I had the surgery on July 3 in Mexico with Dr. Ortiz and I have nothing but great things to say about him and his WHOLE staff! They are so gentle and care for you like you're family. They were always attentive to my needs. I was scared, it sounded really complicated, but the whole thing was so comfortable! First you get to the lobby and get papers, then you meet with the Nutritionist who is a total sweetheart, then you just get called back to get your IV put in. Just one pinch for EVERYTHING! They take your blood out of the IV. Its really easy. After that, you see the Cardiologist, who is really really nice, and you do a breathing test that is way easy and get your heart monitored. Then you are taken back to your nice private room and get the medicines given to you. You meet the anastesiologist, Dr. Ortiz and the nurses. Then you get a tranqualizer into your stomach- DONT worry...its not so bad. You are then taken to the OR and I SWEAR you just remember getting on the table and waking up in your room. Its sooooo easy! And its not very painful at all! The gas pains are weird, though. Not horrible. And you can feel your port a lot. Its cool though! I loved my experiance and cant wait to go back to get a fill!!!