Weight Loss Surgery Center Tour

My sister Vicki from AZ. had a Lap-Band the first part of Oct. Ever since then that is all we talk about. She was to get her first fill in Dec. and she talked me and my husband into me getting the Lap-Band. Mainly my husband, cause I wanted right away. So Dec. 21st. we left Az. where Vicki teaches school and headed for Mexico.

It's a long ride and the traffic in San Diego was really bad. We arrived in the parking lot at about 8PM. We caught the bus for Tijuana; we were met at the station by Dr. Kelly and his wife. They took us to the hotel just a short way from the hospital. Now let me tell you the ride in the bus was a real eye opener... my husband is from New York and he had to close is eyes. Who would have thought that they have so much traffic in Tijuana. We had a very nice visit with Dr. Kelly and wife in the lovely lobby of the Hotel He explained every thing we could think to ask about the fill and the Lap-Band surgery. We had something to eat and went to bed. Our room over looked the pool and we felt like we were on a vacation.

Dr. Kelly did the fill the next day on Vicki; she had a cd of it and could not wait to get home to see it. I had surgery later that day because of blood work and EKG, and all they had to get me ready. It all went like clock work, the hospital was small and clean and everybody was very friendly, it seems to me most of there work is Lap-Bands, so they do it very well. I guess they have seen it all by now. I took a shower and Dr Kelly and is wife came and checked me gave me a RX, and then he had a van driver take us back to the parking lot on the American side and we were on our way home.

All and all we enjoyed our trip; I suggest that you stay longer than one day but we wanted to be someplace special for Christmas. And we made it! It is now a month since my surgery I feel good and can eat what I want and I'm really trying to eat right. I take vitamins and my port scar is the only one that I even notice any more. I've lost 25lbs. looking forward to six months from now.... Vicki has lost 48lbs. that is from Oct. till now. We like doing it together, she lives in Litchfield AZ. 5 hours from us in Hemet Calif. We have raised our children together. Now we are going to get slim together.

A BIG THANK YOU to DR. KELLY his wife and his team.

Kitty Gardner Hemet Calif

kittym1@juno.com