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Overall my experience with Dr. Illan was great
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mmjhernandez0216October 7, 2021
WORTH IT$4,915
When I started my research for Dr's to get my sleeve I decided to join a Bariatric Surgery group on Facebook. I had asked if anyone had gone to TJ to get surgery and with who. Dr. illan's name kept popping up. I actually had another Dr in Mexicali in mind however they kept canceling and I took that as a sign to continue looking. So I looked in to Dr. illan and saw nothing but great reviews and experiences. I did their questionnaire in June on their website and within days I got a call back from Pablo to schedule surgery. I will say I was hesitant because I really wanted to meet the doctor but I felt comfortable so I booked. I was scheduled for Sept. 23rd. They accommodated me and moved me up to Sept. 9th. I was really pleased with that. Throughout the whole time leading up to my surgery they emailed me often with instructions and the nutritionist. Any question I had and called they answered me promptly!
I was traveling from California to TJ so I wasn't very far and were able to pick me up from the CBX in Otay, CA and crossed me over. It was a really smooth transition to cross and same thing to cross back to the US. The morning of my surgery i got there at 7am. I filled out paperwork and got blood work done, x rays done and checked into my hospital room. Everything was done in a timely manner and the staff was amazing! Almost everyone spoke english so language isn't a barrier for those that don't know Spanish. I know Spanish so it wasn't a big problem. Everything was really clean which was a biggie for me. Their rooms are spacious and since Covid there aren't shared rooms. I went i to surgery at around 2:45pm. They also gave me something to calm my nerves which was nice lol. I got into my room at about 5pm from what I remember. I wasn't in pain but definitely some discomfort. Not to mentioned I arrived by myself and went through surgery by myself. My husband didn't arrive until 6pm. The most discomfort I had was from the anthesia I felt nauseous and dizzy but the next day I was fine. Definitely WALK WALK WALK. It makes a difference so the gas can leave your body. I was nauseous for the first 2 days but after the 3rd I was good.
Overall my experience with Dr. Illan was great. If you are thinking of getting the gastric sleeve look no further and go with Dr. Illan.
I was traveling from California to TJ so I wasn't very far and were able to pick me up from the CBX in Otay, CA and crossed me over. It was a really smooth transition to cross and same thing to cross back to the US. The morning of my surgery i got there at 7am. I filled out paperwork and got blood work done, x rays done and checked into my hospital room. Everything was done in a timely manner and the staff was amazing! Almost everyone spoke english so language isn't a barrier for those that don't know Spanish. I know Spanish so it wasn't a big problem. Everything was really clean which was a biggie for me. Their rooms are spacious and since Covid there aren't shared rooms. I went i to surgery at around 2:45pm. They also gave me something to calm my nerves which was nice lol. I got into my room at about 5pm from what I remember. I wasn't in pain but definitely some discomfort. Not to mentioned I arrived by myself and went through surgery by myself. My husband didn't arrive until 6pm. The most discomfort I had was from the anthesia I felt nauseous and dizzy but the next day I was fine. Definitely WALK WALK WALK. It makes a difference so the gas can leave your body. I was nauseous for the first 2 days but after the 3rd I was good.
Overall my experience with Dr. Illan was great. If you are thinking of getting the gastric sleeve look no further and go with Dr. Illan.
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