Anyone used Dr. Curiel in Tijuana?

Sleeve101 · November 10, 2014

I'm scheduled to go in a couple weeks for gastric sleeve with Dr. Curiel at Clinica San Juan. Any information you can share would be greatly appreciated!

I'm using Medical Tourism Co.

tashaharris1981 · February 19, 2015

@sleve101 im going thru medical tourism with dr curiel at clinical san Juan also! My surgery is set for march 5th and can hardly find any information..how was your experience and what should I expect?

tashaharris1981 · February 19, 2015

I have information on him. Not worried about the dr at all. I however cannot find information on the clinic except pictures. Im wanting personal experiences and what to expect.

Sleeve101 · February 19, 2015

@tashaharris the doctor is good, but I think I risked more than I should have. It's a clinic and not a big hospital. I was very uncomfortable after surgery and in a lot of pain. I don't think they gave me strong enough pain medication. The bed was like sleeping on a kinder mat. The nurses didn't automatically wear gloves, so I was kinda nervous about their the sterilization process (or perhaps lack thereof? Shouldn't they know basic safety process like always wear gloves?).

Also, the way they stitched me back up was not pretty. My regular doctor here made a comment that it wasn't the best - like old school techniques perhaps. They also use clear stitching so getting them removed here was difficult, since my doc couldn't see them well. Luckily she got all of them and I didn't have any problem afterward.

Overall, I survived, without any post-op complications (no infection), so I'm happy with that! :-)

I hope I didn't scare you too much. The doctor is really nice and thorough, the nurses are very sweet, the driver that picked us up in San Diego named Joel was awesome! And you'll meet a lady named Veronica who is like a liaison, she's great too.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

Sleeve101 · February 19, 2015

The clinic is very basic - your room has a bed and an old recliner for your companion. The operating room looked like it was sufficiently equipped, but not as fancy as it would prob be here. I think they only have 1 operating room. The anesthesiologist looks like she's 25...that kinda made me nervous, but I didn't question her expertise. :-)