I arrived in Tijuana this afternoon. i was met at the airport by Samuel (Dr Garcia's driver) and taken to the Ticuan Hotel. I will be going to the hospital for the surgery tomorrow at 7AM. Thus far, I have been pleasantly surprised by the hotel and the Professionalism of the driver. I live in Puerto Rico and I speak fluent Spanish but I havent had to speak Spanish at all since I've been here. Actually, from what I have seen so far, people speak better English in Tijuana than in Puerto Rico.

I'll post here after the surgery when I am feeling up to it to let you all know how it went. This forum has been very useful to me and I am eager to contribute by giving an informed report of my experience. I am a 4th year medical student so I think I will be able to give a very informed opinion of the standard of care here. For what it is worth all of my research thus far indicates to me that, at least in Dr. Garcia's practice, the standard of care meets or exceeds standars of care in a US hospital. After the surgery I will let you know if my opinion remains the same. Thanks to everyone on here who has posted their opinions and experiences as they were very helpful to me :-)

Congrats on being sleeved and recovering comfortably. I'm glad you had a great experience with your surgeon and everything went well.

You are a man of integrity. Thank you for the beautifully written

Testimonial!!!!! I appreciate it. I'm up very soon to be sleeved by

Doc Garcia. Wish you the best with your studies and with YOU

Loving you healthy.

Awesome! Thanks for sharing your experience.

We also share your great experience with Dr. Garcia and the Hospital MI Doctor. We are recommending them to anyone who asks us about having this surgery in Mexico.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

^{Thank you for sharing, that means so much to me. You write quite beautifully, and I appreciate all the details. I wish you well on your journey}

My experience was almost the same as yours. I giggled when I read about the EKG machine, but truthfully it did give an accurate reading and It didn't have the leads that we have in the states that leave the sticky residue on your skin. They took the time to clean off the gel when it was dont. Nevertheless the blue "clips" they put on your ankles and wrists are weird, but like I said, it gave the same accurate results.

Thanks for giving another accurate testimony of how great Dr. Garcia and his staff are. I couldn't have said it better myself. Hope all is well.

I don't know what kind of anesthesia they gave me but I am just starting to get the feeling back in certain "unmentionable" parts of my body. lol