Dr. Ariel Ortiz at the OCC

[IndigoChild 27]

Indigo' date=' be sure to check in here Monday. Raven and I will be there and I plan on telling everything that happens as it happens if I'm not too drugged up! {)i(} Sent from my iPhone using VST {)i(}[/quote']

Way to go, girl! I'll be tuned in and waiting for updates! Best of luck to you and to Raven! Y'all are going to do great!! BTW, love your new profile pic! Very pretty.

[back2barb78 890]

Way to go' date=' girl! I'll be tuned in and waiting for updates! Best of luck to you and to Raven! Y'all are going to do great!! BTW, love your new profile pic! Very pretty.[/quote']

 

Thank you so much! I know Raven and I will do well. BTW, you're profile pic is one of my favs on here! So cute

 

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[back2barb78 890]

Ok folks... So I'm in San Diego way too early! I'm not going to be picked up until 4pm. My parental units are already driving me crazy!!

 

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[back2barb78 890]

Ok folks... So I'm in San Diego way too early! I'm not going to be picked up until 4pm. My parental units are already driving me crazy!!

 

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[HoosierGirl 780]

You are going to do great! (Even with all your parent's help! HA HA!) Be sure to update us after you are on the sleeved side! Will be sending prayers your way...

[back2barb78 890]

You are going to do great! (Even with all your parent's help! HA HA!) Be sure to update us after you are on the sleeved side! Will be sending prayers your way...

 

Thank you! Sitting at border parking listening to my mom talk.... And talk and talk and talk Question if anyone can answer- am I supposed to tip the OCC driver?

 

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[back2barb78 890]

Picked up right on time by the OCC driver but BIG problem- NO AC in the van!! It went out driver Abba says OMG it's about 89 degrees in San Diego right now!! What a mess but it's ok. Maybe when I weigh in tomorrow I will be a pound less

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[HoosierMom 6]

I tipped them. They were very nice and helpful.

[angelia75 1]

Just wondering if anyone can tell me the price they paid for sleeve with Dr. Ariel Ortiz with OCC?

[back2barb78 890]

Just wondering if anyone can tell me the price they paid for sleeve with Dr. Ariel Ortiz with OCC?

I know that they promptly sent me price info when I emailed them when I first started the process. There's a disclosure document that you sign about discussing pricing and I don't want to be on the naughty list.

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[Kindle 8,667]

Angelia, just email them and they'll send you a quote. They are very non-high pressure, so you don't have to worry about getting barraged with emails and phone calls after you contact them. I've asked Carolyn (one of their coordinators) dozens of questions over the last 3 months and have never been pressured to "set a date".

[back2barb78 890]

Angelia' date=' just email them and they'll send you a quote. They are very non-high pressure, so you don't have to worry about getting barraged with emails and phone calls after you contact them. I've asked Carolyn (one of their coordinators) dozens of questions over the last 3 months and have never been pressured to "set a date".[/quote']

Very true. They don't harass you at all. They answer you're questions and leave it at that. Lori told me to call her when I made my decision and didn't bother me at all after that. The other place I was inquiring with is still calling me even though I told them I made a different decision a long time ago.

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[back2barb78 890]

Ok so we had to go to the SD airport to pick up another patient and are now crossing the border!!! Viva Mexico!!

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[back2barb78 890]

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So I made it across the border- word from the wise don't overpack! i totally overpacked and I'm dreading going back across the border. When you get to the border you have to exit the van with all your belongings and go through the customs building (there was no one in there when we went through), but you have to wait for the driver to come through the car lanes. This did not take that long and there is seating while you wait. When the driver came over to pick us up, we couldn't immediately load up the van- we had to stand there with our luggage outside the van until a guard gave the driver the okay for us to go back into the van. this took approximately 5-10 minutes. don't know what that was about but what are you gonna do. So then we all got in and proceeded to the Marriott which took about 10 minutes. The Marriott is very nice and check in was very fast. They gave us the keys to our rooms and there was a letter for me at the desk from the OCC informing me the amenities and "food" I was able to order from room service for free daily while here. The lobby is well-appointed and the bar looked very nice (no tequila for me).

The rooms are very nice. We have a double, which I took and a king which my parents took. Both rooms are very clean. I took pics that I will post later. We settled in and i wanted to go to Walmart to get gatorade and Water for postop so I don't have to leave. My mom and I left dad here and exited the hotel and I saw someone exiting cab, so instead of talking to one of the hotel staff about where we wanted to go, depended on the driver knowing where to take us. Well... we drove and drove and drove.. I was so confused. I remember everyone saying that Walmart was in walking distance and there's NO way anyone who had surgery would walk so far! Turns out the driver took us to another Walmart on the other side of town!!! No one spoke any English and I wondered why there were no Americans around!! What a mess! Anyway we made it back safe and sound. That's what I get for being over zealous. The bellman giggled at our adventure when we told him what happened and said that the Walmart we wanted is 3 blocks away. He asked what kind of cab we got in but of course we didn't know. Alls well that ends well