Sooooooooo. What are everyone's expectations regarding surgery, facility, and care in Mexico? My expectations are modest but firm. I want an experienced, skilled, and knowledgable surgeon/staff. I want a clean room and a sterile OR with sterile equipment. I want relevant and operational medical equipment. It doesn't need to be cutting edge as long as it does its job which ensuring the medical safety of myself and other patients.

My surgeon is Dr. Lopez/Osuna or Lopez/Ortiz if Dr.Osuna is not available.

My destination is Mi Doctor Hospital in Tijuana, Mx.

My coordinator is Ronda, a super nice lady, through A Lighter Me.

Amanda Rae

Amanda, that should be everyone's expectations, whether having surgery in the US or abroad. There are several Centers of Excellence in Mexico, so there is no reason for anyone to settle for anything less. After all, this is our health we are talking about. The surgeons you mentioned have excellent reputations, you should do very well.

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Amanda' date=' that should be everyone's expectations, whether having surgery in the US or abroad. There are several Centers of Excellence in Mexico, so there is no reason for anyone to settle for anything less. After all, this is our health we are talking about. The surgeons you mentioned have excellent reputations, you should do very well.

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Thank you. I'm excited and getting antsy!

Amanda Rae

Girl, I hear you! I don't think I slept a wink in the week prior to my surgery, I was just too excited.

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My expectation is similar to my expectation when I had my gallbladder removed in my local small town hospital. Clean facility, doctors that care, nurses that pay attention to what they're doing. My hometown hospital is NOT fancy.. the beds are old, you have to share the TV with a roomate who hogs the remote, there are sick people in rooms next to surgery patients... and any complications and you get sent to a larger better equipped hospital. This is what I expect from where I'm going to have my surgery..... except for the sick people being next door.. I believe the entire floor will be only bariatric patients so my expectation will be that there will be NO sick people around.. only fat people.