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I have a date set for 7/16/15 for a vsg to DS with Dr. Ungson. My husband will have to stay home with our toddler, and my mother doesn't feel comfortable going to Mexico (you should have heard her fussing at me!)
So it sounds like I will have to go by myself. I'm not worried about the trip there or the hospital stay, I'm more worried about the trip back. I'll be flying back to Mississippi from San Diego, and I wonder how I'll feel, and if I'll be up to rolling my small suitcase around, and if I'll be on pain meds, etc...
Can some of you tell me your experiences going alone, or what you recommend? Thanks!
@JRose888 - The plane ride home was fine other than trying to find liquids that I could have in the airport as I couldn't pack chicken broth. Alisha did give me a good idea, which was chicken granules. Just mix them with ho****er and you are good to go. You may want to consider bringing them. I was in no pain, only weak and very tired. I barely had any pain at all at my incisions. If you are traveling alone, you are going to want to pack very lightly as you cannot lift anything above 10 lbs for a month after surgery. So you may want to consider this when you pack your carry on. The trip home was fine for me, just so tiring. I live in Virginia, so it was a long journey. I had my surgery on a Monday and didn't travel home until the following Saturday though. We hung out in San Diego for a couple of days. Let me know if you have any other questions. @Sleevecity - Everyone has to make the choice that they are comfortable with. If you are not comfortable with Florence, then by all means, go elsewhere.
I will be there June 15th! Good luck to us all 
Thank you so much for your information! I have Karen as a coordinator and she has been good so far, thankfully. I wanted to ask how you handled the plane trip home. I will be travelling on my own and wonder if the post-op pain will pose a problem with only a few days of recovery and then getting on an airplane to go back home. Sitting up straight I heard is difficult afterward. Any advice would be great, again thanks so much for your help!
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I had a great experience. I did alot of research and felt most comfortable with ALighterMe. They were wonderful, every detail was great, they are very helpful and nice. I would reccommend them without a doubt in my mind!
I am a bit concerned abou the capability of Florence Hospital or some of the other small hospitals which seem more like medium sized surgicenters by US Standards. Is their ICU, really a true ICU? I have seen posts that some of these small hospitals resemble small community hospitals in the 1980s or 90s in the US. If this is accurate, I will need to save a bit more for the "Group One sureons posted previously.
@JRose888 - I have had nothing but a good experience with Dr. Garcia. I paid $4400.00 plus airfare for him. He works with another doctor, and that doctor is cheaper. His website lists the pricing - tijuanabariatrics.com. I think he still has a $150.00 special going on, so you may be able to get it cheaper than I did. My coordinator was not the best (Alisha). I say this because I requested the Marriott and ended up at the other hotel (I can't remember the name of it) that they offer. But it was nice and all of the nurses were great. They all spoke english, so that was very helpful. I speak some spanish, but when it comes to my health, I prefer to hear the outcome in english so that I can understand absolutely everything. I had my surgery at Florence Oasis hospital. I think he is now doing surgery at a newer facility, so check with them, but Florence was great. I had a private room and plenty of room for my husband (extra sleeper bed for him). It was not the newest hospital in the world, but what was important to me was that it was a hospital and not a clinic. In case of anything happening, I wanted an ER and ICU and those things were important to me. I never saw those at the hospital, but I didn't venture past the first floor and my coordinator assured me that it had them. Dr. Garcia speaks good english too, but I didn't talk to him very much. Let me know if you have any specific questions that I can help with. I know that picking a doctor is extremely important and a difficult decision, so I am here to help if you need it.
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I'm looking into having VSG with Dr. Ortiz as well and am wondering what the scarring is like? Is it noticeable? I know that's the last thing to worry about, but I probably wouldn't be able to take more than a few days off of work so I'm hoping the pain and recovery isn't too terrible. Have you been successful with the VSG? Thanks!
Hi! I'm looking into "A lighter me" with Ortiz as well. I'm skeptical but want to believe this isn't a scam. How was your experience?
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