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These are the steps to follow to perform an obesity or diabetes procedure at Obesity Health. We are sure that these are the first steps to a positive and healthy life change. Dr. Rey Romero, Dr. Enrique Reyes and the entire Obesity Health team will be on hand 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 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 will have more directed questions and your guidance could be clearer. You can find out about the procedures in our links. Gastric Sleeve, SASI type Bypass or intestinal bipartition, testimonials, frequently asked questions, bariatric nutrition, hospitals, multidisciplinary team, bariatric surgeon (Dr. Rey Romero), bariatric surgeon (Dr. Enrique Reyes), among others. You will also surely want to know about promotion costs, programs and payment methods. COSTS AND PROGRAMS b) Interview It is necessary to have an initial interview 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 has no cost, the in-person interview costs $800 Mexican pesos. Some recommendations for your interview are: a) make a list of questions, b) be accompanied by some people you trust. You can schedule an initial interview by WhatsApp at 52 (229) 173 0768, with our administrative assistant Grecia Rodriguez. * If after the interview something is not clear to you, don't worry, you can call us with confidence at any time. We can also suggest joining our official support group or accessing our FAQ 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 asked 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 before, upon arrival you can be admitted and your surgery will be performed the day after. We perform our surgeries at the Covadonga Veracruz Hospital, Joya Cancún Hospital and at the Roma Short Stay Clinic (CER) in CDMX. Learn more about hospitals. You will stay 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 advance 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 surgery, you will be asked for some preoperative studies. , which can be carried out in the laboratory you trust 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 your coordinator's WhatsApp (a coordinator will have already been assigned to follow up with you and you will have her telephone contact). The studies must be valid for 2 months or less prior to the scheduled date for 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 complete), 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 performing the procedure or, in particular cases, to tell you that due to alterations in the studies, it is necessary to give prior treatment or evaluation of some other specialist. The basic studies that we will request are: Hematic BiometryBlood chemistry (6 elements)Coagulation timesThyroid profileLipid profileLiver function tests (include serum albumin)Serum electrolytes (include Iron and Serum Calcium)Electrocardiogram Chest Teleradiography Glycosylated hemoglobin (only in case of diabetes )C peptide (only if diabetic)Arterial blood gases (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 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome) Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea will require the use of BPAP). If BPAP is required, it can be requested from Obesity Health and it will be sent to your home, with a security deposit that is returned when the device is finished using).*In particular cases, extra preoperative 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 cancellation is medically justified. 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 the studies are performed, to be able to reserve your surgery date in advance. Bank deposit can be made over the 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 us by WhatsApp at (229) 173 0768. You can also make the payment in cash or with your credit card. credit or debit, directly at our offices (Av. Boulevard del Mar 415 Fracc. Costa de Oro, 94299 Boca del Río, Veracruz, México, or Kulté Medical Av. Las Torres Supermanzana 55block 30, Sin Nombre, 77533 Cancún, Quintana Roo or at Hospital Ángeles Roma Consultorio 101, Address: Querétaro 62, Col. Roma Norte, Cuahutemoc mayor's office, 06700, CDMX, in this case we suggest you first contact our administrative assistant Grecia Rodriguez by WhatsApp at 52 (229) 173 0768 , bank deposit or electronic transfer. BILLING INFORMATION: You may request your invoice at the time of making the payment. You can request it with our Finance area Lic. Rosario Gamboa WhatsApp 52 (229) 145 8214. For more information regarding the costs, payment methods and financing, please see the following link costs and payment methods. Obesity Health Veracruz, Obesity Health Cancún, Obesity Health Mexico City. f) Preoperative diet and psychological assessment Upon making the initial deposit (5 thousand) and having the date of surgery, one of our bariatric nutritionists LN Paola Bravo de Ávila, LN Monserrat Díaz Roesh, LN Kenia Elizabeth Gutierrez Acosta, LN Andrea Mota Martínez, LN Adriana Palacios Peña Loza will contact you to send you the preoperative diet that you must follow, or if you live in Veracruz you can make an appointment to evaluate it in person. The number of days on the diet prior to surgery varies between 3 to 60 depending on each patient. One of our psychologists LP Marisol Barradas Lagunes or LP Zaira Rosas Jacinto will also contact you for an initial assessment which can be in person or by telephone. DAY 0: Arrival in the city or internment if you live in Veracruz, Cancún or Mexico City. You can arrive in the city of Veracruz, Cancun, Mexico City or simply stay the night before surgery or in the morning just before surgery. You will be given instructions to introduce yourself, we will be waiting for you. See more information about 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 condition and fluid tolerance. In most cases we can discharge you the next day after surgery. See more information about hospitalization. * In particular cases, the return trip home must be after day 2. g) LATER DAYS: Our team of specialists will be in contact with you to evaluate your follow-up and give you the best recommendations. You will have a minimum follow-up of 1 year with our team of specialists. Nutritional counseling Counseling by psychology Counseling by medical area Counseling by sports medicine Nutritional supplements * You can contact your medical coordinator at any time

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