- Name: Denise Fountain
- Age: 51
- Surgery: Gastric Sleeve and Gallbladder Removal Add On
- Surgery date: April 4th, 2018
- Testimonial date: April 23rd, 2018
- Surgeon: Dr. Mario Almanza
When we arrived to our surgery date. All six individuals were placed in a waiting room from 9 am until around 1pm before being called up to the hospital rooms. Two individuals per room, then waited again to be taking/walked to the operation room. When woke up they then walked you back to you hospital bed. If you got sick you just had to vomit in a small pan, no pain medicine will be given until a certain time so don't ask. Make sure you walk at least every 2 hours this will really help you the next day. The next day you get up get into clothes and go to a holding room get hooked up to your last dose of medicine at the hospital and go over post-op material and ask questions. When you are finished with you meds you are then transported back to the hotel where you will receive your meds four more times in two days. Get a bag of water, jello, and apple juice and unless you call the nurses they do not check on you until time to get medicine. But still walk as much as you can. Get them to take you to the market where you can walk and shop (bargain with the sellers). The more you walk the better you will feel the day you have to ride on the plane home. Their hospitals ans staff is nothing like it is in America so don't get upset if what seems major to you is just minor to them. Just learn to take care of yourself. But the staff was nice and my surgery went well. So far so good. I hope this helps.
