Tj bound in the AM!

[staceytapia 12]

I'm so ready for this, I'm down 20 pounds from pre op diet and that in itself feels like an achievement ???? surgery scheduled for the 17th, I'm very lucky that my family gets to accompany me.. I've packed small, but my mother has not, haha.. I hope there's room in the medical transport for all of her pressed clothes and makeup! Again very grateful ❤️

My surgery is being done by a team of Dr Paten and Dr Gutierrez, the were trained by Dr. A. Ortiz. I feel 100% confident and not even a little nervous..

I do have some questions about prescriptions and bringing them back across the border, I also have diabetes and gout. I would like to pickup some meds for both issues there because I am not insured and as scrips here are sooooo expensive.

[Elode 8,093]

Yay! Have a safe trip! Good luck!

[staceytapia 12]

Yay! Have a safe trip! Good luck!

thank u so much!!! I will be intouch ????

[BeagleLover 1,020]

You may not need diabetes medicines after the surgery. My blood sugar reading went way down in 2 days. My surgeon estimated it would take 3 - 4 days.

[JamieLogical 8,684]

I had no issues with bringing prescriptions back across the border both times I've been to TJ for surgery. The first time I came across the border in a regular passenger car and they border officers didn't stop us or ask us any questions or anything. They just scanned my driver's license and that was it (I had an enhanced driver's license that allowed crossing at land borders without a passport). This most recent time, when I had my VSG, I actually walked across the border and had to go through a medal detector and have all my belongings x-rayed. I had what I referred to as my "bag of drugs", which was just a plastic shopping bag with my prescriptions in it, which i just sat directly on the conveyor belt for the x-ray and they gave me no flack about it whatsoever. Didn't even ask me about it.