Hi I'm planning on going to Mexico solo has anyone else went alone to have the sleeve done and if so was there or is there any concerns I should worry about being alone for the surgery

Thanks

Glad to hear you are doing well. Do you think your hunger is head hunger?

chocolate -she went with Dr. Quionones.

The support group on facebook for Dr. Illan is called Team Illan.

I'm going to go with real hunger since I haven't eaten since Saturday. Sunday was clear liquids which I are chicken broth and a Gatorade 2. I've had 2 Popsicles.

I am on my iPad but when I get home, and on my computer, I will post about my experience here.

Aha found my password again! Yay. Ok, look forward to hearing about your surgery.

Ok thanks ladies I have travel alone I do feel confident of being alone an when I choose which dr I feel comfortable with doing my surgery I will seek a buddy I hope to have done the end of July

U will be just fine. I went alone on may 28 and the nurses and doctors took very good Care of me. Just put a translating app on your phone cause none of the nurses speak English! It was a great experience! Don't worry!

I found out I only has to fast one week prior to surgery I'm happy about that it's just with one particular dr I chose my bmi wasn't that high that was why ,it's all clear liquids and 1 protein shake a day I hope I survive that I never fasted that long on nothing I'm sure my body will go through withdrawer

Ok so I'm getting nervous cause I'm not getting good customer services from a coordinators should I be concern at all he is very very slow answering my emails and the info is skippy just basic not detail

How slow is very slow? There was a surgeon that I was considering that I struck from my list because I could not get a response back from a coordinator. After multiple times of me reaching out to them, they still took a full week to send me an information packet. In my opinion that was extremely unprofessional, and I don't want to be off in Mexico and receive that type of support. I understand that family emergencies happen, and things come up (none of these was the case, but if it had been, I could understand), but I was promised contact time and time again and never received it. And by the time they did follow up, I had already booked with another surgeon.

Good luck!

C.

Which surgeon did you pick choco?

How slow is very slow? There was a surgeon that I was considering that I struck from my list because I could not get a response back from a coordinator. After multiple times of me reaching out to them, they still took a full week to send me an information packet. In my opinion that was extremely unprofessional, and I don't want to be off in Mexico and receive that type of support. I understand that family emergencies happen, and things come up (none of these was the case, but if it had been, I could understand), but I was promised contact time and time again and never received it. And by the time they did follow up, I had already booked with another surgeon. Good luck! C.

He is slow like a whole day I sent him copy of certified check and wrote back said he receive it the name was spell correct and stated he needed flight info and me to do liquid diet and thanks

That's exactly how he word it am I missing something ,again skippy when exact is my surgery date how I'm gonna give him flight info with a date idk it's been like this from day one I'm not feeling the friendliest an I'm going solo

Which surgeon did you pick choco?

The coordinators name is Omar

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Choco did you join the facebook group? Do that - lots of people in contact.

Call Omar on the phone. He is often with patients helping them out but he has always made time to speak with me. My impression is he does the email and such in the evenings after he is done helping patients.

Ask him why he is being slow to respond and tell him it is making you uncomfortable.

I have my date and my flight it's July 22 I had a doozy with the flight times I did my schedule around the times I needed to be there and the time I need to leave in order to not have a over nite flight going back home is not as bad as going there but you live and learn

I advise getting some travel insurance in case you have to make any changes. It isn't very expensive.