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gastricsleever    259

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My sister arrived the day before me and she said the wifi worked the day before at the Marriott but wasn't working the morning I arrived. It also wasn't working at OCC that morning. Apparently it was a widespread outage. But it started working later that day and we had wifi at both places for the duration of my stay. You need a different code for each device at the Marriott and you get that just by calling the front desk. If you really want to call and text I would suggest checking with AT&T and finding out what international plans are available because your charges will rack up fast and furious without it. I turned my phone to airplane mode so no texts or calls would sneak through. If you have an iPhone, iMessages work over wifi and don't go towards data. My sister and I were able to FaceTime the night I was at OCC at no charge. I think Skype would work over the wifi as well. The rest of my communications with the States was done via email.

Good suggestion putting the phone into airplane mode. I might turn the airplane mode off once a day to respond to texts and then put it back on. I do have an iPhone- can u iMessage people while your phone is in airplane mode?

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Kindle    8,667

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Yes, iMessages work in airplane mode, but of course the other person has to have an iPhone with their iMessages turned on, too. I would seriously look into the charges for regular texting, though. Even doing it once a day will still bring in multiple texts that you will get charged for as well as get charged for every one you answer. If you give everyone a heads up, they can just do the email thing. Or FaceTime, or skype.

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MouseOnTheMile    186

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Yes, iMessages work in airplane mode, but of course the other person has to have an iPhone with their iMessages turned on, too. I would seriously look into the charges for regular texting, though. Even doing it once a day will still bring in multiple texts that you will get charged for as well as get charged for every one you answer. If you give everyone a heads up, they can just do the email thing. Or FaceTime, or skype.

I agree with what was said above, turning it on at all will incur roaming charges and roaming will slay you. OCC didn't have wifi while I was there and the Marriott did but every day or two wed have to go get new codes/passwords for it

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JudeS    8

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Hello everyone. 

 

Just read, well not just, but over the last couple of days read all 72 pages. 

 

Have not decided on Docs yet, but Ortiz is on my short list. 

 

Your post have been very informative and I appreciate you being so willing to share your experiences. I have a couple of other health issues and not sure about all the Protein Shakes. whey gives my issues. Just the liquid diet scares the hell out of me. 

 

Going to meet with my PCP next week and discuss a revision from Lapband to VSG and go from there. Insurance only covers bypass and that is off the table due to some of my other health issues. 

 

Thanks 

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Kindle    8,667

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Glad this post was helpful - and good for you to get through it all. As for the whey Protein, there are other protein sources, they may just be a little harder to come by and more expensive. If whey gives you issues, what about other dairy products? The reason I ask is that SO many postop protein sources are things like cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, soft cheeses, skim milk, etc. it's doable, but definitely something to discuss with a nut beforehand to figure out your options. OCC actually has a nutritionist and dietician on staff that you could call or email with your concerns. I was just talking to my mom about this because she can't have dairy or soy or eggs, so she would have a really hard time.

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JudeS    8

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No problems with dairy. 

 

I have really bad diverticulosis and whey seems to make it into diverticulitis. Very painful.

 

Thanks for the reply

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ThatCrazyLlamaLady    5

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I'll just miss you! I will be there the 10th, surgery 11th and home the 15th

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Liacowsky    0

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Would like to find the best, most experienced Tijuana bariatric surgeon to do Gastric Sleeve surgery.  Can anyone help find the best bariatric surgeon in Tijuana, Mexico?

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MouseOnTheMile    186

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Would like to find the best, most experienced Tijuana bariatric surgeon to do Gastric Sleeve surgery. Can anyone help find the best bariatric surgeon in Tijuana, Mexico?

As far as I know, everyone in this thread went through Dr Ariel Ortiz at OCC as the title states. And as far as I know, we all had wonderful experiences through him! So obviously he's the only one I would recommend.

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jaxtan    7

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Just had surgery on Monday, January 27, and I'm feeling so amazing!! Drain was removed today and got to hang out with Dr. Ortiz for a bit. I'm so thankful that I'm feeling so well, and I'm so grateful that he was my surgeon. I honestly don't think I could have had a similar experience anywhere else!! Hands down, will recommend him anytime! I'm on the losers bench!!

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MouseOnTheMile    186

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Just had surgery on Monday, January 27, and I'm feeling so amazing!! Drain was removed today and got to hang out with Dr. Ortiz for a bit. I'm so thankful that I'm feeling so well, and I'm so grateful that he was my surgeon. I honestly don't think I could have had a similar experience anywhere else!! Hands down, will recommend him anytime! I'm on the losers bench!!

Welcome!! Glad to hear your experience was an amazing one too :)

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raven123    97

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Just had surgery on Monday, January 27, and I'm feeling so amazing!! Drain was removed today and got to hang out with Dr. Ortiz for a bit. I'm so thankful that I'm feeling so well, and I'm so grateful that he was my surgeon. I honestly don't think I could have had a similar experience anywhere else!! Hands down, will recommend him anytime! I'm on the losers bench!!

I'm glad you had such a good experience! Mine was too even though I never laid eyes on Dr ortiz when I was awake!

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goofy219    11

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I have been taking the Enspira Multivitamin from Dr. Ortiz. I tried ordering more, but they are out of stock. What Multivitamins are y'all taking?

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