kschick

Hi everyone, I am new here and just starting my journey with Lap band. I am investigating the pros and cons of US drs and Mexico Drs. I live in Kansas and am scheduled to go see a seminar at Dr. Malley's office on the 23rd. But I have also been reading up on here about the Mexico doctors. My questions are? Is Dr Malley a good dr and do people trust him to do a good job? I will be a self pay so I want to find the best way to do this. When I read about someones journey to Mexico on another thread, they talked about going to Dr. Ortiz but researched another facility down there by the name of Obesity Goodbye. I wondered if anyone has had their lap band done by this company either? I do not have a lot of financing since my credit is in the dumps right now so I have to find the best and cheapest right now. About myself, I am 40 years old, (JUST RECENT MIND YOU) and I have 2 young kids still at home. I am almost to 300 lbs now and really cannot do much anymore. I have back problems, hip problems, knee problems, but luckily i have yet to get any high blood pressure, diabetes or anything like that. BUT, I would like to be around for my kids when they get older plus,,,, I WANT TO LOOK GOOD AGAIN. Thanks for letting me vent out here. I just moved to Kansas about 5 months ago and still have not made any friends so I tend to ramble. SORRY. Thanks for any help you guys can give me. Vicki:help::myscared:

I am thinking of doing my lap band surgery in Mexico but want to make sure that there is a doctor here in Kansas that will take patients who have done the surgery in Mexico but also not charge an arm and leg to do the fills or make me pay to be their patient. Thanks for any help that you can give me. Vicki:biggrin1:

Thanks missjess. I have also been seeing that people like Dr Ortiz. Do you know if they have a website to look at? vicki

:)Thanks Misty for the information. Did you use Dr. Valencia? How are you doing with his work? was it in Mexico or in US? THanks to all that can help me. Vicki