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Not Worth It - Santo Domingo, DR

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Hello , so I had my surgery on june 3 with yily de...

rbx23
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Hello , so I had my surgery on june 3 with yily de los santos.I gotten lipo on my inner thighs, chin and arms.I also got breast implants with a bbl fat transfer.so this what happen.I got to D.R june 2. Since I was staying at jacquelines recovery house, someone picked me up from the airport and droped me to jacuelines.I droped my luggage off their and was heading to Cipla.when your at Cipla you will wait in the waiting room fill out bunch of papers once your done with the papers they will take your blood .if your getting breast implants they will take xrays of your chest.I do not speak spanish but their are people their so does speak english.once your done with your tests you will go back to the waiting room and you will meet with yily.she has her assistant their to translate make sure you speak up because if you dont she will do whatever.

Okay so this is what to expect.when its your surgery date make sure you go to cipla in loose clothes like maxi dress and you would have to bring a bag of babywipes, large pads, socks.othisnis where my journey gets crazy.I remember going off to surgery around 11am the anesthesiologist injects me 30 before my surgery with the anesthesia.30 mins passed and I remember they putting a sheet over my face but I was still awake ! I felt them cutting me up and I know a little of Spanish yily wasnt even doing the surgery she was just guiding him.since I was awake during surgery I heard yily voice so far away but their was a man that was cutting me up he was talking and he was close not far away like yily.but after 30 mins being awake into my surgery I finally knocked out.I do even remember waking up after surgery was done.I remember waking up at 8pm in my recovery room at cipla.once I woke up I was soooo hungry but they only give you soup and u wake up with a bunch of bandages on your whole body

You will feel your back is sooo stiff as a board.itll be hard to get out of bed.and its weird because most people at cipla dont wear gloves.but the next day the nurses will removes the bandages and clean you up and put you in a faja.I cud not stand the faja because i have a big body im a large and they put me in a xsmall faja which I was in so much pain.so the things that are not included in the quote is the medicine after surgery and a blood transfusion, my recovery wasnt easy.I was taking painkillers wasnt doing anything for me.I wore the faja everydy but on the 5 day I started to not wear it because I was in such pain.my whole body became swollen and inflamed and here I am 24/7 wearing this tight faja was making it worse.when I took off the faja my body was in less pain.so on the five day I went to cipla to have my drainage removed, they took some blood and I told them I wasnt feeling good that I felt weak I feel like fainting all the time and they told me its normal from the recovery.

Ever since I had the surgery my body didt feel right.everyday I felt so weak, fainting, shortness of breath I didt feel good but I ignored my body and just trustesd what yily told me.so I was originally suppose to leave D.R june 13 but I booked a flight for monday june 9 because my body wasnt feeling good.so I arrived in ny at 10 am and the moment I landed I went straight to the doctor and when I was at the doc I had to be rushed to the hospital...

My doctor said I had a fever, I was dehydrted, I was anemic, and my liver was shuttingdown.when I got to the hospital they said same thing I had a fever, I needed a blood transfusion , my liver was shutting down I was dehydrated and they also told me I got a infection from the surgeryin my boods and my butt.I ended up staying in the hospital for three days.but I said to myself wow if I would of never booked a early flight since I was suppose to leve june 13 I would of died in D.R. and it pissed me off because when I had my drainage removed they also took bloodand they didt tell me nothing when I wasnt feeling good ever since I had the surgery.also when I was in the hospital the doctor said their was another girl in critical condition who also got surgery outside the country but she did it in columbia.I know everyones body reacts differently but in my opinion it wasnt worth it.

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June 15, 2014
Sorry you had such an awful experience and it's good that you listened to your instincts and got out of there. Scary to think what could have happened had you not.
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June 15, 2014
oh my God, Im glad you are alive to tell your story, this is scary... I hope you feel better soon, did they tell you what kind of infection you have? is it MRSA? oh wow. I wish you a speedy recovery.
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June 15, 2014
I'm just wondering why they didn't address that considering they are supposed to check your blood after surgery. I'm sorry sweetheart. I hope all is well now!
June 15, 2014
Wow, glad you're ok. definitely not during my procedure overs in a different country. Scary enough doing it in the States
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June 15, 2014
Welcome! I am praying for you! Please keep us updated.
UPDATED FROM rbx23
13 days post

For those of you who are so sick in he head to think I would lie

rbx23

For those of you who are so sick in he head to think I would lie about me almost dieing from this experience and who thinks im fake.  their really is no hope for humanity why would someone lie or make up a story like this.I wrote this review to warn other people.yes I know everyone has a different recovery but truth is going outside the country is risky.my review is the real deal.and I wanna help other people be aware even when I went to the hospital for three days the plastic surgeon told me their was a girl who went to columbia to get plastic surgery is in critical condition .so if anyone thinks im fake I swear to god this is real and I would post pictures but I cant right now my healing procress with my boobs isnt doing too good right now.my boobs hurt bad from being score I cant even lift my arms too high .and for one of the comments that said I didt even write what I got done reread my post because I did write down what I got done

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June 17, 2014
Well, well, well ladies... Got news and I got it from the doctor itself! rbx23 accusations are very serious and specially when we are talking about death! I got in contact with Doctor Yily office today because I couldn't sleep last night after I read this. My surgery is a week away and this really disturb me. Am not saying at all that maybe the lock of speaking another language got on the way a little bit in understanding certain concern but this patient wanted to leave the Dominican republic 5 or 7 days after surgery with an excuse that I don't want to disclose. Doctor Yily is very concern about this accusation and trust me is going to get fix. I don't thing we should be blaming other people for our own decisions. Someone with mayor surgery shouldn't be flying right away. Rest to sure that this story has more to it and whatever happen here maybe was cause by the patient not doing what they are supposed to after having mayor surgery. Hope she is doing better, but before you make accusation have facts to back it up!
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June 17, 2014
I did sx last year in Dom Rep and my ps told me not to travel until the 15th day, otherwise I would be responsible for myself. There are bacterias that you can easily get only on planes (that I always knew).... I was so afraid that I stayed there a whole month altogether... arrive in DR on April 17, had surgery the 21st and came back home the 18th of May.
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June 17, 2014
Wait seriously???!! If she left or not she ended up in the hospital!!! At first you claim her story to be dramatization but then found out it was true. She commented she felt WRONG first days and what if she would have stayed? If she died there that would have been here fault? I have traveled all over the world.... Air born infections is what you catch on the air planes. She didn't catch an airborne.. infection... That fact that she was a REAL customer of this doctor is scary. Rbx23 thanks for sharing your story and hope your recovery is speedy and this can be put behind you. Lol... Welp all you girls can go see YILY if you want to.... Not my kind of Doctor of choice !
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June 17, 2014
I'm just wondering where you got this info? Did Yily tell you? Let's be honest in the last few months I've heard of at least 2 people died under her care. She knowingly sent one of her patients back to the Recovery house knowing that her hemoglobin was low. The other patients who past was because she didn't disclose surgical history. I'm not saying her story isn't true but I wouldn't believe everything Yily says considering she has several deaths on her hands. Ijs
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June 17, 2014
Pasted*
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June 17, 2014
Ok everybody has their opinion whether good or bad, just prove what you are saying rbx23 by posting some b4 and after pics!!! then nobody will have to be judgemental of the situation, thats what we here for anyway to get the facts!!!
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June 17, 2014
@brintt... THANK YOU!... EXACTLY MY POINT!
June 17, 2014
I am just confused. I thought RealSelf was to help women on the road to surgery. To allow other women to share your experience (good or bad). No one has nothing to prove. This is psychological trauma... This is her mind, body and soul. If you feel Yily did not do these things then you have nothing to worry about. If you feel she did then take that with a grain of salt as well. My opinion is that this post is hard to read and bashing her for proof is not fair.
June 18, 2014
if a patient lie on the app and did not tell the truth about her health issue then that's the patients fault not the doctor some of these woman know they have health issue don't want to say so but want a knock out body to attract men so they take the chance and the moment some thing go wrong the doctor gets the blame
June 18, 2014
thank you my point you wouldn't want see her showing of that body weeks later show your before and after then we will be satisfy why didn't she show pic of almost dying
June 18, 2014
The doctor can request medical records as well but they don't because they want the money. This is not private insurance this is cash or credit being cleared instantaneously. So it is a win- lose situation if things go wrong.
June 17, 2014
RBX23. I applaud and thank you with all my heart PLUS pray for ur speedy recovery. Please don't listen to negativity. Just relax and try to recover. You've gone thru enough already. LADIES be classy and thankful for rbx23's testimonial if you believe she's a fake have a heart and don't post nothing negative. You have a choice, we all do....just move on. Remember if ur in this site that means you're considering surgery like I am so it could happen to any of us including me. THANK YOU RBX23. I have you in my prayers sweety!
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June 17, 2014
When you give testimony and express yourself that way, at the same time you must be prepared for comments and inquiries. That's all! I never say "I don't believe your story"... I'm just asking for the facts! for pictures... I believe her, but any proof???........................ Let's be fair to be parties,
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June 17, 2014
typo... let's be fair to both parties. The benefit of the doubt will always exists!
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June 17, 2014
Okay, ladies... I will leave it up to here. I am NOT a Yili's patient, neither will be (she might give an hourglass shape and good booties, but not my kind of PS), on the other hand, I won't "crucify" her until I know the facts, with evidence, pictures and herself giving a statement of what went wrong. As for you, RBX23, wish you the best and healthy recovery. God Bless...
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June 17, 2014
Thats how we do it here on realself!!! evidence!!! then we have a case!!!
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June 17, 2014
Ladies her review was not "unsatisfied" it was " not worth it" her results might have been beautiful still she says , "not worth it" if I were in her shoes I wouldn't show my pics because if the results were great ,the pics would be recommending her as a Dr. and watering down the fact she almost lost her life. No need for pics I get it! Nuff said.
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July 21, 2014
I agree...