Dr. Garcia Is Amazing!

[qtpatootie77 2]

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:

[5DogMa 62]

Heather,

Thanks for posting this! My daughter is scheduled for Jan 23rd with Dr. Garcia. We are going thru Alma at Ready4Achange.

Keep us posted on how you are doing and good luck on your journey.

[nateeks 3]

i soo agree heather! i was sleeved on nov 1st. other than the expected gas pain and some acid reflux flare ups (which i always had), i have had no pain from my sleeve and had to convince the nurses that i really didn't need any pain meds lol.

congrats on being sleeved ad good luck on your weight loss journey!

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:

[nateeks 3]

good luck to your daughter. dr. garcia and his team are fabulous!

Heather,

Thanks for posting this! My daughter is scheduled for Jan 23rd with Dr. Garcia. We are going thru Alma at Ready4Achange.< /p>

Keep us posted on how you are doing and good luck on your journey.

[5DogMa 62]

So my son just called me said there is some stuff going on in TJ and it's not safe for us to travel down there. I told him a lot of people have been going down there for surgery and I haven't heard of any troubles in TJ. So can you please tell me your experiences there and if you ever felt un-safe? I think he's overreacting to things he may have heard from others.

[qtpatootie77 2]

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!

[5DogMa 62]

How are you two doing since your surgery? Do you have a blog?

[NEVA907 48]

ABOUT HOW MUCH DOES DR. GARCIA CHARGE?

[qtpatootie77 2]

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 )

[5DogMa 62]

How are you doing today?

[PhatGurl80 26]

I have to agree. I was sleeved on Sept 14 and I have to say that Dr. Garcia and his staff were top notch. Except for a little mishap with not finding my veins for an IV (guess my arms were too fat?), I think everything went off without a hitch. I traveled there with my fiance and he's no fan of hospitals, but he actually felt comfortable sleeping there for the two nights I was there. Everything at Mi Doctor seemed new and clean and sterile. Dr. Fernando and Dr. Paola (can't remember her last name at this time) have been following up periodically via email to see how I'm doing. I did blog about it if anyone wants to read it.

So far, 11 weeks out and no issues whatsoever. I have my first post-op appointment with my PCP in a couple weeks and I have no reason to think anything negative will be uncovered. I had her check my incisions when I got home from TJ and she said they were perfect.

Hope this helps! And good luck to everyone!

[5DogMa 62]

YAY! Glad to hear you're doing so well. Congrats to you and how far you've come!

[momofthree 14]

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:

[momofthree 14]

I read your reply heather. Thank you did you feel safe? I'm going alone who will watch my wallet?

[qtpatootie77 2]

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.