Sending good vibes to you today!!! You are going to be amazed and enjoy this journey as much as the rest of us are!! Praying for a fast recovery!!

Sending prayers your way that your surgery goes well and you have a quick recovery!

Sending prayers for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery! Keep us posted! : )

Best of luck for a speedy recovery. We share the same surgery date. B

Today's the day! You are going to do great. I just know it! Soon, I will be saying "wow!" about pictures you'll be posting. Prepare to amaze yourself! God bless you!

Good Luck!!!

Just wanted to send some good wishes your way as you are preparing for your surgery. Relax and don't worry. You will do great and in a week you will be glad you did this.

Yes: things to take - socks with the grippies at the bottom, a pair of leggings, tights, or sweats to wear under your gown after surgery, a nice sweater or a snuggie..rooms get really cold..several pairs of undies...you will have diarrhea at any given moment after you drink the liquid for the leak test... toiletries..soap, facial cleanser, toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant...lotion. travel size of course...laptop or ipad/tablet..for boardem...earphones...get an app on your phone for spanish translation..phone charger..chapstick or carmex, gasx strips...wear sports bars and not normal bras...you will irriate the incision sight.. make yourself walk as soon as you can....walk around as much as you can..everyone on staff is friendly and professional...just trust them to do what they do. call them whenever you need them...you really are in good hands...dr. rod will visit you everyday that you are there. don't be nervous...its really a good experience...very professional, beautiful hospital and people. very beautiful spirits...where light and easy clothing... preferably maxi dress or light workout clothing...be as comfortable as possible and relax....eat the ice chips...thats all you will be able to tolerate...hope all this helps...good look and your in my prayers....see you on the sleeved side!

I also want to add that my mother was one of the biggest nay-sayers when I was preparing for my surgery. She thought I had lost my mind, leaving the country for such a "questionable surgery". Now she is singing their praises to all who will listen!

Yes, we all used Dr. Rod and his assistant surgeon, Dr. Elmo. We all love these guys and I know that you will too! The staff is smart & friendly and the hospital is beautiful! You will be in very capable hands. If you don't know Spanish, the language barrier can be a little sobering. I took along my laptop and kept it on Translate Google for when we occasionally encountered a nurse that knew no English.
If anyone is going with you, make sure they have plenty of $1 bills to buy meals in the cafe downstairs. ($3-4 per meal) Also let them know that you can't carry food back up to the room unless it's in a bag... at least that's how I smuggled my food back up to sit with my mother They also need to purchase a couple of bottled drinks to keep on hand each day because figuring out the beverage machines is a real chore. I never figured it out and I've been there 3 weeks this year! lol! So in short, they are so good and you you will be so well-cared for that I'm more worried about whoever is going with you starving while there!
Also, you can call your patient facilitator if you need them. Both doctors will be in quite often to check with on you. You will probably see Dr. Elmo more... which is great because he is so good-looking that it's almost hard to look him in the eye! They are both very engaging & funny and really seem to care about their patients.

Thanks for the hello and good luck on your upcoming surgery .

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Thanks for the welcome i wish you lots of luck as you start your new life!

Just to let you know our surgery is December 26 this works better for us.Is your still Nov 29th?

I'm such a computer nerd. I just found out that you can subscribe to the blogs here. Maybe I can
keep up with folks better now. Hope everyone is having a good Sunday.

Forgot to ask. Is this date of November 29 "the day" for sure?