Looking for people who have had good and bad experiences. What doc did you use? What complications did you have etc...

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I did and I couldn't be happier!

My post wasting away in Margaritaville seems to have disappeared. It is a good thing that I copied it...

This was 8/29/16.

So yesterday was my day to get the sleeve. I'm down here in Tijuana Mexico with doctor Mauricio gutierez at Trinity Medical. I got down here on Sunday and they treated my wife two tacos for lunch and lobster for dinner at local restaurants. They also took us sightseeing. One of the restaurants was absolutely gorgeous out on the coast. Everybody that we've met here has been beyond anything I've ever received in the states. I have to admit that shortly after the sleeve I was in quite a bit of pain but I'm over that now. Most everything is just a little discomfort. In about 10 hours I get to have my compression socks off anb the IV removed. Part of their follow-up care while I'm here is to take us shopping. While doing so they will have a member of the staff pounding on my back to help with releasing the gas. I couldn't have been treated better.

Little bit of strangeness last night. I rolled on my left side and I felt what can only be described as a fart inside the tissue of my back. It scared the heck out of me. I immediately rolled back on my back and let out a rather large burp. I did find that rolling from one side to my back and then over to the other side and back to my back got a lot of the gas out. Kind of interesting.

They are taking my sweetie for an hour of massage this afternoon. We're getting treated nicer than we've ever been.

One thing that I'm quite happy about is that everything went good during my pre op so they didn't need to put in a drain. From what I've heard that is the worst part of this. They estimate that my liver shrunk 40-50% and I didn't have bleeding. Whew!

Everything is going well. I'm definitely weak and tired. I slept 18 of the last 24 hours. I overdid it yesterday by trying stairs and I paid for it. We will be back home tonight around 8pm. All that is left is x-rays and a leak test in the morning and I'm good to go.

This morning I got to see the flip side of things. I mentioned xrays and a leak test. We did that in a different hospital. I saw 4 other people who looked like death warmed over. They were struggling bad. We overheard that one of the girls had a leak and it will obviously have to be repaired. Scary stuff! My xrays and test were great. I'm in the San Diego airport suckling on Vitamin Water and looking forward to being home.

Ahhh the joys of home! Home that place where my devoted chocolate lab (chocolate moose) was so excited that she started jumping the moment that she saw me. I just barely kept her off my chest. It is also where our neurotic, psychotic love ball of a cat launched onto me in the middle of the night. Ouch! Needless to say he got thrown out of the bedroom with the door closed behind him! He has been a purrrrrfect angel this morning because he knows that he screwed up.

Wow @ Thanks for the detailed reply. I have a few hundred questions.

What is the plan going forward With the doctor? Like I know if i got it locally there is a 2 week checkup a 1 month check up a 2 month and a 6 month.

How did you research the doctor Outside of here before you went?

My problem is getting comfortable with the concept of Mexico and being so far from any emergency help . But my procedure is out of pocket etc So I will be going to TJ or Cancun not sure.

Other questions are,

How long did you have to take off work?

and How long do you have to be by the surgeon?

Once I'm one regular foods for about a month I will go to my PCP and get a blood draw to check for Vitamin deficiency. Other than that I have no need for follow up.

I was lucky with finding my Dr., I personally know 5 people who have been to him and of those are medical professionals.

I accidentally hit send already on that first post. I did research online on dr. Mauricio Gutierrez to find out any information I could. One of the things that I do really like about him is that he has had a zero complication rate. I have to say that I was so impressed that I would consider flying down there for a broken arm before going to my local hospital. I was off work for 8 days total. I do feel like I can do much more than what I am. The surgery was on Monday and I stayed over night that night. The next day around midday I was discharged to a nice hotel. Wednesday morning I went back to the hospital and they sent me for a barium swallow and x-ray, they declared that I was good to go and I was back over the Border within 48 Hours of my surgery time.