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Ready for This Change - Tijuana, Mexico
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Okay ladies, so i have set my date for OCT 1 and...
WORTH IT$6,800
Okay ladies, so i have set my date for OCT 1 and will be paying my deposit for Dr. Pantoja tomorrow morning. I am getting a breast lift with implants, lipo of belly/back/sides/arms, tummy tuck, and fat injections in my butt (just to round it off). I am super nervous! I have never had any surgery, at all. I am adding my before picture to this post as well as the ones I sent to the doctor. I will post again tomorrow after I make the deposit. Also I see a lot of ladies with long list of things they are getting for post op care, is all of that necessary or can I cut back on some of those things?
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UPDATED FROM huniB
4 days pre
deposits
So I've made my deposit through bank of america, and am saving my recipe for proof of payment (which is apparently crucial).
I am on a mad scramble now to reserve a 2 night stay at a recovery house. Club med is to pricey for me and Grace Baja house doesn't answer/email back. Hopefully I will hear from them soon or I will just have to suck it up and make my way back home after I get discharged.I am very nervous to go alone, but I want this so badly. Does anyone else know of any other good recovery houses near pantoja's office?
I am on a mad scramble now to reserve a 2 night stay at a recovery house. Club med is to pricey for me and Grace Baja house doesn't answer/email back. Hopefully I will hear from them soon or I will just have to suck it up and make my way back home after I get discharged.I am very nervous to go alone, but I want this so badly. Does anyone else know of any other good recovery houses near pantoja's office?
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September 27, 2013
Don't know where u live, but I had Pantoja (very happy) and 2 days with him and 5days @ClubMed plus 7 days 1-on-1 with a friend back home (2 weeks round the clock help) was crucial! Please reconsider finding a way to stay @ClubMed (I had same prob w Grace RH-or ask Dr P where else he recommends). With all that surgery u will b in NO shape to cross the border (unless u live really close, get a medical pass from dr P AND hv a driver that knows how to get u thru medical lane (it is very hard to find) . I wish u the best & hope u can beg, borrow or steal some money for RH-I can almost guarantee u will not regret it :)
September 27, 2013
Hello, you said you stayed at clubmed for 5 days ... How long do the drains stay in ? I had weight loss surgery in Tijuana almost 2 yrs ago. After I left the hospital I went to a hotel for a couple of days before returning home to Texas. I see some people stay in the RH for 2 weeks . Is 1 week enough and do the drains come out after a week ?
September 28, 2013
Drains r very individual, I wd ask Dr P his expectation, but I believe 7-10d is the ave. an acquaintance I met @ the RH took hers out herself once she got home and had less than 25cc(?) drainage per day & I've read lots of people do it. Mine were in at least three weeks :(. :(. :(. If u take em out before 25cc that fluid is staying IN u & I think it's more than ur body can absorb or process. Personally I think 2 weeks (10 days at least) in RH is best. I had 7 days direct medical-like care (between dr & RH). THEN I had one full time non-working adult with no children in the house to wait on me another week after that! If u can't do that I say stay @the RH!! I hv no idea re weight loss surgery,pain, limitations, etc, but I had lipo, TT, and breast lift, (no implants, no BBL) and it was ALOT to recover from! (I've had 2 c-sections + another abdominal surgery, so I'm no newbie) & I'm no wimp,& hv high pain threshold! Good luck to u!!!!!
September 28, 2013
I'm having everything you're having except for the lift... I'm paying $6,500 in mexicali, Mx. I have mine scheduled for Monday, sept 30th! Good luck with everything! I wish you all the best!
September 28, 2013
Can anyone give me dr pantoja email ? Please and thank you!!
September 29, 2013
Your before looks close to mine. I am wishing you all the best with a speedy recovery.
UPDATED FROM huniB
1 day post
boobies
Hi ladies, let me start by saying how kind and hospitable Dr Pantoja and his staff have been. As I am one day post op and can hardly shuffle around I can only get pictures of my boobs for now.
I went from a saggy c to a high d
I went from a saggy c to a high d
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October 3, 2013
Yay. Congrats. What kinds of pain meds does pantoja give u? what would u rate ur pain. My biggest concern with mexico if having to recover without narcotics :(
October 3, 2013
That should be the least of your worries! First of all you prob won't need true narcotics (based on my experience) and u can buy almost anything U want in any pharmacy WITHOUT a prescription! I live in San Diego and buy my birth control, thyroid , etc down there, crossing several times a year and have been doing it for years! I can buy 6 or 12 months worth at once, usually for far cheaper than in USA! Last time I went, (1month ago) I walked into la farmacia the pharmacist said in perfect English "how can I help you?" I replied " I need some prescriptions" he then rattles off, "what do you want, pain pills, antibiotics, antidepressants, diet pills??" I said, "no,no, just my birth control, etc" !! that stuff is hard enough to get in the states even WITH a doctor-down there, I just walk in, say what I need, barter the price a bit,pay cash and leave! (They also take credit cards and u r supposed to have an RX to bring it back to US, but hey.....
October 3, 2013
I don't know, I will ask I the morning...but I have not had any pain except when I try and do somerhing that I know I'm not supposed to like get out of bed alone.
October 3, 2013
At Grace baja recovery, club med looked nice too, just too expensive for me. I am goimg to the recovery house this afternoon I will give honest advice about my experience there.
October 3, 2013
your boobs look great... How does your tt feel. I'm looking at going with Dr.P in March 2014. So many Dr.s so hard to choose. The distance for me to travel to San Diago is so much shorter than Dominican Republic. I like what I see with Dr. Cynthia Disla but so far from Texas. Please post how everything went with your travel and all. Do they get you back and forth to the airport? Not sure if I will be traveling alone or not. So really would like to know the procedure they take. I has weight lose surgery in Tijuana and they took care of everything. It was a breeze. Hope you are feeling well and wish you a speedy recovery!!!
October 22, 2013
hey hun do you fly into san deigo and someone picks you up or do you fly into mx
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