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I just started my 7 day pre-op today diet. By dinner I could have eaten a horse, but I settled for salad and chicken! .

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Day 2 of preop was a little easier. I'm hoping to hear from anyone going to Cancun for surgery next week. Although I guess, if I'm the only one--I will get more attention! :-)

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I am back home after surgery. Everything went well and as expected. Thanks to all who have posted their stories! I will write more later. Dr Perez is wonderful!

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Glad that things went well! Cancun information seems to be a little harder to come by, so be sure to post about your experience when you are up to it. Cancun was my preference when I was researching but had a hard time finding a lot of information about doctors and patient experiences.

~Kat

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Thanks Kat. I will write more tomorrow. My experience was exactly as expected, based on other's posts. If you do choose to go to Clinica Victoria, it very clean and probably similar to a small hospital in a small town in the US. They seem to be up-to-date on medical practices, but not so much technology as in the US. They took my temperature with a thermometer in the arm pit. But it works! My one negative about the clinic was that it was very noisy in the mornings. Apparently some construction was going on, but not sure if it was the clinic or next door. But if you can go with the flow and don't need a lot of hand holding, I think you will find it is OK. My wonderful husband was with me, so that really helped. He has traveled in Mexico and was very comfortable with the differences. He love 100% Natural, the café near the clinic, and walked a couple of blocks down to a market. He thought it was a great area for the little amount of exploring he was able to do. I'm attaching my "doctored" photo that Dr Perez took of us just before I left the clinic. I think it expresses what I thought of him. I think he has changed my life!

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1044671_569700829747612_951360762_n.jpgMy photo!

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