Mexico Questions

[Optima 3]

I am getting sleeved on March 27th with Dr. Garcia in Tijuana. I am nervous about going to Mexico. After hearing about people going missing and getting killed I am even more scared. Am I just being paranoid? I have a couple more question.

1. If I bring someone with me, where would they stay when I am in the hosptial? Are they allowed to stay in the same hotel room with me?

2. Any immunizations needed?

3. Did you feel safe walking the streets and sight seeing?

4. Do I need anything other than a passport to cross the border?

5. Is it ok to take prescription medication across the border?

I'm sure I will have more questions! Thanks in advance for you answers!

[5DogMa 62]

We were there last month and my daughter had VSG with Dr. Garcia. By tthe way he's is fantastic and so is the staff and facility at the Hospital MI Doctor.

I stayed with her at the hotel and the hospital for no extra charge. Some of the hospital rooms have an extra bed and others have a recliner chair for the guest. The hotel room has 2 beds.

No immunizations needed.

The areas for tourists are safe. They want you there spending your $. Street vendors can be a bit assertive but harmless.

Passport is only needed to come back to the US, not to get into Mexico.

Yes, they don't check your perscription meds. There is no check of anything to get into Mexico and when you come back you are with the transportation of the hospital that has a medical pass so you don't have to wait in line for so long to get back across the border into the US. They only asked for our passports and then didn't even look at us.

There is so much tourism especially Medical Tourism you are treated well. We stayed at the Hotel Tucian which was very nice but the beds were hard. I heard that as well at the other hotels.

Overall we felt very safe and don't believe all the stories you hear about going to Mexico. I'm sure there are bad places in TJ just like in any city. But they want us there, they need our $ we are a huge part of their economy. They don't want us going home with horror stories so others won't come.

[Christy Dawson 0]

When you get a little closer they will send you an email with some helpful import details. Most of what 5DogMa disclosed. I just got my email and my surgery is March 21st. So I will check in and post as Im going thru my experience as well. Im sure your excited and nervious just as I am.

[circa 333]

I am getting sleeved on March 27th with Dr. Garcia in Tijuana. I am nervous about going to Mexico. After hearing about people going missing and getting killed I am even more scared. Am I just being paranoid? I have a couple more question.

1. If I bring someone with me, where would they stay when I am in the hosptial? Are they allowed to stay in the same hotel room with me?

2. Any immunizations needed?

3. Did you feel safe walking the streets and sight seeing?

4. Do I need anything other than a passport to cross the border?

5. Is it ok to take prescription medication across the border?

I'm sure I will have more questions! Thanks in advance for you answers!

Where you are crossing is the safest area to cross. El Paso/Juarez area is where people are often killed/abducted. You'll be nowhere even remotely close to there.

No immunizations are needed.

I felt completely safe in TJ. Like ANYWHERE, even your own hometown, be aware of your surroundings.

A Passport is plenty sufficient to cross the border

You can take your prescription meds across the border.

[kemo46 82]

A copy of your birth certificate and driver's license will work just fine when coming back into the states. They checked nothing going into Mexico.