So yesterday I wrote that I was happy with my decision. Today...not so much. I am at the Marriott where I've been since yesterday morning. Like everyone else who's had the surgery, I left Mi Doctor Hospital with a drainage tube. The staff at the hospital did not change the dressing, so I awoke from a nap yesterday to find that I had bled through the bandages and soiled my clothes, the sheets, the comforter, and a couple of the pillows. I immediately contacted the driver, Abraham, who told me this was normal (I highly doubt it) and that someone would be there later to remove the drain. He also told me to change the dressing myself. I attempted to do that with the thin gauze they had given me, but I promptly bled right through that within the hour. I spent the rest of the evening with a hand towel pressed against the wound. By this morning, that too was soaked.

When I awoke this morning, I promptly called both Abraham and Janese Pitcher, the Patient Coordinator. Abraham promised to be in touch with someone and call me back within 15 minutes. After an hour had passed, I called him back and got the same story. In the interim, I placed two telephone calls to Janese on both her mobile and work telephones but I never heard back from her. As of this writing (12:22pm) no one from A Lighter Me has followed up with instructions, questions, concerns, or anything about the issue. I am both shocked and appalled at this, considering that prior to the surgery (I.e, before I paid the balance), I could get ahold of Janese at the drop of a dime.

Rather than take a taxi back to the hospital (which is what I was planning to do, I took a taxi (with some new friends who were also here to be sleeved) to Walmart and got some new gauze, bandages, and Mexican neosporin. Who knows when this drain will be taken out? I just want it to be clean and sanitary while it's in.

If there is a silver lining to this story, my new friends and I stopped at Yogurt Bling (think Pinkberry) after we left Walmart. I got the tiniest bit of frozen yogurt,which I was unable to finish. So this sleeve thing is actually working!!

That sounds awesome!

Omg, where did u guys get your surgery done at so I can make sure not to go, I hate you went thru that, it's already a hard choice to make then hey don't respond to u when you have concerns...so sorry you went thru this

Omg' date=' where did u guys get your surgery done at so I can make sure not to go, I hate you went thru that, it's already a hard choice to make then hey don't respond to u when you have concerns...so sorry you went thru this[/quote']

Oh dear .. This is what people are trying to say. It was 1 little oversight and can happen anywhere ... I think it's a really good company & drs (I haven't been yet) for this 1 unfortunate experience there's thousands of good ones. OP had a bumpy road but I think it's all sorted now.

Thanks I am unsub from this thread to much negative back and forth. Email me at Leslie.heathers@rhi.com

Grow up' date=' you just proved my point and I am sure there will be planty more doing just that as well. lol. I have just as much right as anyone else on this site and do not need the hypocritical BS you and your evil minions like to spew out at everyone!! [/quote']

I give up. I guess that's what I get for trying to be nice... but it seems like you just enjoy stirring the pot.

*ignore*

Omg, where did u guys get your surgery done at so I can make sure not to go, I hate you went thru that, it's already a hard choice to make then hey don't respond to u when you have concerns...so sorry you went thru this

Read the entire thread and do research of your own. Do go on what just one person says/posts. There are a vast number of excellent MX surgeons and Cordinators. Research in depth and then talk, personally, with many patients of the docs you are considering. First off.. Never go on price alone. You have to research for months before you can reliably decide which dr, Cordinator, staff, hospital etc and that you will be confident in putting your life in their hands. This goes with any surgeon in MX AND the US.

Omg' date=' where did u guys get your surgery done at so I can make sure not to go, I hate you went thru that, it's already a hard choice to make then hey don't respond to u when you have concerns...so sorry you went thru this[/quote']

Hi I think the OP was fine with her doctor and hospital (could be wrong)

It's was the company she went through...

"A lighter me" and Janese Pitcher, the Patient Coordinator in particular..

Good luck in your research!

YIKES... That was supposed to be DON'T go on what one peron says

Yeah.. And person, not peron! I give up!

Yeah.. And person' date=' not peron! I give up! [/quote']

Pssssst... You can edit your post after if you like hehehe

Hello I have never posted on here because of the negative responses. But I just had to pop in and set some things straight. Gettinsleeved is in NO WAY a coordinator I was in Mexico at the same time having surgery, I was there in the Hospital at the same time. We went shopping together with her sis and a few other patients. I had a great experience with Janesse and the whole experience from being picked up at the airport by Abraham going to the hospital, the Doctors, and the Hotel it was all a very good experience. To answer the comments about the drain issues: I had a tummy tuck 10 years ago after losing 100 pounds on my own. I had the surgery in the states. Self pay over 15,000.00 I had the surgery at 9:00 in the morning and by 2:00 in the afternoon was sent home with 2 drains I had those drains in for almost 2 weeks, that would have been one long hospital stay if I had to be in the hospital for that reason. The Dr never called to check on me he never visited my home. i had to call the Dr when i passed out from the anesthetic I had to wait for him to call me back. I also had to clean and bandage my incision for the month following. This was in the states. My experience in Mexico was far more caring than what I experienced during my tummy tuck. I also had a drain with my gallbladder surgery that was not done by laparoscopically and again went home with a drain. Don't think that if you have a drain that it is only something they do in Mexico. They do leak and you do have to care for them they are a nuisance but it is just temporary. They have a purpose. They know what they are doing down there. If this patient had any of the symptoms of infection or any thing that was not the norm they would have been all over it. The leakage is normal they see it all the time. Don't let one person with a comment that she didn't get the response as quickly as she wanted keep you from having this surgery here in the states or in Mexico. When I read the first post I was sad because I saw right away people second guessing the Dr, the group and Mexico and that is sad. For every one negative comment there are so many more that never post the positive one, because they feel it went fine and pretty boring. She even said she didn't have a problem with the Dr or the hospital.

To those getting their feathers ruffled that the OP posted a constructive criticism about her experience with ALM: Has it occurred to none of you that she has not once accused, insinuated, implied deceit or theatrics to those singing praises of ALM, nor has she attacked you regarding your own personal account of your own personal experience?

A shame you chose not to give her that same courtesy.

Pssssst... You can edit your post after if you like hehehe

Hey.. Edit, Cleaver invention! Hahaha..thanks for the heads up

Ok.. Whoa AGAIN! People coming on the forum for one and only one thread.. In defense of a company? Definitely a strange thing.

Kill the thread it's gone commercial. Oh well.. It's over done anyway

I never attacked anybody I was only standing up for gettinsleeved because I met her in the hospital and her sister. So I know for a definite fact she is NOT a coordinator. I just don't want people freaking out about a decision they have made or are about to make. I joined in March, after finding out about it on you tube. I followed quite a few stories and was sleeved tues the 9th. I found out so much good information. It was exactly like what I have read. There were things that came up I would have not known what it was except I had read about in stories such as the shoulder pain. I never attacked the ordinal poster