Hello new to the group I am having Surgery at Tijuana Bariatrics the first of April. Anyone have any feed back? I am a little scared going to Mexico but I have talked to a lot of people who have been and they are all here telling their stories

I will be using Vasquez & Garcia on March 9th! I'll keep you posted! I have a blog called www.fricknsunny.weebly.com if you would like to follow me!

Let me know how it goes!! Good Luck!!!

I will be using Vasquez & Garcia on March 9th! I'll keep you posted! I have a blog called www.fricknsunny.weebly.com if you would like to follow me!

Thank you! I am set for April 2nd I will be there till the 5th I plan on coming right back to work (desk job) from what I've heard I will just not feel well... Weak stomach has never been an issue... Good luck with making your goals!!

I had surgery with Dr. Fernando Garcia on October 6th, so I am around 5 months out. I understand the inclination to be scared of going to Mexico to have the surgery, but honestly the hospital was super clean and the surgery went really well. I had it done at Florence and it is not the newest hospital in the world but very clean and I felt very safe there. My first month after surgery was horrible, however, it has gotten much easier since then and I am 66 lbs. lighter as of yesterday. I have always had a weak stomach and my sleeve didn't tolerate the liquids very well. I also couldn't drink milk, which I absolutely love, but now I am back to being able to drink it. I also tried scrambled eggs when i could on my eating plan and vomited, so I couldn't eat eggs for a while either. All of that is over with, however and I feel great now. I don't regret it for a second and I am ready to lose more weight and get to my goal. Good luck to you!

I had my surgery in the states, but went with a friend to TJ and he had his surgery with Dr Garcia. Overall it was very positive experience. Dr Garcia is very soft-spoken, speaks ok english, and seems like a very competent surgeon. There is a female doctor that is on his staff who was excellent. She had a gastric bypass done a few years ago and has done very well. She speaks excellent english and is very good at explaining what you need to know. There were also 2 doctors, one of which was always there, who spoke excellent english and helped out with any questions/issues.

I was also very impressed with the plan they give you regarding post-op diet, procedures, etc. The hospital is a bit older and some of their equipment is older - for example the EKG machine. Sanitation and medical protocols were ok, but definitely behind American standards. They are definitely focused on bariatric surgery. The day my friend had surgery, there were a total of 6 gastric sleeves being done - 3 by Garcia and 3 by 2 other doctors. The hospital does other types of surgery, but they said 75%+ of their patients were gastric sleeves. Hospital only has about 15 rooms, all of which are private. Very laid back.

As the guest, the accommodations were nice. Fairly comfy bed in the room for you to use. Walmart - 5 minute walk. Excellent mexican food that delivers to the hospital. Starbucks, KFC, Dairy Queen, Carls Jr all within 5 minute walk. Beach 2 blocks away although the staff member did caution about being very careful if I went down there. TV with maybe a dozen english channels.

Package deal with hotel makes that part very easy as well. Staff at hotel has lots of bariatric patients and has necessary accommodations. We walked down to the shopping center/Cinepolis and saw a movie. Nice walk and good distraction.

Overall I thought it was a well-run operation. I'd think twice if I was a higher-risk patient. I'm not sure they'd be able to handle complications as well as other hospitals.

Dr Garcia is operating in a new hospital. It's called hospital cer. Brand spanking new. It's beautiful. I just had my surgery there on March 3rd. I've had 3 surgeries here in the states and I have to say that the care with Dr garcia and his entire team was impeccable.

@@Rachel Jacobson - I'm not sure that going back to work right away is the way to go. I had 2 weeks off and still vomited on the first day back to work, but again, my stomach was not tolerating a lot of the foods that I normally eat. I think you should give yourself some time if it is possible.

Thank you I will think about it... My boss was already not happy about me leaving, but I can't stand my knee pain anymore I needed to be proactive

Thank you for the information! I am really feeling ok with it... I am not high risk either so that is good I hope your friend is doing well!

I had my surgery in the states, but went with a friend to TJ and he had his surgery with Dr Garcia. Overall it was very positive experience. Dr Garcia is very soft-spoken, speaks ok english, and seems like a very competent surgeon. There is a female doctor that is on his staff who was excellent. She had a gastric bypass done a few years ago and has done very well. She speaks excellent english and is very good at explaining what you need to know. There were also 2 doctors, one of which was always there, who spoke excellent english and helped out with any questions/issues.

I was also very impressed with the plan they give you regarding post-op diet, procedures, etc. The hospital is a bit older and some of their equipment is older - for example the EKG machine. Sanitation and medical protocols were ok, but definitely behind American standards. They are definitely focused on bariatric surgery. The day my friend had surgery, there were a total of 6 gastric sleeves being done - 3 by Garcia and 3 by 2 other doctors. The hospital does other types of surgery, but they said 75%+ of their patients were gastric sleeves. Hospital only has about 15 rooms, all of which are private. Very laid back.

As the guest, the accommodations were nice. Fairly comfy bed in the room for you to use. Walmart - 5 minute walk. Excellent mexican food that delivers to the hospital. Starbucks, KFC, Dairy Queen, Carls Jr all within 5 minute walk. Beach 2 blocks away although the staff member did caution about being very careful if I went down there. TV with maybe a dozen english channels.

Package deal with hotel makes that part very easy as well. Staff at hotel has lots of bariatric patients and has necessary accommodations. We walked down to the shopping center/Cinepolis and saw a movie. Nice walk and good distraction.

Overall I thought it was a well-run operation. I'd think twice if I was a higher-risk patient. I'm not sure they'd be able to handle complications as well as other hospitals.

I'm scheduled end of may for a sleeve with David Vasquez. I'm anxious and exited i would love to hear more about people's experiences

My experience was excellent 1 week post op today. .. love the new hospital. ... Vazquez doesn't speak English and is very shy and even though I speak Spanish he had Dra. Valascao translate for him ... I feel well the nurses were amazing and I go back to work tomorrow. .. so I will let you know how that goes!

I'm scheduled end of may for a sleeve with David Vasquez. I'm anxious and exited i would love to hear more about people's experiences

Find me on fb Erica Campbell-Price ... I would love to answer your questions. .. the experience is fresh on my mind!

I have a blog if you would like to follow it so you can see all about the surgery @@mgbear

http://skinnygirlinfatbody.com/index.html

2 Weeks till I am in Mexico!!

Perfect thank you ))

Thank you! I am set for April 2nd I will be there till the 5th I plan on coming right back to work (desk job) from what I've heard I will just not feel well... Weak stomach has never been an issue... Good luck with making your goals!!

I had surgery with Dr. Fernando Garcia on October 6th, so I am around 5 months out. I understand the inclination to be scared of going to Mexico to have the surgery, but honestly the hospital was super clean and the surgery went really well. I had it done at Florence and it is not the newest hospital in the world but very clean and I felt very safe there. My first month after surgery was horrible, however, it has gotten much easier since then and I am 66 lbs. lighter as of yesterday. I have always had a weak stomach and my sleeve didn't tolerate the liquids very well. I also couldn't drink milk, which I absolutely love, but now I am back to being able to drink it. I also tried scrambled eggs when i could on my eating plan and vomited, so I couldn't eat eggs for a while either. All of that is over with, however and I feel great now. I don't regret it for a second and I am ready to lose more weight and get to my goal. Good luck to you!

Keep us posted please! I want to go back to work about 9 days post op!

How did your surgery go? I have scheduled Dr Vasquez on June 2nd

I'm scheduled in June with Dr Garcia. Just found out tonight he has moved to Hospital CER? I've never heard of this hospital. Anyone been there? Is it an actual hospital or surgery center? Had a lot of problems with communication with ready4achange since Alma left.