Help Me Decide: Dr. Kelly Or Dr. Garcia? Anyone Have Any Input?

[lulugirl 20]

I'm so very glad you said this! I too am having surgery with Dr. Garcia on July 9th and had allowed myself to get freaked out to the point I was questioning my decision. My decision was based on tons of research from people I know as well people here on the boards. But I've decided I'm not changing my mind and I won't allow myself to be sucked into that mess again. You're exactly right, it could have been any country, any hospital, or any doctor that you could develop an infection from. Thank you so, so much!

I will see you there, I'm scheduled 7/9 with Dr Garcia also. Im getting nervous but also excited. Are you going with someone? my husband is coming with me. See you soon!

[paigep 17]

My mom is traveling with me. I'll see you there! I'm getting so excited.

[sirensiren 67]

I went with Dr. Kelly.

My close friend went with Dr. Garcia a few months later.

I ultimately had the better experience, but she still loves Dr. Garcia and had a great experience in Mexico with her care. Dr. Kelly has (I could be wrong on exact numbers here) 12 years of experience, Dr. Garcia has 2-3.

Here was the difference in our experiences: A few days after surgery, I had symptoms of being allergic to one of my post surgery medications. When I called Dr. Kelly (on a Sunday at that) he called me back within 20 minutes and spoke to be at length, and called me again the next day to follow up.

When my good friend was having dysphoria and odd flu like symptoms after surgery, she called A Lighter Me and the hospital that Dr. Garcia performed the surgery at, and it took an entire 3 days to hear back from either. She ultimately went to the ER here and discovered she was severely dehydrated. Had she had Dr. Garcia's direct phone number, she may have heard back far sooner, but the hospital ultimately she be prepared for things like this and ALM bears the responsibility to be available to patients before and after they have their money.

I have total confidence that Dr. Garcia is great, my friend is in superb shape and is quite happy! I am quite happy with my decision to go to Dr. Kelly, and I'd recommend him first soley based on our two experiences. I think they are both great choice, and as you'll see patients of either doctor will recommend the one they went with!

[lulugirl 20]

if I was having symptoms after my surgery, I wouldn't wait 3 days for any doctor to call back. I would go the nearest ER for treatment. Since I'm having my surgery in Mexico. & live in AZ, I'm not sure what ALM could do for me, except to say go the ER.

I am sorry that your friend had issues. Hope she is doing better.

[Kat1 24]

I read the thread you are talking about and that is very strange to me because they told me how to clean my incisions before I left the hospital and gave me dressing changes to change them everyday. They checked on me daily after leaving the hospital as well as seeing 4 doctors everyday while being in the hospital. If you feel like something is wrong it is always best to ask before you leave the country. I am so sorry she is going through this. There could a lot of factors contributing to an incision infection however.

Hi 2besmallagain. I M so glad your experience was a positive one. I did not have any of the services you described in yours. I never said that those complications arose from Dr. Garcia. I love him. He is great. All I am saying is perhaps if I would have received the aftercare this could have been caught in time. The doctors with dr. Garcia are wonderful. It is strange no one has followed up with me even after emails. Everyone make sure your follow up is done. I am sorry I did not get anyone to tahe me back to Dr. Garcia as I should have. I also wish they would have responded to my emails. Oh well, I am on the road to recovery which is good. I don't know why my experience was so different than yours but I will put this behind me. I do know that I would never go through something this big alone again. Thanks for posting

Kat