Cindy67

Hello everyone, I have been doing research on the gastric sleeve. I have been in contact with a rep via email stating I have been accepted. I am wondering if anyone out there can give me a run down on the precess from hear on out. Wondering how long it takes them to get a date set? How many have picked this Hospital and their outcome? Is there any Fellow Canadians that have ventured to this facility for a sleeve? Has anyone also chosen Dr Cabrera and their opinion on his services? I have been waiting since last Thursday for a reply for a date I sent back to them on my availability .... I did here from a fellow Pal member saying it usually does not take them long to respond. Maybe I am just anxious .. feel like a kid waiting for xmas morning. Sorry like most of you know I can't wait to start this process! Any info would be greatly appreciated though.... ! Thanks!

I was approved last Thursday and sent in a time frame in Mid March. I am still waiting to hear back from them to see if my Week is good for then! Hopefully the date works out because that's when my travel partner is available to take time off work.

Hello, I am just wondering Thx4Dinner if you had to wait long for a reply for your surgery date? Is April the date you were looking at or is that the times they had available to you? I to am looking at Dr Cabrera and I am waiting on a reply to see if March is available to get in. Thanks!

Hello everyone, I am new to here and I have been in contact with the Mexican Bariatric center. I am as of now waiting for a reply on the medical information I sent and whether Dr Cabrara will be willing to perform a sleeve on me! I have a brother that actually flew to India for his surgery in Nov 2015 and has done very well losing 80 lb since. We come from a family that seems to have issues or struggles with weight. Reason I am looking into going ahead with the sleeve is I have back issues. I have gone through back surgery once in 2009 that lasted me 1 and half years before the pain returned. It took me a year and an MRI, and EMG to have him tell me I would need to quit smoking and lose 20% of my weight before he would consider a spinal fusion. Having been through back surgery once I desperately want to avoid it a second time. Exercise is not easy with my back.. but I can walk and ride my stationary bike. I am wondering if there is anyone out there that has had either back issues or back surgery and also had the sleeve done? Also if it has helped them where their back pain is concerned when the excess weight has been shed? I have already made my mind up on doing the surgery.... but just wondering if anyone in a similar situation as I am could shed some light on my questions. Thanks for reading and any info would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks a lot Dub and Fat_free for your quick responses! I think my mind now is definitely made up! I too am on Pain meds... Oxy + Gabapentin for pain. I hate taking anything for pain at all and at times hold off till I am in bad pain. I am elated at the moment because I have just checked my email and have been approved for the surgery in Tijuana. Yaay!! Now all I have to do is make a date. Here's hoping I can say goodbye to pain meds and I won't need to wait for our great Canadian health care system to pencil me in for surgery! Once again thanks for your input...