YES, you will not enter Costa Rica without a Passport properly updated.
It takes approximately 5 weeks, (visit your local Post Office) to obtain a Passport.

This is a list provided by our good friend Shelly !!

Chetica is up in the mountains so the temperature is considerably cooler than in San José. Mornings are cool enough for a light jacket or maybe even a heavy one. We used the fireplace and had morning fires to take the chill away in the early hours. It warms up after noon but still it is not hot. And, there is not much humidity. So, pack long pants, long sleeve shirts and a jacket or sweater along with a few lighter items.

If you are having liposuction performed, there are some special concerns:

You may have additional areas done that you had not planned on. For example, I did not expect to have my inner knees done and after the consultation with the doctor, we decided that I would have that area done as well as the upper thighs and hips. Since a ‘garment’ (girdle type item) must be worn after the surgery (and for several weeks), it will be long enough to cover the whole area done. In my case, the garment went from just above my waist to a few inches below the knees. Therefore, the shorts I packed could not be worn. So, make sure to have enough long pants.

You will not be wearing underwear under the garment. So, no need to pack all that underwear! The garment is made so that you can use the bathroom without disturbing the garment. Sounds strange but it is true.

Your size will be different but probably not very different. So, pack comfy pants – sweat type pants are great. If they are a bit snug before the surgery they will be fine after the surgery.
There is some ‘leaking’ from the sites where they insert the instruments for the liposuction. This is not blood but some of the fluid that is injected during the procedure. This leaking lasts for several days – from 2 days to as long as 2 weeks. The leaking fluid is pink or red. Stay away from packing white slacks like I did.

Hats! If you are having any surgery done to the face, you will need to avoid sun on the face. And even if you are not having facial surgery, the sun is intense even if it is not real hot. Pack or wear a hat that will shield you from the sun.

Shirts that go over the head may be difficult to put on and take off depending upon your procedure. Buttoned or zippered front shirts would be easier.

Raincoat or small umbrella… Good idea if you have room in your luggage.

Yes, we do.

Yes, you are more than welcome, this is a family operated business and we have kids of our own and they will enjoy nature’s lessons at it’s best!! we’ll be sure there will be no interference with your healing process and peaceful rest, there is plenty of space and some cottages are big enough to keep them occupied.

YES, twice a week at $10.00 the load.
Your surgery garments will be washed daily as needed at absolutely no charge.

No need to worry about it, we have been serving vegetarians and low carb. meals for the length of our business and have learned to make delicious dishes. Just ask Lorena while making the reservation or remind us at your arrival.

No, the cost of each massage is $30.00 for the lymphatic and $90.00 for a whole body massage, payable directly to her.

We do not make any profit on this, we love her and appreciate very much this superb service to our guests

YES, you are more than welcome, as long as your friends will respect our home and other guests.

YES, you will have easy access from the comfort of your cottage using your own.Our Internet Service is Wi-Fi-Fast Internet- Wireless and FREE.

ALSO WE PROVIDE FREE INTERNATIONAL CALLS FROM OUR VONAGE STATION & MAGIC JACK.

Use the antibacterial soap, provided by CheTica Wellness & Recovery Center prior to the surgery, the night before and the a.m. before. This will decrease the bacterial load on your skin and hair. And then you can use it for a couple of weeks afterwards. Some studies do not recommend using them on a daily basis in general, but after surgery it should be o.k. to do so for that short a period of time.

Shower daily!! Make sure that you wash your hands prior to changing your dressings and or use an alcohol product for skin “degerming” prior to touching your wound or dressings.

Avoid as much contact with people touching your body, especially those areas where there are new incisions.

Wash your hands well after going to the bathroom or performing other bodily tasks.

Touch your incisions as little as necessary.

When handling a new dressing, either pinch the dressing from the outside to lift it up and place the clean side against the wound or only touch the corner of the dressing. The less you touch them, the less bacteria there is to be on the dressing to possibly get into your wound. But always touch it with washed hands or with gloves.

Do not let others (professionals or those helping at the recovery places) touch your wound/dressings without first washing their hands and wearing gloves.

Change dressings as soon as possible when they become wet with drainage or blood. Wet dressings can cause bacteria to grow quickly.

Avoid sexual contact for at least 4-6 weeks depending on the type of surgery you have had done and according to your doctors recommendation. I always say, “You can look, but don’t touch!” Pressure from sexual activity exerted against new incisions can cause trauma to the tissue and small, even microscopic areas, may open allowing bacteria to enter in. Saliva and sweat can harbor bacteria.

Take all the antibiotics the doctors give to you.

Make sure your nutrition is healthy prior to and after surgery.

Eat plenty of protein to improve the healing process. Article furnished by Betty Pappas Registered Nurse in the U.S.A. Certified in Gerontology Certified in Infection Control

You won’t see any barbed wires in top of the walls or bars in the windows of the cottages at the ranch, fortunately being away from the city, we don’t have their problems.

The transfer to the airport for your departure, is included FREE of charge, within our time stated in our site and ONLY from CheTica Ranch. If you have other appointments for massages or Hyperbaric Chamber, etc. the day of your departure, the transfer to the airport is $45.00, payable cash to the driver, not to CheTica.

When you book your stay for recovery at CheTica, we block those days for you, if you decide or need to stay overnight at the Hospital, that day is considered as part of your blocked reserved days and consequently, paid for. We can not give refunds for that night.