Well I figured I would share my experience.
We did not go through transop and recovery house... Decided to do the recovery ourself as we were vacationing before the operation.
Arrived in guadalajara met with Dr. Cardenas. He explained where my incisions were going to be. He Didnt hesitate to do any of the surgeries I wanted..... which I was expecting him to do as I wanted a facelift and I'm technically to young for one... But I wanted it and got it. I guess that's a bonus on my side...yay.
All opinions are my own (keep in mind)
Guadalajara is dirty and disgusting... We will never go back. The hospital however is amazingly clean. The cleaning Crew work 24/7 and I never even seen anything dirty while I was there. Bathrooms were so clean you could eat off the floor. Operating room was immaculate.
A little difficult with not as much bilingual staff but it worked out okay.
Here are my tips if anyone is going:
* have lots of toilet paper around u... I used lots for wounds, cleanup ( vomiting after anesthesia), hot flashes etc.
*have a large bucket.... After coming out of anesthesia I vomited so much their little bed pan they give you did nothing for me... It was on the floor, of the bed table, the IV stand, the hospital bed, all over me. And this happened several times.... So be prepared and request or bring a larger bucket. I eventually gave her her little pan back and brought the bathroom garbage can into bed with me lol.
*bring your own pain meds. Everyone always says this and I thought I would just take what he gives.... They suck, lol bring ur own!!
*bring a fine tooth comb.... After the surgery and showering it's so hard to get the dried blood out of your hair.... It's everywhere. Thank God I had a comb!
*when you have to go grab prescriptions it's different process... We had to run from the hospital to pharmacy 4 times before we got it right.. I really don't think Cardenas has the system down yet cause it was awful. Remember... You need 2 copies of the prescription both need header docter information and signatures... The pharmacy needs to keep a copy before they give u the pills.... Such a gong show.
*our phones did not work in Mexico.... For the love of God.... Get a GPS or make sure ur phone is working haha.
*have a bunch of movies downloaded before you arrive... Hotels have WiFi but it's sooooo slow and constantly shuts off.... Easier to just have it ready to go.
*ask for loota of pillows.... You need them,
And my ultimate #1 thing I got that was a dream come true.... Sleeping pills. It is to hard to sleep upright and face all screwed up... I spent a few night just staring at the clock for sooooo long. Once I got my prescription for sleeping pills...
My entire trip got incredibly better lol.
One more thing.... Gisela was very helpful but don't rely on her... She kept saying she would give me a time for a second appointment.... I constantly asked and she blew it off... Finally I called the emergency line and doc said if she hasn't gotten back just to show up at the Hospital at 8am and they would see me. Good thing... If I woulda waited for her to give me a time It would've screwed everything up. Don't hesitate on anything.... If u need to know call hospital... I must have phoned them 20/30 times
Make a trip to a store before surgery. We even bought a tiny coffee pot and used it 24/7 for tea, coffee, we made Mac and cheese in it, hot dogs, soup, noodles..... Everything lol. The hotel had room service... But only when the kitchen decided they were gonna open.... And this was a 4 star hotel btw lol.
Overall wasn't bad.... First couple days were rough as to be expected. But just be prepared with everything else.
Hi, congratulations on having your FFS! What all did you have done, and are you happy with the results so far?
I had
*hairline advancement
*type 3 forehead remodeling
*eyebrow lift
*lip lift
*major facelift
*neck liposuction
And yes i love it.... Dr. Cardenas and his assistant docters did a wonderful job!
Really curious about your forehead and facelift part. nce you've recovered, would you consider sharing pics privately if you don't wanna post them online? It's okay if you don't wish to:) x
How long had you fasted for before surgery?
I was told to fast for at least 8 hours and although I heaved A LOT there was nothing in my stomach to be sick so nothing came out.
Hi... I would not like to share pictures sorry. Everything is healing well.
I fasted for 10 hours. Everything the came up the first time was mucous..... But it was strange too..... Like copious amounts of it... Like it was in a movie or something lol the rest was after I was allowed to eat.
Ah OK I had no sick but did have some globs of semi mucous/blood. Only to be expected I suppose and only had a small mouthful.
I am on day three and you are on day 10.
Can I ask when did you notice the maximum swelling? Has it gone down much since then? How long are you to wear the mask?
Chara
Oh I threw up alot! Lol
The worst days were the first 3 I would say. After that it was good. And I didn't wear a mask... Within hours they took off my bandages and I was released from the hospital with no bandages and was told not to put any on as well... So I'm just letting things air heal I guess lol
wuld love to know how u feel about his forehead work?
so far i am impressed with the forehead work, he still has not informed me what type i had done. i have messaged him a few times with no reply yet . the only thing.. is the incision is nasty and will leave a very ugly scar!!! i will def be having hair transfer to cover it when i am eligible after healing.
If you have anasty scar from ear to ear then it's either type I or III
yes i just heard back from gisela , i had a type 1 done.
Lana were you under the impression or were you told prior to surgery that you were getting type III? -J
Quote from: lana777 on July 22, 2015, 11:29:46 AM
yes i just heard back from gisela , i had a type 1 done.
Earlier you listed a type 3 forehead - - if I understand the issue, those are very different surgeries and the cost should be rather different. The reasons for doing one verses the other are not subtle or obscure.
Was your payment for a type 1 or a type 3 ?
Hi yes i was told it was going to be a type 3, the cost was lowered ( for type 1 ) but i added on neck liposuction last minute as we didnt know if i needed it for sure or not and that covered the balance.