To tj for surgery? Has anyone else done that? And no passport just my birth certificate and ca drivers license....or should I just wait till I get my passport? I don't want to have any problems coming home

You can get back over with your birth certificate. A passport does remove the potential for hassle. BTW good to see you here.

Heey good to see you as well;) ok so I can cross over with my bc..good to know all I want is to get this done and hopefully with no problems!

I don't think you can get back over with a birth certificate anymore. I believe things changed about two years ago...

They can't ultimately deny a citizen entry if you can prove your citizenship BUT they can make it difficult and can detain you up to 72 hours.

I went to TJ alone and was fine!! I didn't have problems with my sleeve or recovery though. I found for the most I was bored being alone. I found another patient going at the same time so I did spend time with her and her husband which helped too.

Go to crossing boarders. U need passport to fly n by sea U can use a pass card by land. It's cheaper than passport. N u do the same to get it

Oh no I wouldn't want that to happen..I gotta get back to work lol well my husband wants to go with me but I'm not sure about leaving my kids behind..

Is it a hassel to get a passport in a hurry?

Nope, go to Walgreens and get a pic, take it to the post office, fill out form, pay fee & hand over birth certificate. Then wait 4-6 weeks.

Also call to make sure which post office handles it. Not all of them do. Plus for a bit more most post offices can do your pic also.

They do have an expedited service, I forget the fee though.

i got my passport in like a month & i didn't even order it to be rushed. it was 120 something bucks @ the post office.

you've waited this long. what's 1 more month going to hurt? lol

Oh ok sounds good ill get on that Monday morning..thank you;)

Really? True very true lol

patience young grasshopper.. lol jk

i do wish you the best of luck. lol if i could afford the trip, i'd fly out there with ya & keep you company & make sure they didn't take anything or leave anything they weren't supposed to. lol

Awww thank you;) you're too kind!

Heey good to see you as well;) ok so I can cross over with my bc..good to know all I want is to get this done and hopefully with no problems!

Hi there! I was sleeved this past June in tj by dr Kelly. When your coming back and forth across the border your in a company van and cecey his wife/nurse/driver has some sort of medical pass. Several of us only had birth certificate and license and one gal only license. Nobody batted an eye, it was very easy and uneventful. But... That was with dr Kelly's crew. I imagine the other prominent surgeons operate the same way? Anyways, I wish you a safe trip and speedy recovery!!!