Miss Priss has kept us on our toes lately! Last week, she knocked 2 of her top front teeth loose after she hit the top of her brother's head while jumping on the trampoline. Her gums were bleeding pretty bad, and we were really worried that she was going to lose those 2 teeth. Chief rushed her to the ER, and he said that she should hold on to them, THANK GOODNESS! A couple of days ago, she was playing with Daddy and knocked herself in the mouth with her knee and loosened them again! Back to eating soft foods again, for sure!
Then today........she had a positive skin test for TB!!! All kids starting school in Hawaii are required to have the skin TB test before entering school within 12 months of starting. She had a test done 16 months ago that came back negative, so she has come in contact with someone that had active TB in the last 16 months. She is not contagious and does NOT have active TB. However, she will always test positive now and has to do a regiment of antibiotics for 9 months! She will take 2 pills a day for the next 9 months. Did I tell you that she has to do it for 9 months?????? CRAZY! She will also have to be seen by the Dr once a month for the next 9 months to monitor her liver and stomach since the antibiotics can has some bad side effects. The skin test measured 15mm, and she also had to have a chest X-Ray to rule out active TB. She has something called LTBI, and that means that she does has the TB bacteria in her lungs or other parts in her body. If she did not take the antibiotics, she would have a 10% chance of the TB bacteria becoming active and her having full blown Tuberculosis! SCARY! We will not take the chance and give her 9 months of pills. They also want her to have a chest X-Ray every 2 years for the rest of her life to rule out Active TB.
We would appreciate prayers that you can spare!
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Monday, September 21, 2009
Reasons why I have chosen Dr, Sauceda
I have had so many people ask me why I chose Dr. Sauceda to reconstruct my body after obesity, 3 babies, 2 C-sections, 2 weight loss surgeries, and 1 grapefruit sized tumor ruined it.
I know I have NOT had my surgery yet, so I have not experienced all this yet. I plan on verifying all of this info with Dr Sauceda personally though. I have compiled a list that is full of info for anyone that has been curious or looking for more information regarding Dr Sauceda. The information has been gathered by me asking him tons of questions, reading on different websites, forums, or by chatting with some of his previous patients. I am pretty sure that I am providing accurate information, but please let me know if I have gathered any wrong information. Also, if any of his former patients have anything else to add, please do so!
1. He uses the Hampton Inn to house his patients.
The link to the hotel is If you have the all inclusive package, he takes care of the hotel reservations for you.
2. He performs his surgeries in a clinic that is very close to his office and the hotel. Here is a link to pictures of the clinic and to another blogger that has already had her surgery.
3. The clinic does not have internet access, but the hotel does. You would need to bring an Ethernet cord if you want access in your hotel room, but they also have access downstairs as well.
4. I believe you can also request a recliner be placed in your room and a mini fridge as well.
5. The hotel or Dr Sauceda has a seat riser for the bathroom that you can request if you think you are going to need one. Dr. Sauceda told me this personally.
6. The Hampton Inn has a free full breakfast buffet every morning and free happy hour on Tues, Wed, and Thursday with free appetizers.
7. From what he told me and other patients have told me, it is in a very safe area. Everyone I have chatted with has said that they felt safe.
8. The hotel has an Applebee’s next door, and I was told that they will deliver to the hotel. I also read that there is a Starbucks, McDonalds, H.E.B., and other shops. There is a big mall less than a $2 cab ride away called Gallerias Monterrey with every kind of shop & amenities and is very similar to an American mall. The food court at the mall includes a KFC, Pizza Hut, and a Chili’s. The hotel also has a shuttle service that will take you around for free within 10 miles of the hotel. ( I would still give a tip.)
9. Dr. Sauceda has told me that he only performs 1 surgery per day.
10. His wife is his anesthesiologist, and she is known for making patients have very minimal pain after surgery.
11. He performs the surgery under something called twilight sedation, not general anesthesia. It is regional anesthesia with sedation, and that allows him to perform multiple surgeries without the risk of being under general for many hours. After I researched it, I found that it is much safer and there is no need to recover from the anesthesia like someone would from general anesthesia.
12. If you are not completely 100% satisfied with his work, he seems to offer free revisions. The patient might have to pay for your flight/ and or hotel, but his fees are free. I would assume this would be on a case by case basis, but I have not found anyone that has said he did not offer.
13. If you travel alone, Dr. Sauceda may offer to let you stay at the clinic the entire time or stay longer than normal if you like. He doesn’t want you to get lonely in the hotel. He offered to me already, but I would rather go back to the hotel where I have internet access!
14. He also comes to your hotel room everyday at least once to check on you, change your bandages, etc. Amazing to have a Dr. that actually makes house calls! If for some reason he cannot make it, he does have an assistant or a nurse that comes in his place.
15. He uses the brand Veronique for his compression garments, and they get great reviews.
16. If your surgery totals over $6000, he currently offers an all inclusive price. That includes hotel, medical clearance tests, all medical expenses, fees, implants (if any), required post-op garments(I believe 2 sets of garments, but it might be on a case by case basis), required hospitalization, post-op medication, follow up, refund of airfare up to $600, and local transportation (airport-clinic-hotel-airport.)
17. I have also been told that Dr. Sauceda will pick you up personally from the airport if he is available to do so. He has already told me that he will be the one picking me up at the airport on the 7th.
Ok, I hope this helps someone because I know it helped me. Please remember that this is info I have gathered and is not all 1st hand information. If ANYTHING is incorrect, I will let everyone know.
I know I have NOT had my surgery yet, so I have not experienced all this yet. I plan on verifying all of this info with Dr Sauceda personally though. I have compiled a list that is full of info for anyone that has been curious or looking for more information regarding Dr Sauceda. The information has been gathered by me asking him tons of questions, reading on different websites, forums, or by chatting with some of his previous patients. I am pretty sure that I am providing accurate information, but please let me know if I have gathered any wrong information. Also, if any of his former patients have anything else to add, please do so!
1. He uses the Hampton Inn to house his patients.
The link to the hotel is If you have the all inclusive package, he takes care of the hotel reservations for you.
2. He performs his surgeries in a clinic that is very close to his office and the hotel. Here is a link to pictures of the clinic and to another blogger that has already had her surgery.
3. The clinic does not have internet access, but the hotel does. You would need to bring an Ethernet cord if you want access in your hotel room, but they also have access downstairs as well.
4. I believe you can also request a recliner be placed in your room and a mini fridge as well.
5. The hotel or Dr Sauceda has a seat riser for the bathroom that you can request if you think you are going to need one. Dr. Sauceda told me this personally.
6. The Hampton Inn has a free full breakfast buffet every morning and free happy hour on Tues, Wed, and Thursday with free appetizers.
7. From what he told me and other patients have told me, it is in a very safe area. Everyone I have chatted with has said that they felt safe.
8. The hotel has an Applebee’s next door, and I was told that they will deliver to the hotel. I also read that there is a Starbucks, McDonalds, H.E.B., and other shops. There is a big mall less than a $2 cab ride away called Gallerias Monterrey with every kind of shop & amenities and is very similar to an American mall. The food court at the mall includes a KFC, Pizza Hut, and a Chili’s. The hotel also has a shuttle service that will take you around for free within 10 miles of the hotel. ( I would still give a tip.)
9. Dr. Sauceda has told me that he only performs 1 surgery per day.
10. His wife is his anesthesiologist, and she is known for making patients have very minimal pain after surgery.
11. He performs the surgery under something called twilight sedation, not general anesthesia. It is regional anesthesia with sedation, and that allows him to perform multiple surgeries without the risk of being under general for many hours. After I researched it, I found that it is much safer and there is no need to recover from the anesthesia like someone would from general anesthesia.
12. If you are not completely 100% satisfied with his work, he seems to offer free revisions. The patient might have to pay for your flight/ and or hotel, but his fees are free. I would assume this would be on a case by case basis, but I have not found anyone that has said he did not offer.
13. If you travel alone, Dr. Sauceda may offer to let you stay at the clinic the entire time or stay longer than normal if you like. He doesn’t want you to get lonely in the hotel. He offered to me already, but I would rather go back to the hotel where I have internet access!
14. He also comes to your hotel room everyday at least once to check on you, change your bandages, etc. Amazing to have a Dr. that actually makes house calls! If for some reason he cannot make it, he does have an assistant or a nurse that comes in his place.
15. He uses the brand Veronique for his compression garments, and they get great reviews.
16. If your surgery totals over $6000, he currently offers an all inclusive price. That includes hotel, medical clearance tests, all medical expenses, fees, implants (if any), required post-op garments(I believe 2 sets of garments, but it might be on a case by case basis), required hospitalization, post-op medication, follow up, refund of airfare up to $600, and local transportation (airport-clinic-hotel-airport.)
17. I have also been told that Dr. Sauceda will pick you up personally from the airport if he is available to do so. He has already told me that he will be the one picking me up at the airport on the 7th.
Ok, I hope this helps someone because I know it helped me. Please remember that this is info I have gathered and is not all 1st hand information. If ANYTHING is incorrect, I will let everyone know.
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