RonA

We did finally get a single-page receipt for each of us via snail-mail. Too bad they aren't more responsive in this regard.

Sorry - I forgot to mention that. We had them at OCC in Tijuana. I forgot the obvious, that it isn't just Dr. Ortiz's patients on this forum. I called yesterday and requested them again. She asked for a mailing address this time - maybe that will help. It should have been in our records, and she had no problem finding us in the system, but hopefully this will solve the problem.

Does anyone have suggestions on how to get our surgery reports and receipt for the surgery? We've called and asked for them, but "it's in the mail". It's been over 2 weeks since we requested them but nothing yet. How long is reasonable?

First off, thanks to everyone for the encouragement. Everything went great. We had our surgeries on Tuesday the 13th, and met my sister-in-law and her husband back at the hotel on Wednesday morning around 8:30 and were waiting for the shopping mall to open at 10 AM. Did lots of sight seeing and shopping before returning home. All of our incisions were sealed with glue and we had no restrictions on bathing/showering. We were told to not do any heavy lifting or exercises for 6 weeks. No specific weights were given. I've broken their "rules" on the heavy lifting a few times, but have been very careful and haven't had any problems. This is not an endorsement of breaking the rules, just my little attempt at honesty (OK, that's it for today). I've lost 15 pounds since surgery, my wife has lost 12. So far, since starting on this back in June (when Dr. Miranda told us to start dieting) I've lost 79 pounds, have been able to quit using my bi-pap (sleep apnea) machine, and quit taking Furosamide for edema in my left leg. We're still waiting to get our surgery reports and receipts from Dr. Ortiz's office for tax purposes. I called when we got home and was told they'd mail them to us but we haven't seen them yet. Any idea how long it takes to get them? We understand there's a support group in Port Orchard, WA (our home town) so we're looking forward to meeting some other bandsters in the next few weeks. our understanding is the clinic from Arlington also participates in these get-togethers and does fills there. Anyone on here that attends these?

Thanks for the good wishes. We have already been in touch, via phone and e-mail, with the fill techs who come to P.O. Wish we'd known about the group earlier, but we just found out about them about 2 weeks ago, and their next meeting is while we're in TJ and San Diego (we're staying in So Cal for 6 days, making a mini-vacation out of the trip.)

My wife and I will both be getting the surgery on the 13th (next Tuesday).

Just a quick introduction. I've been lurking for a bit, reading the topics, and want to thank everyone for their supportive nature. I know the responses weren't addressed to me, but just reading them has been helpful. My wife and I both are scheduled for surgery on Nov. 13th at OCC. Reading this forum has been very helpful in learning what to expect. At least now we have some idea of what to expect in the next few weeks. We started planning for this back in June, and finally the day has nearly arrived. Wish us luck.