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It went awesome! I have no regrets about going to Mexico and Dr. Casteneda and Premiere Hospital were both fabulous. The hospital facility is very nice. I had no complications and everything went as planned. Cecelia the coordinator is very helpful and she too has had the surgery. Let me know if there are any specific questions I can answer for you.

I had two for some reason and had them in for 5 days. The day they came out I felt completely human again.

I went from Clear liquids to full liquids so I added creamy Soups, yogurt, Protein shakes, sugar free pudding. At two weeks I get soft foods and at 30 days full menu. I spent 15 minutes at the grocery store today studying all the different soups. Looking forward to following your journey since we have the same surgery dates.

Yes! I had my surgery in Puerto Vallarta and got back to Seattle yesterday. It will be a week for me and I plan on going back to work no problem. At no point for me would I say I was really ever in pain. However days 1 - 3 there is a lot of discomfort as your body rapidly adjusts. Also, I had drain tubes in until yesterday and they were really uncomfortable. The minute I got them out (which did hurt to me) I felt like a million bucks. Each day is a little better.

Shanbutler - I was sleeved on 8/23 too and have not lost any weight and I have been eating the exact same things. Today I got to start adding full liquids. My tomato soup for lunch tasted like heaven. I am hoping the water weight from the surgery will start to go.....

I feel like I did my research but now I am a little worried. I am using medical tourism corporation. Really hoping someone out there has had some experience with him or MTC.

Hi - I am new to the board. Scheduled for surgery on august 23rd with Dr. Castaneda in puerto vallarta. Traveling from Seattle. I don't see him discussed often so hoping someone might be out there that used him.