After Care
For surgical procedures that only need 1 day at the hospital:
Example: Let´s suppose you came here to have a partial Fundoplication.
- Day 1: You arrive on a Sunday afternoon or evening, and are being escorted to your hotel
- Day 2: On Monday morning you go for your first Specialist visit and undergo all the pre-operation tests on the same day
- Day 3: On Tuesday your surgery is being performed and you stay Tuesday Night at the hospital
- Day 4: On Wednesday morning after the Specialist´s visit, you are being released from the hospital and transferred to a hotel nearby, in a residential zone
- Days 5 & 6: On Thursday and Friday you take it easy and remain in your hotel in Guatemala City while your convalescence is being monitored by the Gastro-Enterologist Surgeon and a Nutritionist. Daily visits by your medical travel Facilitator as well
- Day 7: On Saturday you can leave for the week-end for Antigua, a charming colonial town 30 miles from the capital, where you can enjoy a relaxing mini-vacation
- Day 9: On Monday you return to Guatemala City to the hospital, where your Specialist Doctor will remove the sutures
- Day 10: On Tuesday, you can board a flight to return home
For surgeries where you need to stay 4 days at the hospital:
Example: Let´s suppose you came here for a Metabolic Surgery:
- Day 1: You arrive on Sunday pm or eve, and are being escorted to your hotel
- Day 2: On Monday morning you go for your first Specialist visit and undergo all the pre-operation tests on the same day
- Day 3: On Tuesday your surgery is being performed and you stay Tuesday night at the hospital
- Day 4, 5, & 6: You will remain at the hospital Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night and will receive daily follow-up visits by the Specialist Doctor, by the Nutritionist, as well as by your Medical travel Facilitator.
- Day 7: On Saturday morning you leave the hospital and are being escorted to your hotel nearby, where you will pursue your convalescence during the week-end
- Day 9: On Monday morning you visit your Specialist Doctor again, who is going to remove your sutures and give you all the instructions on how to further
- Day 10: On Tuesday, you can board a flight to return home
