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1. Gas X fast dissolve strips

2. Lip balm

3. Extra loose pajamas and slippers

4. Cell phone charger

5. Reading material

I'm scheduled for January 18th and very nervous about leaving the country. Do you think it's safe to schedule through the Dr rather than Using Medical Tourism?

I think it's a personal decision but am glad I booked through them because they took care of everything - my driver picking me up and taking me where I needed to go, putting me up in my hotel rooms (I know florence has their own though), a case manager who checked on me several times a day, and a separate NUT to guide me. It's up to you though, doesn't hurt to call both and ask questions to make a decision! Best of luck on your surgery.

I don't think "Clinica San Juan" is related in any way with florence Hospital. It's also as the name says, a CLINIC.

Probably that's why they don't have morphine but we do at Florence Hospital

Oh thanks for that correction! They are the two hospitals Medical Tourism Co. offers so I thought they were related. I probably would have went to florence if I'd known that but I guess it worked out because I was able to walk every hour which helped my pain a lot!

Was the facility nice?

Extremely nice. I took some photos I'm not sure how to post them as I just joined today. I had a private room and bathroom with shower, a shower chair, a recliner in the room for a guest (I went alone) and I found the bed to be very comfortable for a hospital bed. Everything was extremely clean also. I felt very safe and well taken care of.

No problems! I went to the airport 7 hours before my flight because the traffic crossing the border to San Diego can be rough so I didn't want the driver to make multiple trips. If I had more time to book my flight I would have gotten a nonstop but with a 2.5 hour flight and then a rush to make the second 1 hour flight it was not bad at all.

I walked frequently during my wait at the airport and sipped Water and Powerade all day. Then I got up to use the bathroom every hour on the plane. I asked for a seat belt extender just to make sure it was not tight around my abdomen even though I usually can squeeze into the regular belt.

Hi

I just returned from my surgery at the sister hospital of florence - Clinica San Juan. I used Medical Tourism Co and they were great, especially my case worker Karen. I used Dr. Gonzalez. Just make sure you pay ahead of time if possible for everything since Mexico charges a 16% credit card fee as opposed to the 4% in America.

My only complaint is there was no real pain medication after the surgery in my hospital so I would ask about that before you go what they use specifically. Usually in the U.S. you get IV morphine or something similar day 1 but we got IV Ketrolac put in our IV bag for a constant drip. It took the edge off but I was pretty miserable the first 24 hours.