Q&A Hospital Mi Doctor

4 weeks before surgery:
• Stop smoking or vaping.
• Stop all pregnancy preventive oral medication and hormonal medication for at least 3 or 4 weeks (hormonal medication increases blood clots risks).
• Stop consuming alcohol.
• Stop beverages with caffeine, energy drinks (at least 2 weeks before surgery).
• Star walking or doing ellipticals for 30 min daily, patients with cardiovascular or joint diseases can inflate a balloon 5 or 3 times a day.

1 week before surgery:
• Stop all NSAIDs (aspirin, advil, aleve, ibuprofen, any other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication; you may use tylenol (paracetamol) for headache or minor pains).
• Regardless whether you have acid reflux/heartburn or not, start taking Omeprazole (1 pill 20 mg; every 12 hours, in order to decrease acid reflux, nausea, inflammation caused by the procedure).

3 days before surgery:
• Star full liquid diet, to cleanse your stomach pouch in bowel from any kinds of solids.
• It’s very important to drink fluids during this period in order to be well hydrated for the day of surgery.

Surgery Day:
• Stop drinking at midnight (the night before surgery).
• You may take medication for high blood pressure, indicated by your physician early in the morning with a small glass of wáter.
• You may brush your teeth normally.
• Take a shower with soap a night before surgery or in the morning.
• Take off all jewelry, contact lenses.
• You may have acrylic nails but short (1/4 of an inch).
• Wear comfortable clothes.
• During your flight, practice leg muscle contraction, get up and move every 45 minutes, move your feet (these are Clot preventive measures).

We have the most experienced surgeons and hospital in Tijuana, we are a specialist team, we work under the right conditions and with the best technique.

You will also be safe during your procedure stay in Tijuana.

The test, analyses, medical evaluation performed before surgery will evaluate if you are a good candidate for the surgery.

Following surgery we will give you all the information to have nutritional guidance before retiring to your home.

• In expert hand surgery is performed under general anesthesia.
• Gastric Sleeve surgery takes an average of 1.5 hours.
• Risks after surgery are low and some undesirable side effects are reported as very few.
• After surgery, the patient is in the surgical recovery room for 2 hours.
• After recovery from surgery the patient is installed in the hospital room.
• The Patient is going to be in the hospital for 48 hours.
• Patients can start physical activity as soon as they are released from the hospital.

• In general after gastric sleeve surgery, patients start weight loss after 5 days.
• Weight loss rate is about 70% to 80% of excess weight during the first year.
• The weight normally remains stable.
• Patients who maintain a regular daily routine following surgery, including exercise, balanced diet, physical activity achieve better results.

The vast majority of studies are ready from 1 hour to 3 hours after being made, so that can be analyzed and provide suitable results and patient treatment.

Laboratory studies blood and urine, Ultrasound, Endoscopy, Cardiovascular assessment (Heart Study) and radiography.

The tests or procedures are determined by age, the patient’s symptoms and the sex and current health status.

Patients are given a diet depending on the problems they have: Diet for gastritis, ulcers, reflux. Diet for Colon (colitis, constipation). Diet for cholesterol and triglycerides. Diabetes Diet. Diet to reduce weight.

We have adequate and specialized drug to cleanse the digestive system completely.

If you come from California, you can reach the border with Tijuana, enter Tijuana and follow the map to the hospital.

If you are arriving by plane to San Diego, there will be a dedicated shuttle that will pick you up and then drop you off upon departure.

We will accept cash, credit cards and cashier check only.

Some American insurance to be covered in Mexico, for certain procedures are accepted.

From Monday to Friday it is preferable to make an appointment, but will try to attend all patients that come without an appointment. but may care for patients who arrive without appointment.
On Saturday will be attending first come first serve patient will right the names down and will attending by order.

We recommend you arrive as early as possible, you will be given instructions of your tests and then you will be able to go eat something, so than when you’re up for appointment the test’s results will be ready.

We do all kinds of surgeries, use the best technology for laparoscopic surgery, laser surgery, endoscopic surgery and many other techniques.

You can buy all medicines in the pharmacy of My Doctor Hospital, which is in the same hospital.

With your U.S. Doctor prescriptions you can take your medication back with no problem.