Good to be home !

[elisaa33 14]

Hi all ,

Just got back from Tijuana yesterday . My surgery was on the 19th and all went well . There are a couple of things that I would recommend to folks going down south .

First make sure that you have your translate app installed on your phone before you go . The nurses are good but there could be better communication.

We found that if you stay strict to the pre op diet you have a less chance of nausea and gas . There were some folks that ate before the surgery like pizza and hotdogs and were very uncomfortable! so stay on task !

We were at the Marriott and the service was great ! The thing was ,what they had for the patience was horrible. The broth was like a salt lick and there was no sugar free Jello or sugar free juices . We ended up going to Walmart and bought juice and packaged Jello and made it in our room . Or bring it down with you. Also your own broth

Other than that all was good .

Good luck to you all !

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[KindaFamiliar 3,867]

Welcome home @@elisaa33

Glad it went well for you...

[Jdubwife 2]

What doctor did you go with?

[elisaa33 14]

Dr Garcia at Tijuana Beriactric.

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[april2003 21]

Hi elissa33. I had my surgery on 4/15/16 in TJ and although the service and experience was great I must say - there is no place like home. I couldn't wait to get back to the USA. I would totally do it again but I'm glad to be back!

I was at the Marriott from 4/17/16-4/18/16. Only had a few spoonfuls of broth and some Jello. I could barely stomach either so I went with the bottled Water and G2.

Good luck on your journey!