once felt unsafe. My bf has family in Tj and if he felt it was unsafe we would never have went. Best of luck to you!

I was sleeved on Monday 11/14 by Dr. Garcia at Mi Doctor Hospital. This man is WONDERFUL! Dr Garcia, his GI specialist, his internist, surgical team, and nurses are a wonderful team! They are very caring, you will not have a question left unanswered. He is not well known and does not advertise...so...I'm going to put this man on the map! (He is well known in Mexico, but not yet in the USA) He needs his success stories to advertise for him! He has never had a leak, nor lost a patient. He is very professional and caring. Two nights in an actual hospital with 24 hour nursing staff is ideal! I never once had to call for a nurse, they checked on me ALL the time!

I was originally going to use Almanza, but so many things made me uncomfortable...my boyfriends cousin is an orthopedic surgeon in Tj and when my bf asked him about Almanza he said he didnt know him, but his friend does bariatric surgery...he gave us the email and phone number to him and we immediately connected.

His team is very through with their pre-op testing and questions and their post-op leak tests...the two things I will not rave about are the two NASTY liquids you have to drink for the leak tests...the blue dye was worst than the X-ray contrast!

I could have stayed in a hotel the 3rd night but chose to go home (I'm about 2 hours from the border.) Dr. Garcia and his GI specialist checked in on me everyday and would have come to the hotel if I had stayed also.

Please message me for any questions...I could go on and on...and I'm definitely not an english major!

Heather :seeya:

$5000

I'm having surgery with Dr. Garcia on 11/14...

Hi I'm a 33 year old mother of two. My son is 12 and my daughter is 7. I haven't decided yet what to say to them...but most likely I will tell them after. I don't want them to worry or be scared...tough decision!