Re: Talk to me about SPAIN Please.....

[Guest guest]

Hey Steve....wanna share a hotel room? lol!! I am with you on the

Spain idea. Dr. Baltasar has some great results...and of course the

expense is much less. Besides...I can think of worse things than

recovering in such a beautiful place. The scenery would be enough to

inspire me to do my walking around the town sightseeing

> O.K. I am getting worn out by Blue Cross and I'm anxious to move on.

>

> Anyone know of some post-ops who have gone to Spain?

>

> What were the conditions like?

>

> Would they do it again?

>

> Some input from actual post-ops would be nice. Anyone hear of his

> complication or failure rates?

>

> Steve G

[Guest guest]

Steve, I had my DS by Dr. Baltasar May 31, 2001. I, too, had gotten

sick of trying to fight my insurance company for approval. I felt

that due to my general health and not wanting to deteriorate any more

having this surgery done and getting the weight off soon was most

important to me. I was very concerned that I would no longer be able

to continue working, and I had no desire to be on permanent

disability. So, I made the choice to go to Spain. I went by myself

and met up with two other Americans at the clinica who had their

surgery the same week as I. Dr. Baltasar is a top-notch surgeon and

very compassionate human being. The clinica does not have all the

bells and whistles of a hospital here in the US, but you pay dearly

for those. I am an RN working in intensive care here in the US and I

must say I was impressed with the simplicity of the care and how fast

I was up and going. I only had a simple IV for this surgery, no

foley catheter, no nasogastric tube, no epidural catheter, and no

central IV lines. I did not miss having those things at all. As far

as I am concerned, they are just avenues for infection for most

people. On the second day post-op I was up and walking two blocks on

the streets of Alcoy as instructed by the physician. I am now almost

two months out and feeling great. Please contact me privately if I

can give you any information or help.

Sandy C.

DS 5/31/01

Dr. Baltasar

-45 pounds

[Guest guest]

Hey Steve... I am almost 2 years out with Dr. B. Email me your phone

number privately and I will call you and fill you in. That goes for

anyone else who wants/needs to talk.

Love, Kris

> O.K. I am getting worn out by Blue Cross and I'm anxious to move on.

>

> Anyone know of some post-ops who have gone to Spain?

>

> What were the conditions like?

>

> Would they do it again?

>

> Some input from actual post-ops would be nice. Anyone hear of his

> complication or failure rates?

>

> Steve G

[Guest guest]

Steve,

I got a really good feel about how things work with going to Spain by

joining the group list for Dr. Baltasar and reading all of the posts

going back to last October. The list name is: DrBaltasar-

duodenalswitch.

Good luck!

margy

> O.K. I am getting worn out by Blue Cross and I'm anxious to move on.

>

> Anyone know of some post-ops who have gone to Spain?

>

> What were the conditions like?

>

> Would they do it again?

>

> Some input from actual post-ops would be nice. Anyone hear of his

> complication or failure rates?

>

> Steve G