Steps to follow
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These are the steps to follow to perform a procedure for obesity or diabetes at Obesity Health. We are sure that these are the first steps to a positive and healthy life change. The entire Obesity Health team will be on the lookout at all times to provide you with a professional, attentive and above all beneficial experience for you and your loved ones. a) Learn a little more about the program This step is not strictly necessary, since in the next step, which is the interview, we will provide you with all the relevant information and answer all your questions, however we know that if the patient is informed a little about the procedure before the interview, they will have more directed questions and their orientation could be clearer. You can learn about the procedures in our links. Gastric Sleeve, SASI Bypass or intestinal bipartition, testimonials, frequently asked questions, bariatric nutrition, hospitals, multidisciplinary team, bariatric surgeon Dr. Rey Romero, Dr. Enrique Reyes, Dr. David Lomeli, Dra Violeta Madrigal, Dr. Ulises Mazariegos., among others. You will also want to know about promotion costs, programs, and payment methods. COSTS AND PROGRAMS b) Interview It is necessary to have an initial interview in order to get to know you, answer your questions, and explain the program in detail. The interview can be in person at our office located in Boca del Río Veracruz, in Cancún, Quintana Roo, in Mexico City, or it can be by video call. The video call interview is free of charge, the in-person interview costs $800 Mexican pesos. Some recommendations for your interview are: a) make a list of questions, b) be accompanied by someone you trust. You can schedule an initial interview via WhatsApp in Veracruz at (229) 173 0768, Mexico City at 564 879 8423, Cancun at 998 430 0032, Puebla at 221 411 3175 and Puerto Vallarta at 333 199 2208. * If after the interview something is still unclear to you, don't worry, you can call us with confidence at any time. We can also suggest you join our official support group or enter our frequently asked questions section. It is important that you understand everything as best as possible. c) Propose a date for the procedure During the initial interview, you will be offered to schedule a tentative date for your procedure, which can be changed if necessary. With some exceptions, we require that you be at the hospital 1 day in advance, upon arrival you can be admitted and your surgery will be performed the day after. We perform our surgeries at Covadonga Hospital in Veracruz, Joya Hospital in Cancun, and Clínica de Corta Estancia Roma (CER) in Mexico City, Angelopolis Surgical Center, and Punta Mita Hospital. Learn more about the hospitals. You will be in the hospital for 1 night after your surgery. On the day of your discharge, you can return home by private car as long as someone drives for you and is less than 4 hours away. If the distance is greater, you can travel in 2 or 3 periods of time alternating with breaks. If your return trip will be by plane, you must wait 1 week after the procedure. Learn more about "Traveling after my surgery" d) Perform preoperative studies and fill out the Complete Medical History Once you have the date of the surgery, you will be asked for some preoperative studies, which can be performed at the laboratory of your choice in the place where you live. Once you have them, you can send them to our email info@obesityhealth.com.mx or send them to the WhatsApp of your coordinator (a coordinator will have already been assigned to you to follow up and you will have their telephone contact). The studies must be valid for 2 months or less prior to the scheduled date of the procedure. In addition, it is necessary that you or someone you trust fill out the complete clinical evaluation (it will not take more than 12 minutes to fill it out), we will send you a link to do so. The studies will be reviewed by our internal medicine team and we will contact you to tell you that there is no contraindication to undergo the procedure or, in particular cases, to tell you that due to alterations in the studies, it is necessary to give prior treatment or the evaluation of another specialist. The basic studies that we will request are: Complete blood countBlood chemistry (6 elements)Coagulation timesThyroid profileLipid profileLiver function tests (including serum albumin)Serum electrolytes (including serum iron and calcium)ElectrocardiogramChest teleradiographyGlycosylated hemoglobin (only in case of diabetes)C peptide (only in case of diabetes)Arterial blood gas (in patients with moderate to severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome)Inspirometry (in patients with moderate to severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome)BPAP (in some patients with severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, the use of BPAP will be requested). If you require a BPAP, you can request it from Obesity Health and it will be sent to your home, with a security deposit that is returned when the device is finished being used. *In particular cases, additional pre-operative studies will be requested. e) Initial deposit Once the above has been completed, you will be asked for an initial deposit of 5 thousand pesos. This deposit is NOT refundable in case of cancellation, unless the cause of the cancellation has a medical justification. The deposit will be made once your questions have been answered. The 5 thousand pesos are intended to reserve the date of your surgery. In some cases, you can make the deposit before having the studies done, in order to set aside your surgery date in advance. The deposit can be made at the bank counter or by electronic transfer. BANCO BANORTE Account Account 1090 9559 15, CLABE 0728 4901 0909 5591 58, in the name of Obesity Health SC You can send proof of payment to your medical coordinator at 229 421 0850. You can also make the payment in cash or with your credit or debit card, directly at our offices in Cancun, Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, Veracruz and Puebla. BILLING INFORMATION: You can request your invoice at the time of payment. You can request it with our Finance area Lic. Danny Valencia WhatsApp 52 (229) 919 6963. For more information regarding costs, payment methods and financing, please see the following link costs and payment methods. f) Preoperative diet and psychological evaluation Upon making the initial deposit (5 thousand) and having the date of the surgery, one of our bariatric nutritionists will contact you to send you the preoperative diet that you must follow, or if you live in Veracruz, you can be cited for an in-person evaluation. The number of days of the diet prior to surgery varies between 3 to 60 depending on each patient. The initial psychological evaluation is carried out virtually through our induction sessions, which are held EVERY Sunday at 10 am (Central Mexico time) by Psychologist Marisol Barradas. DAY 0: Arrival in the city or hospitalization if you live in Veracruz, Cancun, Mexico City, Puebla or Puerto Vallarta. You can simply check in the night before surgery or in the morning just before surgery. You will be given instructions on how to come in, and we will be waiting for you. See more information on pre-surgery instructions. DAY 1: Surgery. The surgery lasts from 35 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes, depending on the procedure performed and the characteristics of the patient. DAY 2: Hospitalization and discharge: During this time we will assess your postoperative status and fluid tolerance. In most cases we will be able to discharge you the day after surgery. See more information on hospitalization. * In particular cases, the trip back home must be after day 2. g) SUBSEQUENT DAYS: Our team of specialists will be in contact with you to assess your follow-up and give you the best recommendations. You will have a minimum follow-up of 1 year with our team of specialists. Obesity Health Follow-up. * At any time you can contact your medical coordinator
