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so I am selling my truck to pay for this surgery, its leaving me about 7500.00 total for everything, thats the surgery, and airfare from oregon, my first choice was Dr. Ortiz, but he is asking 8000.00 for the surgery, plus i would have to shell out airfare, and i dont have any extra pennies let alone several hundred..so i need a plan B. I found one place Tijuana, Mexico Gastric Sleeve but no one seems to have mentioned them, they are affordable, but i would like personal comparisons and references on them, also Dr. Kuri seems very good, and popular on here...but his site lists no price. I am scared to death about getting one of these horror "hack jobs" ive heard/read about, but i need this done, and im starting to get sick at the thought i cant afford a good surgeon. I know most of you will say "do research" but i want your honest to god opinion about these dr's because im literally going for broke to get this done, and I dont have medical ins. right now to fix the mess (if there is one) Ideally, I would like to have 200.00 or so left over to save for my first fill, so please, inandate me with all of your opinions, PM if you would like (and I am not ignorant, if you are a "patient coordinator" flamer and you tell me about how great one dr. is, i will not be nice about it, only REAL people from this forum, no fanboys) thanks everybody, i need advice...if this is even a good idea or not, and which dr. if it is a good idea....I am 5'10, 385 lbs (though no one ever would think i weighed that much, i have a wide frame, and alot of muscle) i am 28, and have been obese for about 10 years. thanks!!

I am 28, 5 foot 10 inches tall, i flucuate daily from 378-385,(my weight jumps around like a crazy) I used to be athletic, and lean, 180 lbs, then i turned 18, left my abusive parents (used to lock me out of the kitchen, fed me inferior foods compared to them at dinner time, would put padlocks on fridge) when i left home, I had no job, money etc, so I would eat when and where i could, then i got a job...and got big...fast. I balooned up to 240-250 range, got married, my wife got pregnant, i and i got bigger..and bigger, and bigger...I am now a heffalump and I hate it, but my compulsive eating has ended, I no longer "pig out" and eat when im emotional, i have 2 really really huge weaknesses, thats midnight eating of meals (late hours, and big bowls of Cereal, sandwiches, etc.) and when i eat maybe 2-3 times a day, , my portions are usually 2-3 times the size of whats reccomended.....I went to the dr. finally expecting horrid test results about the shape I am in...and to my suprise, he said that my cholestrol is very low, so low in fact he said people who exercise and eat right their whole lives would envy my results (my good cholestrol is a little low tho, that was the only negative thing) my blood sugar is just fine, not a hint of a sign of diabetes, my blood pressure was slightly higher then normal, but still below anything alarming...my pulse was right on, I checked out with a great bill of health...which is odd because I still enjoy fast food, and suckin down mt. dews, but... he said i shouldnt have surgery, that someone in my condition shouldnt resort to that extreme. so that got me thinking... should I do it? I am have little patience, and lower then average willpower, such as, when i diet, and moderate my servings, i eat..and sit there still hungry, all pissed off, and that goes on for a few days before I get mad and eat until i am full (or gorge myself on the rare occasion of lasagna) I drop weight fairly fast when I diet, and pick it right back up just as fast when I stop...I want fast results, something like 200 lbs, i would be happy to drop that in 1 years time..is that unreasonable? thats like a little under 20 lbs a month....I am typically lazy, but i think part of that is because i get worn out quickly nowadays, I am strong as an ox, and still play basketball for 2 hours once a week at a local gym, but simple stuff wears on me, and its getting worse now that I am getting older, 3 or 4 years ago, I would go out, play basketball, play football, mow the yard, do whatever, now, I reached down to pick up socks, and my back is killing me, i threw it out...im like COME ON HERE! also keep in mind, I am selling my pickup, to pay for the surgery out of pocket in Mexico...meaning I am going to get stuck with some beater car for awhile until I can save up for something nice again. I feel guilty for thinking about spending that much money on this, my wife supports it, but i still feel bad, but on the other hand, I so want to be 200 lbs or less again, and i secretly think that I might want to join the army when its all over (typically they dont allow surgery patients in, but i think i can get a medical waiver for an unfilled band, or as extreme as it would sound, having it removed. sorry I rambled, but i need advice, should i or shouldnt i, are my expectations out of wack? do i even need surgery, or is my dr. right? he prescribed Merida, but that just makes me feel like an air bubble is stuck in my chest, but i still grill up a steak, hamburger, or whatever.... thanks everyone!!

way off topic, but my wife has pcos as well, and she has a horrible chronic back back that seems related to her siatic (sp?) nerve, dr.'s relate that to her pcos though, anyone else familiar with this? also, anyone find something that helps, she will go days or weeks just fine, and then BANG she is on the heating pad for 2 days. she is 28 yrs old and like 180 lbs...

anyone know if this company's health care plan offers lap band surgery? I may be starting there soon, and would love to have the surgery. thanks!