"I met Ernesto, our driver at the San Diego airport on Friday morning and was taken to Mexicali. The drive from San Diego to Mexicali is beautiful. Upon arrival at the hospital we were met by Yolanda and Carla who started doing all my tests. We were really impresssed ,everything worked like a well oiled machine. I later met with Dr. Campos, who is a bariatric nutritionist and a wls patient himself. After about 3 hours we were taken to Lucene Hotel, very nice place. That evening we went to the pool for a while. I was on a liquid diet so I could not try a margarita but my wife seemed to enjoy it.
The following morning I met Dr Ungson and the entire team of doctors who would be taking care of me. Dr. Beltran his assistant surgeon, Dr Gutierrez anesthesiologist and Dr Lomeli, internal dr. I was really impressed again by their professionalism. You just know that you are in good hands and they know exactly what they are doing. Dr Ungson and Dr. Beltran answered all my questions and explained what was to be done. My band was to be removed and they would do the DS. The x ray done the previous day showed no problems that would throw them off the plan. We were nervous but knew we had the best men for the job.
What can I say about the hospital? After 6 days there it felt like home. If it were not for the hospital bed that was not the most comfortable, I would have stayed there for another week! Nurses were very attentive and helpful, language was not a problem at all. I saw Dr Ungson a couple more times but most of my follow up, was done Dr. Beltran and Dr. Campos, I saw them 3-4 times a day. I passed the 3 leak tests with flying colors and focused on recovering the rest of the week. I followed instructions to the T , did my breathing exercises, walked constantly and did everything on my part to ensure proper healing.
I have been home for 2 weeks and everything is perfect. Communication has been excellent, I had en email from Gabby waiting for me when I got home, my questions have been answered promptly each and every time.
Thank you Dr Ungson and all the team at Mexicali Bariatric Center for such an outstanding service!
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