Pictures of Tijuana Surgery Journey

[AmandaRaeLeo 2,145]

That is true' date=' some of the nurses at Almater were definitely young, but the one who put my IV in was an older lady with lots of experience. I have tiny veins, and she had a young nurse behind her observing... but the older nurse did the IV and got in on the first try.

And we both know that the bathrooms at Almater don't look like that. lol[/quote']

My veins roll and protest, which really sucks for me as a regular blood donor. They drew my blood and got my vein the first try too. Thank goodness because I was nervous!!!

The bathrooms were clean and modern. Good Water pressure too, which I was worried about. A superficial worry, but I will own it...

I wish I had taken more pics. It really helps us tell our stories.

[chickadee73 57]

Just a quick update, I posted my whole story to the story thread, if anyone would like to read it. It's loooong, but I tried to include everything I would have wanted to know.

I returned to work yesterday and feel good. Still sore, still swollen, but so much better. I am eating and drinking like a normal sleever (if such a thing exists! Lol!). Dr. Valasco has continued to cheer for me and keep in touch. I maintain that what the facility lacks, the doctors make up for it in their attention and experience.

One last thing I haven't mentioned before -- I was a bit anemic going into surgery, and the anesthesiologist talked about a blood transfusion. In a country where It isn't safe to drink the Water, the idea of a transfusion was concerning. I was told the blood would come from the American Ref cross, but ready to be wheeled into surgery was no time to start researching if that was true.

Luckily, I didn't need the transfusion.

I think folks planning a trip to Mx should do some homework in this area before going. If anyone has ever had a transfusion, I'll bet folks would like to hear about it.