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My coordinator talked me into only one pre-op hotel stay and said that I don't need an additional hotel stay after I'm released from the clinic. She said that when I'm checked out of the hospital I could then go home. Has anyone else done this? Is that enough time to be able to come back okay? Am I going to be able do that?

@@bham05 Tijuana, Obesity Goodbye Center with dr. verboonen. I'm getting it through a different company

@@bham05 Congrats to you as well!

@@sh1211 LOL! Well, good luck to you as well! Yeah, definitely have some food funeral, especially with food and restaurants that you know you will not be able to go to for a very long time. I love Chinese but it's almost entirely starches so they have to go. So I'm going to pig out one last time. Love me some eggrolls deepfried in peanut oil! I'm also going to go the casino and eat their awesome buffet one last time before the surgery.

Its actually easy. Whatever you do, do not buy Flintstone's chewable Vitamins as they do not have all the things an adult needs. Instead, buy Centrum chewable vitamins. One or two bottles will be enough for you to be healed and after that you can go back to taking your regular Vitamin. You can also purchase bariatric vitamins but these aren't really necessary and are far more expensive than Centrum chewable vitamins. Remember, after you stomach heals you should be able to swallow your pills as normal.

What's a "border crossing document"?

The reason I ask is because I watched a YouTube video about visiting Tijuana and it says for tourists not to publicly display any electronics they might have in order to prevent being targeted for theft.

I was going to get a Passport card but I figured why bother if I can get back in using existing documentation. What do I need to bring?

Your link doesn't work. I'm mainly interested in people who have already gone to see if they were able to get back without a passport card or passport.

I've read here that people bought a spirometer and took it with them. Some even took a Mexican phone card. Are these things really necessary? I don't want to take anything I don't really need.

Is this a complete package? Like does it come with hotel stay?

You get to eat that? I thought the preop died was a liquid diet.

If you had your surgery in Mexico can you please share with me how much money you brought with you?

I've only found one doctor who will do it. I asked Dr. Ortiz and he said no, that I would have to get my gall bladder removed before or after I have my sleeve. I think that's rather stupid as they are both done laparoscopically.

Did anyone have the surgery and chose not to do aftercare? The reason why I ask is that I currently do not have insurance but would really like to have the surgery in Mexico. I was wondering if anybody has had the surgery without the need for follow up care with a local doctor?

I'm thinking about booking with Dr. Sergio Verboonen. Has anyone had any experiences with them?

@@sadymichele It would probably be in Juarez. Do some Googling on it.

My biggest fear is not being able to fit in the seats. The last time I flew it was circa 1997 and I weighed 170lbs. Now I weight 350lbs. Can people who have gone to Mexico tell me how they flew, such as if they went economy or first class, did they have to purchase an extra seat, etc.

@@Jersrose43 Wait until she gets the bill to have the final total. Because I've been quoted prices as low as $3500 in my area but when you ask if there's any add on they always say yes. Just like with the gastric sleeve, in my area I was quoted $11,500 for the procedure. When I asked about any extra fees she said yes and told me that it would be $16-$18k altogether.

@@Jill Pill It's more expensive in the U.S. Mexico is almost always half the cost of the U.S. In Mexico, you can get a tummy tuck for about $4-$5k, plus plane tickets, but in in the U.S. it would cost you about $10k or more after all the add ons are applied. A friend had both a tummy tuck and breast surgery and it cost him about $21k in the U.S. altogether. He could have gotten both for about $8-$10k in Mexico.

@@ojibway ??????? I'm very confused. Are you saying you cancelled your surgery because your family or friends did not want you to have it? Is this correct? Or do you mean that you were hoping that they would help pay for it and then they told you no? I guess I'm a bit confused because I don't want the surgery based upon the opinions of my friends and family. I'm doing this for myself. Even if every single family member or friend were against this surgery I would still get it because it ultimately is about my health and my body, not theirs. Right now my sister is dead set against me having the surgery and tries to scare me by claiming she has psychic premonitions that I'm going to die and be horrible pain. So my response is to cut her out of my life until after the surgery. I don't want her negativity in my life right now. And this is sad because she needs the surgery more than I do. She thinks that she can do this on her own and now is into this crazy notion of hypnosis to make you think you have a lap band. Well, good luck to her but I'm getting the surgery. Good luck to you but I would never cancel my surgery just because my family and friends didn't approve.

Anybody have any recommendations for protein shakes, preferably powder, that are no Unjury and possibly can be bought at Walmart or other locations?

I recently bought individual packs of each flavor so I thought I would review them for those who are interested. Chocolate Splendor - This is perhaps the best flavor offered by Unjury. Taste-wise it's very similar to the Chocolate Classic flavor but may be a tad bit sweeter. You will like it. Chocolate Classic - A very good chocolate protein shake. It tastes like chocolate milk. You will like it. Vanilla - So-so. It's just average. There's just a hint of vanilla taste and only a hint of sweetness. For me personally, I would grow really bored if I drank this for an extended period of time. Strawberry Sorbet - It doesn't taste like strawberries. Instead, it tastes closer to lemonade. I'm assuming they tried to replicate the tartness of fresh strawberries with citric acid but the end product is something that doesn't taste like what it's supposed to be. I would most likely not purchase this. Just an FYI, the instructions on the packet said to mix this with water. Chicken Soup Flavor - This is an odd product. For one, you aren't supposed to use hot water to make it. You are only supposed to use warm tap water. The reason why is that in hot water the protein doesn't dissolve and instead congeals into something that looks like scrambled eggs. However, the problem is that if you use warm tap water then it quickly cools and nobody likes to eat cold soup. I like the taste. It's not overbearing. However, it is high sodium. So if you are watching your salt intake you probably should avoid this. I think this is either going to be a hit or miss with people. For me it was a miss but I can see how some would like it. Unflavored - I would not recommend anyone buying this. It doesn't mix well with anything. I tried it in juice and soup and it just doesn't dissolve. You end up with lots of lumps.

@@jjinWA Who was the surgeon and what was the hospital/clinic?

@@Rocky1 I'm sorry but you are wrong and are way off base in your posts here. $4,500 for a gastric sleeve is not ridiculously cheap. It is a good going rate among most doctors in Mexico. You need to realize that there is a reason why people go to Mexico and that reason is that it's at least half that or more than it is in the U.S. for this surgery. If they increased the prices then there would be no motivation to go to Mexico and people would stay in the U.S. to have their surgeries.