Use a carry-on, wheeled suitcase (if possible) for traveling. If you need to check luggage, use a wheeled suitcase to minimize unnecessary lifting. Do not lift anything greater than 30 pounds for 6 to 8 weeks post-operatively. Have someone assist you upon arrival at your home airport.

  • Leave jewelry (which must be removed before surgery, as well as any metal piercings, etc.) and valuables at home.
  • Bring lightweight clothing (pajamas and a few outfits) with elastic bands, some slip-on shoes, personal hygiene items, and all your current prescription medications in their original bottles.
  • Audiobooks, a portable DVD player, a small laptop, or an iPod are great lightweight items for your travel to/from Mexico and throughout your post-surgical recovery period. Most of the television stations in Mexico offer Spanish-speaking programming.
  • Only 1-2 smaller-sized suitcases should be brought. You will spend most of your the in the hospital during your stay. The drivers do not have extra room for excess luggage and packages.
  • Do NOT forget your valid Passport.

Read a complete packing list of what our patients recommend

Suggested Items

Below are comfort items to consider, but NOT mandatory for your hospital stay and ride home:

  • Sleep Aids (Earplugs, Sleep mask)
  • Entertainment (Music player, DVD player, laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc. Batteries/Charger electronic devices. Books, magazines, or other reading material.)
  • Clothes (Slippers, Clean robe – the hospital will provide a gown, A loose-fitting outfit, robe, jumper, or dress to wear home, Flip-flops to wear in the shower, Clean underwear, and socks
  • Hygiene (Personal toiletries such as toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash, and hairbrush. Female sanitary towels – tampons may be too uncomfortable to use/apply)

Other Suggestions to Bring

  • Notebook and pen to take notes and help remember questions to ask
  • Pillow for the ride home and in case hospital pillows are uncomfortable
  • Throat lozenges
  • Chapstick for dry lips after surgery
  • Gas X Strips are suggested for gas relief medication

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