I just got to San Diego. My surgery is scheduled today with Dr ponce. I keep thinking I am going to change my mind. We are driving to Mexico with our driver Israel. Our coordinator is not with us. She couldn't make it last minute. So far no problems. My worry is that I will get to the hospital too late to have my surgery done today. Of course I don't want a surgeon who has been doing surgeries all day. We will see.

Today is much better. I think the reason I was so sick yesterday was because I am allergic to the antibiotic Rocephin that they gave me. Every time they would start to pushing it in I would immediately get sick and start throwing up. The staff fas been good about medicating me with nausea medicine and pain medicine. I just have to keep asking what it is before they stick it in. They generally won't tell you unless you ask. I finally met Dr. Ponce today. He seems very nice but we had to talk thru a interpreter and his cell phone rang and he answered it. So I just directed my questions to the interpreter. I'm not having hardly any pain at this time. My nausea was good till they brought me a cup of blue dye to drink. I drank it very slow and still kept trying to throw up. I thought it would be sweet but it wasn't, it tasted like dirty bitter water. Now I am just waiting to do the leak test, have my drained removed and go to the hotel. When you come make sure you bring ear plugs and a eye mask. It's very loud here and there have been parties going on across the street from where this hospital is. Even though dr. Ponce has only come one time I have been checked on by Dr.s other than him. They have all been English speaking so I ask them whatever I need to know. The nurses other than one male nurse don't speak any English. Last night the male nurse started a new IV bag then added some potassium to the bag. Being a nurse I know how dangerous potassium can be if not diluted correctly. After he left I shook the bag to get it distributed. About 10 minutes later another nurse came in and started to inject something in to my bag and I asked her what it was. She said something that might have sounded like calcium. I told her the other nurse has just injected potassium and that made her stop. I'm not sure if I was about to get double dosed with potassium but I'm glad I asked. Make sure you always ask what they are giving you. All in all this hasn't been as bad but I sure wish I spoke Spanish. Being a nurse myself I ant to know exactly what you are giving me and why. I'll let you guys know how the leak test comes along. Thanks for the support.

So glad that you are feeling a little better today!

~Kat

I am now in the Sheraton Hotel close to the airport. My friend and I decided to come back to the states today instead of utilizing the room that I already paid for in Mexico. Our flight was cancelled and we need to be on this side of the border earlier than later. I was kind of worried about getting past the border because all I have is my birth certificate and drivers license. My friend talked to the guard and told him we were medical and if we could just stay in the bus. I pulled up my shirt to show my stomach and he became embarrassed and scolded me for showing him my bandages. I just really wanted to get my point across. He said I could stay In the van but my friend had to walk across. They looked thru some of our luggage then they let us go. He barely looked at my birth certificate but did take my drivers license and brought it back. I am so happy to be In a comfy hotel bed with fluffy pillows. The bed at the hospital was not comfortable and they only gave me one pillow. I used my heating pad a lot !! My meds at the pharmacy were $113.00. It's just around the corner from the hospital. My friend walked over there by herself and got a coffee from the Starbucks. Let me know if you have any questions. I am sipping on low sodium chicken broth and am feeling fine. Thanks for al the support.