AnnaChelle

I'm 10 days post op and thought I would feel better than I do by now. I feel like I have let others down who were planning on going to Mx by not posting my experience sooner. I have mixed feelings about the choice I made. Dr. Almanza was great. I can't say anything negative about him. My experience was very difficult. I had surgery on Saturday and everyone leaves the clinic except for 1 nurse until Monday. I was always in pain and sick and he couldn't keep the meds straight. He wouldn't answer the call buttons at all at night. We had to scream for help. If that didn't work we would have to get a guest to help us until we could get the nurse to come upstairs. Most of the time he would refuse to give any meds saying it was too early you just had them. Which was not the case. He was confused on who he had given meds to. So we started writing it down and he still refused. The 1st night my hand that had the iv in it swelled up 3xs it's normal size so I asked him to change it. He put another on in but forgot to tape the top of it and it came out within an hour. When I finally got him to come fix it I had bled all over my bed. He said it was my fault for not taking care of my iv and for making my other hand fat. Which was actully swollen. No Dr came in the next day. No other nurse, just him. It was a horrible 2 nights. The recovery house was great. I was fully prepared to hate it and stay at a hotel. I loved it. Only minor issues there. Great staff, comfortable accomodations and never for one second felt unsafe. They however were out of gatorade and popsicles which I couldn't understand. The nurse there was super. By the time i got there though I had an infection starting in my incisions. The nurse at the hospital wasn't cleaning my incisions and changing my bandages. He said they looked good. I went to my dr 7 days post op and he decided my stitches needed to come out earlier than he would have liked due to the redness and my low grade temp. Had issues getting them out because they were put in too tightly and one incision had knots all through it which ripped my incision back open. He said it should heal but if not I will have to see a surgeon to get it fixed. I got what I paid for.....a sleeve, but the care in the hospital was pathetic. Would I do it again? I'm not ready to answer that question yet. We will see. I sure did suffer for 2 days and it was all because of 1 nurse. I think it would have been different had I not had it done on a Saturday. At this point I wouldn't encourage anyone or discourage anyone from going there. As long as you know what to expect that is a decision for each person to make. For the price quoted you get very basic after care. If you are ok with that and can handle pain and being sick then it's a great deal however you should know it is what is is. An inexpensive surgery. They are not there to go out of their way to make sure you are comfortable.

I have a date of Sept. 17th and I'm beyond excited, but I'm also very nervous. My surgery will be in Mexico with Dr. Almanza. Good luck to my fellow Sept. Sleevers:)

Great to hear since my surgery is the 17th. Thanks for the update.

Very happy for you! Good luck

Thanks Buckeye. Good luck to you too. Are you doing the 3 day pre op or something different? I thought I would do a 2 week pre op just to make sure my liver was great and get a head start on losing some weight. Well today is day 5 and to say I'm miserable would be an understatement. I decided to stick with it though because some how I've already lost 8 lbs. I'm afraid if I quit now I will gain it all back plus some. I wish you the best and keep me updated.

wow! That is amazing that you were able to get fluid and protein requirements so early. I hope I'm that lucky. My surgery is the 17th.

woo hoo! Very happy for you

Really needed to hear that right now. I start my pre-op tomorrow and thought I might be making a mistake going to Mexico. Congrats to you and wish me luck my surgery is the 17th

You go girl lol Excited for you and good luck on your journey

LMBO you sound like me. I will be having my sleeve with Dr. Almanza on Sept. 17th. Looks like we are barely gonna miss each other. Good Luck and maybe I'll see ya there.

So happy for you! You are so right. . . it will fly by. Mine is scheduled for Sept. 17th and that's all I can think about.

AMAZING! How inspiring you are:) I can't wait to have my sleeve surgery on the 17th of Sept. so I can begin my journey. I am nervous about the surgery and keep thinking "what if I'm the one that surgery doesn't works for" Did you have to exercise to lose the weight? Congratulations on your successful journey so far

Sept 17th