Dr Garcia's Patients

[cinniwalk 4]

No I didnt have a catheter w Dr Garcia anyway! I took sweat pants and lose things to wear after and the plane ride sucked after i was swollen and no room to move, was glad to get that over with! My incisions were all over and my worst one was the one right at the bottom of my bra in the center, my bra rubbed that one and still does 4 weeks post op, ive had a hard time getting that one to heal and its still sore! One thing to not forget is large band aids and some really small ones ...the tape they use pulled my skin off and i had blisters from it so i had to buy some extra ones! If u think u might want Jello after take it with you, i had a cpl bites 2 days after and it tasted great! I read alot of stuff people said you needed and i didnt need hardly any of, it they provide most of what u need after! They send u home w a care pkg!

[RN Jenn 31]

Cinniwalk

How are you doing? I hope that you're recovering quickly!

[RN Jenn 31]

I will be getting on a plane in less than 8 hours to head to Mexico for my surgery. I am very excited. It is with Dr Garcia and i will be sure to update anyone interested.

[lulugirl 20]

Yes, please update, Im going in July so would love to ready your comments.

[2bsmallagain 156]

Does Dr. Garcia perform a leak test on his patients?

Yes you have one the morning after surgery that you can see on a monitor as the Fluid goes into your new stomach and also a dye test that same day to see if anything goes into your drain. He is very thorough.

[RN Jenn 31]

"lulugirl"]Yes, please update, Im going in July so would love to ready your comments.[

I will be sure to update! Boarding plane now!

[FatGirlSlim 115]

Good luck RN Jenn!!!

[RN Jenn 31]

I made a comment about my experience on the "any may sleevers yet".

Jenn

[Kat1 24]

Good morning. I am having my surgery with Dr. Garcia on June 11. I have a long plane ride from Canada. Can anyone give me some pointers. I am also traveling alone due to the cost factor.

[Cmani 10]

Jenn

Are you gonna post something about your experience in the mexico forum? Would love to hear all about it!

[RN Jenn 31]

Cmani

I will work on that very soon.

[RN Jenn 31]

Posted 13 hours ago

I want to apologize in advance if this is long.

My experience with Dr Garcia so far has been very good. Arrived to San Diego on Wednesday late evening. The original driver Samuel was unable to pick me up. His father was going to pick us up. He was delayed do to construction at the border. Once he arrived, I must admit that the car left much to be desired. We drove to the border where we just had to slow down a bit. Mexico lets you go into Mexico with little hassle.

Marriott was nice. Very friendly.

Surgery was Thursday and it went well. I have very little nausea. It mostly comes on when I wall and my pain increases. O have a JP drain that isn't draining anything. My pain is an intense ache made wore by deep breathing.

From what I understand, leak test will be performed Friday,today, and then clears.

Jenn

[Kat1 24]

Posted 13 hours ago

I want to apologize in advance if this is long.

My experience with Dr Garcia so far has been very good. Arrived to San Diego on Wednesday late evening. The original driver Samuel was unable to pick me up. His father was going to pick us up. He was delayed do to construction at the border. Once he arrived' date=' I must admit that the car left much to be desired. We drove to the border where we just had to slow down a bit. Mexico lets you go into Mexico with little hassle.

Marriott was nice. Very friendly.

Surgery was Thursday and it went well. I have very little nausea. It mostly comes on when I wall and my pain increases. O have a JP drain that isn't draining anything. My pain is an intense ache made wore by deep breathing.

From what I understand, leak test will be performed Friday,today, and then clears.

Jenn[/quote']

Thanks Jenn. Keep me posted. How are you today?

[RN Jenn 31]

So today is monday and i am feeling pretty good. I had my surgery on thursday and i am just a little sore.

eating is wierd. I don't have an issue when it comes to sip sip sip. I am a good sipper. I do experience quite a bit of heartburn oro maybe it's bloating. Id just get to feeling like my body can't accept anything else. It doesn't last long. I have a ton of gurggling. I must say that burping and farting have helped me to feel better. i do not regret my decisión and i am sure i won't.

My mom is here with me and we have gone to dinner and id never get nauseated nor do i wish i could be eating her meal.

I don't have access to a scale at this time. I'm not sure if i have lost anything yet. I did get on the scale at the hospital and i had gained weight. No surprise, i am sure it was Water weight. I am hopeful. We leave México today.

I have felt safe here the entire time. The hotel marriott is a very nice. My mom has been able to lay out at the pool and relax. I went to the pool for a little bit yesterday and it was nice.

The Hospital MI doctor was not in the nicest of areas, but i never needed to go outside. The 1st floor has a little room with a few chairs and a tv. there is also a little café that has a good selection of food. My mom brought little things to eat and warm up in a microwave, but the microwave was not easily accessible.

The 2nd floor was where the fluroscopy was for your leak test. There were also some offices there. The 3rd floor was the operating room floor and the patient rooms. The floor was small. 42 steps from my room at the end of one hall to the other end. If there were more than 2 people walking, it would turn into a traffic jam.

Any questions just ask!

Jenn

[Kat1 24]

Thanks time4me. Every bit of information helps. What about bottled Water. Do you have to bring your own or purchase it.

Thanks again

Kat