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Mexico & Self-Pay Weight Loss Surgery

A forum for discussing travel to Mexico to have Gastric Sleeve, Gastric Bypass or another type of Weight Loss Surgery, as well as for discussing self-pay for weight loss surgery.

4,291 topics in this forum

  1. What was /is your motivation for having surgery!

    By Juciilyps:),
    • 20 replies
    • 1,870 views

  2. Journey Begins Today, I Am Off To The Airport!

    By NJsharon,   
    • 21 replies
    • 1,869 views

  3. Paid By Paypal?

    By NEVA907,
    • 11 replies
    • 1,867 views

  4. Tijuana Doctors - Input?

    By Bufflehead,
    • 10 replies
    • 1,866 views

  5. Flying East Coast to West Coast w/Pain & Self Pay?

    By Taylor5,   
    • 10 replies
    • 1,861 views

  6. Update/ review from Nov. 2013 patient of Dr. ILLAN

    By rhw94123,   
    • 13 replies
    • 1,859 views

  7. The wait/weight is killing me! Lol

    By Aijan,
    • 13 replies
    • 1,859 views

  8. One year

    By bwatts13,
    • 15 replies
    • 1,854 views

  9. 4 hour flight Post app

    By genia_deanne,
    • 9 replies
    • 1,851 views

  10. Flying questions

    By BrandNewBrandy,
    • 22 replies
    • 1,849 views

  11. Panic Attack After Seeing This Website...

    By does not matter,
    • 22 replies
    • 1,848 views

  12. Doc changed our hospital b/c other hospital equipment is "broken and sub-par"

    By Sassafras,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1,847 views

  13. Total cost?

    By JourneyOfAFatKid,
    • 10 replies
    • 1,847 views

  14. How did you coordinate your care?

    By Mlaurant,
    • 10 replies
    • 1,846 views

  15. December Mexico Sleevers

    By mgrn13,
    • 21 replies
    • 1,846 views

  16. New Zealand -> Tijuana

    By rollargirl,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,846 views

  17. TJ Options for under $4k (besides the obvious one!)

    By DSMCasey,
    • 10 replies
    • 1,846 views

  18. Newbie!: Dr Lopez & Osuna or Dr Perez stories?

    By RellaBelle,   
    • 9 replies
    • 1,844 views

  19. What Did You Take With You To Mexico?

    By Lollyx3,
    • 21 replies
    • 1,842 views

  20. Did you feel safe crossing the border into Tijuana?

    By FABby40,   
    • 30 replies
    • 1,841 views

  21. Looking for my teen. Acevez, Alvarez, Kelly and Ariel Ortiz?

    By slcmommy5,
    • 20 replies
    • 1,840 views

  22. My Experiance with A Lighter Me, Dr. Lopez/Ortiz, Janese, Abraham and Eduardo

    By gettinsleeved,
    • 11 replies
    • 1,837 views

  23. Self-pay and post-op problems

    By laffypatty,
    • 25 replies
    • 1,835 views

  24. 1 post op photo

    By nurseghana,
    • 18 replies
    • 1,835 views

  25. Financing

    By occitigsr,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,832 views

  26. Has anyone used Dr. Ponce de Leon directly, with no coordinator?

    By tinkershells,   
    • 11 replies
    • 1,831 views

  27. Dr. Illan Fraijo vs Dr. Garcia

    By rredrruby87,   
    • 4 replies
    • 1,829 views

  28. Surgery Today

    By julielle,
    • 26 replies
    • 1,828 views

  29. Sunday Marriott, Monday Hospital Mi Doctor

    By MadB,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,826 views

  30. "really!"

    By grammyto2,
    • 20 replies
    • 1,824 views

  31. Anyone Atleast 2 Yrs Out?

    By rdoactv,
    • 20 replies
    • 1,823 views

  32. "liquid" Food On The Plane?

    By ShannonH,
    • 13 replies
    • 1,819 views

  33. This is it!

    By luckyone5,
    • 20 replies
    • 1,819 views

  34. Anyone getting sleeved by Dr. Garcia in Mexico in October

    By ThinkPink,
    • 14 replies
    • 1,818 views

  35. Start to Finish- What to expect in Mexico for VSG surgery. (LONG very detailed post!)

    By shizwiz,
    • 29 replies
    • 1,817 views

  36. Dr. Illan for my VSG

    By 79looking,
    • 14 replies
    • 1,816 views

  37. Going to MEXICO - Ortiz?

    By Knip_toh,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1,813 views

  38. Been Gone Awhile.... Im Back ... Dr. Garcia Update

    By FatGirlSlim,   
    • 16 replies
    • 1,812 views

  39. How did you approach your PCP about WLS in Mexico?

    By Butterflyhigh,
    • 12 replies
    • 1,812 views

  40. Sleeved By Dr. Kelly 1/30/2012

    By Delovelly,
    • 14 replies
    • 1,812 views

  41. Made it to Mexico! Surgery Tomorrow

    By Fat2Phat2016,
    • 24 replies
    • 1,810 views

  42. Juarez, Mx - Here I Come!

    By TheSkinnyCow73,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1,810 views

  43. IMPROVED Gastric Sleeve (IGS) - Dr. Ariel Ortiz

    By AZCRS,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,808 views

  44. Class-action lawsuit filed against Dr. Mario Almanza

    By Alex Brecher,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,807 views

  45. Which Dr. Do You Recommend?

    By Jesser,
    • 19 replies
    • 1,803 views

  46. protein shakes :(

    By livehealthy,
    • 25 replies
    • 1,803 views

  47. Is anyone else going to TJ on April 8th?

    By gettinsleeved,
    • 33 replies
    • 1,803 views

  48. Baja Bariatrics - NOTHING BETTER in TJ

    By somedaysoon,   
    • 4 replies
    • 1,802 views

  49. Why Have surgery in Mexico?

    By PenguinLover,
    • 12 replies
    • 1,798 views

  50. August Surgery in Puerto Vallarta

    By Patricia Tate Johnson,
    • 16 replies
    • 1,797 views

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  • Recent Status Updates

    • cryoder22

      cryoder22

      Day 1 of pre-op liquid diet (3 weeks) and I'm having a hard time already. I feel hungry and just want to eat. I got the protein and supplements recommend by my program and having a hard time getting 1 down. My doctor / nutritionist has me on the following:
      1 protein shake (bariatric advantage chocolate) with 8 oz of fat free milk 1 snack = 1 unjury protein shake (root beer) 1 protein shake (bariatric advantage orange cream) 1 snack = 1 unjury protein bar 1 protein shake (bariatric advantace orange cream or chocolate) 1 snack = 1 unjury protein soup (chicken) 3 servings of sugar free jello and popsicles throughout the day. 64 oz of water (I have flavor packets). Hot tea and coffee with splenda has been approved as well. Does anyone recommend anything for the next 3 weeks?
      · 1 reply
      1. NickelChip

        NickelChip

        All I can tell you is that for me, it got easier after the first week. The hunger pains got less intense and I kind of got used to it and gave up torturing myself by thinking about food. But if you can, get anything tempting out of the house and avoid being around people who are eating. I sent my kids to my parents' house for two weeks so I wouldn't have to prepare meals I couldn't eat. After surgery, the hunger was totally gone.

    • buildabetteranna

      buildabetteranna

      I have my final approval from my insurance, only thing holding up things is one last x-ray needed, which I have scheduled for the fourth of next month, which is my birthday.

      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • BetterLeah

      BetterLeah

      Woohoo! I have 7 more days till surgery, So far I am already down a total of 20lbs since I started this journey. 
      · 1 reply
      1. NeonRaven8919

        NeonRaven8919

        Well done! I'm 9 days away from surgery! Keep us updated!

    • Ladiva04

      Ladiva04

      Hello,
      I had my surgery on the 25th of June of this year. Starting off at 117 kilos.😒
      · 1 reply
      1. NeonRaven8919

        NeonRaven8919

        Congrats on the surgery!

    • Sandra Austin Tx

      Sandra Austin Tx

      I’m 6 days post op as of today. I had the gastric bypass 
      · 0 replies
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