TootsieJuice

Just fabulous girl!!!

Congratullations! Sounds like you are off to a good start!!

Hi, In Tijuana, Dr. Fernando Garciaworks out of Hospital Mi Doctor and it is a very small lil hospital almost clinic-like in my opinion but very clean and comfortable. Its a new hospital so they are still expanding. Hmmm, one thing I neglected to mention...the first night I was there which was on Sat...I dont know if there is a club underneath the hospital or next door but the music was VERY loud where my room was and a bit annoying lol! It was just the one night though. Dr. Garcia I must say is very good at what he does and his anesthioligist is THE truth...I woke up and it was all over...no sickness or anything and that almost NEVER happens to me because I have always been extremely sick after the anesthesia. I would recommend him in a heartbeat and I bet Dr. Garcia will be raising his prices soon once everyone finds out that he is just as good as the other well known doctors so in this case IMHO cheaper doesnt mean worse. Best wishes to you! Go with your gut and I know you will be fine!

Thanks ATLGirl feels good to be on the bench lol!

Oops! Maybe I should clarify... I am on jello and pudding and popsicles not solids. I have gone back to liquids and it has been ok today...thanks for your response.

Hi can anyone tell my why I have been able to tolerate all water juices and anything pureed until today. If I take a littl bite of anything or drink anything I am experiencing these terrible pains in my chest, side and back that take forever to go away and I took some gas-x and started to walk but it feels like there is a bit of food stuck at the top of my esophagus and feels like it wants to come up but doesnt. WHAT IS THIS??!!!!

Awwww sugarfoot!!! I hate you are having such a rough time but Im with everyone else and I know that this too shall pass and u will be glad to have your sleeve. I will praying for u lil sis!

Hi great choice! I would just say make sure to bring your laptop and a prepaid phone if u dont want want to run up a huge bill on your regular cell in Mexico. The hospital has wi-fi. We didnt get out and go to the zoo or anything but Im sure you will feel up to it because believe it or not...once leaving the hospital u will feel great at least that was the case with the three of us that had surgery on the same day. Also, Dr. Garcia will customize your sleeve for you meaning if u dont want to be sleeved to the highest restriction just talk to him about the amount of weight you want to lose and he doesnt speak alot of english but good enough to communicate effectively. Oh and my last suggestion would be to brush up on your spanish if you dont know it already because most of the nurses speak very little english but somehow we communicate and they will take very good care of you. Thats all I can think of right now. Best of luck to you!

Thank gosh because I am already over this! Im one week with you and i am definitely tired of sipping too!

First let me say that Dr Garcia did exactly as I asked and that was not to be restricted too tightly as I want to lose no more than 50 lbs and so far I have had ZERO problems with my sleeve. He was a joy and very pleasant. And the anesthesiologist was amazing!!! I felt ZERO pain and remembered absloutely nothing lol! YEEESSS!!! Dr. Garcia and his staff deserves recognition because I couldnt find very much on him during my research but his their liason/patient coordinator alma put me in touchh with some of his previous patients who were equally ecstatic about Dr Garcia. Alma is absolutely wonderful as well and always handles your emails and phone calls in a very timely fashion...very quickly actually. My sister and I actually underwent this journey together and decided after leaving the hospital to stay on the San Diego side and Alma took care of everything for us after the dr cleared us so we only stayed one night in Hotel Ticuan which I must say was a veeerrry nice hotel with excellent LOOKING food!!! lol! Could only look at it! Dont get the chicken broth though... yuck...no flavor but the Tortilla Soup was to die for!!! Our entire stay there felt completely safe and I was NEVER in any pain for any length of time because the nurses were so very attentive and were adamant about making sure that we were not in any pain and kept the pain meds coming...they all gave explicable care!!! I was sooooo pleasantly surprised to realize that the pain was so minimal that I felt almost completely normal when leaving the hospital lol!! I actually do not need a whole other week of work off!!! Im ready to eat thats for sure but I know in due time it will be ok. Once again, I can not say enough about the excellent care we received and not to mention Dr. Garcia's skill is not to be denied. He listens and knows what he is doing!!! ! would like to thank his whole staff for such a wonderful experience and Hector, our driver was absolutely wonderful. He was always on time or early in fact and even took us on the scenic route to the hotel so that we could get to see a little bit of San Diego before leaving and I would be an advocate for anyone who is interested in this procedure with Dr. Garcia and hisstaff. I am sure once I continue to heal that it can only get better from here!!! 6 days down and I have already lost 9 lbs!!! I am 5'4 and starting weight was 180 and bmi was 30.9.