He is still one of the main few I'm looking at. It would be a huge help to have the nitty gritty details as that is where the convincing my family comes into play.

Thanks!

Hey,

I can't speak for Dr. Kelly, as I didn't see him, but I was sleeved by Dr Elias Ortiz (There are 2 Dr. Ortiz's in tijuana) on May 17th, and was really happy with the care I received. If you have specific questions about the company, the process, the hospital, ect, feel free to ask.  I would be happy to give you the lowdown of the care I received from A lighter me - I just don't want to take the time to type out all the nitty gritty details if you're not considering him anymore! lol

So after two days in the hospital I finally got to be able to come to the hotel room. The first day was a little rough from the gas that I was feeling. As they say, walk walk walk. The second day was a little easier than the first day, still a little gas but not as bad. When i was to going to be released the nurse gave me some kind of purple liquid to check for leaks, it tasted like water, and wasn't so bad. I also got my Barium test, doc said that everything looked good and I was able to get the drain out. It felt kinda different but did not hurt. I guess you could say that the sensation was different that's all but no pain.

Now I am just resting and relaxing at the hotel. I fell the gas a lot less than yesterday, but now I have heartburn but was told that is pretty normal, so besides that fell pretty good.

So glad that I decided to go through this still feel a little icky but it will go away in time.

So thanks to my Doctor in a few months I will be a different person that my kids will be able to play with so excited for my new journey in life.

I went with my husband to Florence hospital in Tijuana.

We used Medical Tourism - Dr. Gonzalez. He has been doing it since 96 with over 4k procedures. Spoke excellent English.

We had no issues in Mexico. The medical tourism industry is huge in Tijuana - the Grand Tijuana hotel has a floor dedicated to surgical care and is attached to essentially a mall of medical offices. 

Comb these sites for doctors. The hospital was a little shifty looking on the outside but modern on the inside. We were cared for by no less than 4 people around the clock. 

More laid back and personal than  my care here in the US.  

So yesterday was the big day, I didn't sleep much last night due to the gas pains. It was just hard for me to get comfortable, that gas is no joke! Today I am feeling better, the gas is still a little rough, but walking around has helped a lot. All in all this has been a lot easier than I thought it would be. I was worried that having that much of my stomach removed would be really painful, but really the gas discomfort is the only pain I have felt. Dr. Quinones has been great. He is a very down to earth guy. He came in to speak with me before surgery and answer all of the questions that I had. He was very polite and informative. The rest of the staff has been amazing as well. The nurses don't speak very much English, but they are really nice and there is a translator here with me 24 hours a day to make sure we are able to communicate with each other. The entire staff has been awesome! I just wanted to update everyone on how things are going. Thank you for all the prayers that you all sent my way. I am happy to say that I am officially a member of the sleeved team. It may be uncomfortable now, but I am so happy that I did it. I will keep updating as I feel up to it. Thanks again for all the support.