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THIS IS JUST A WARNING.

Over a year ago I had sleeve plication surgery with Dr Rod in Mexico.

I had bleeding problems from the start. I puked blood for 12 hours. The staff at the hospital and the doctors were informed several times and their attatude changed dramatically from being nice to a not give a dam. They told me I was not pukeing blood many times as I showed them the blood in cups. I went home and from day one I felt like I had no restriction. They just kept fluffing me off when I contacted them. After the period of time to get on solid foods,, it was clear there was no restriction. I went to a specialist in canada and they did a barium set of exrays in canada and found ABSOUTELY NO RESTRICTION ANYWHERE. The stuff flowed to every part of the stomach freely. And it was thick as wax.

Good job,, DR ROD.

I sent the medical report to the hospital and DR Rod. They came back and told me there was nothing wrong. Well specialists and Barium exrays SAY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG.I asked them what they wanted to do to fix this and was fluffed off again. BELIGHTWEIGHT FLUFFED me off too. I asked for my money back..Fluffed off again.

Nice bunch,,, they botched the surgery , took my money, and fluffed me off. They will not answer e-mails, nothing. But WOW,,, look at the bright side. After 10,000 dollars,, months of agony, My stomach will hold a wopper, fries , and a shake if I wanted to put it in my stomach.

NO WEIGHT loss in over one year post opp.

A WORD OF ADVICE TO ALL LOOKING FOR PLICATION SLEEVE,,,

DO NOT HAVE THEM DO IT,,,

Not with DR ROD and not with Belightweight. They are so nice as long as you pay and then just go away.But iF the surgery is bungled or you have post opp problems,,,forget it.

Pay the extra money and get it done in the USA. AT least it will be done right, and you may get some value for your money.Now I contacted another DR and he says I need to have the Rodreguz surgery taken out and then a sleeve done. Only 10,000 more.

And DONT believe all the crap and hype to read on these med sites. After all,, they are trying to SELL YOU SURGERY.

I will be surprized even to see this posted.

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I am sorry to hear that, it must be a huge dissapointment! I hope you have better luck with the sleeve.

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Thank you for sharing your story. I am not sure that the plication is showing very good results so far overall, no matter who does it or what country.

You know this, but I am saying this for any newbies that may be reading this - the plication is a totally unrelated and different surgery then the gastric sleeve.

I hope your revision goes very well. I am a band to sleeve revision patient... it is disappointing when your first surgery doesn't work as advertised. :(

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Thank you for sharing your story. I am not sure that the plication is showing very good results so far overall, no matter who does it or what country.

You know this, but I am saying this for any newbies that may be reading this - the plication is a totally unrelated and different surgery then the gastric sleeve.

I hope your revision goes very well. I am a band to sleeve revision patient... it is disappointing when your first surgery doesn't work as advertised. :(

I want to echo that and also say that having surgery in the U.S. doesn't guarantee anything and there are some wonderful surgeons in Mexico.

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There is no guareentees that the surgery wont fail anywhere. But I ask this.

Why would it fail if he put the stiches in the right place. But the thing that really pisses me off is how Dr Rod, his assistant, the hospital and Belightweight just did not want to do anything to remidy the failed surgery. They dont want to look into why the surgery failed,They never offered to check it out or give a discount on future surgery , nothing, they dont care ,, they all got there money from a person on dissability.Not so much as,,,, sorry it did not work. And as per the other post,, I am talking about the quality and expertice of the people doingthe work. Weather it be plication , sleeve or bypass,,, I would run like hell befor I let Dr Rod, belightweight or their cronnies touch me again. And you newbees,,, dont think for a minute it cant and wont happen to you. If you look close at these sites you will see how many failures and bungled surgerys have bee done,,you have to look hard because all they want you to see is the miricles so ya pays your money.

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Reality check, most likely the Mexico surgeons are worse which is why they are in Mexico and Not in the US where there are higher standards. I wonder every time I see so many Dr. (fill in the blank) in Mexico and wonder who is really posting them.

Get Real - don't be cheap on your health and get it done right. I have heard many horror stories form Mexico

Hear it Newbies save the extra couple of bucks to do the surgery right.

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Other countries do have good medical care - including Mexico. I have never heard of this surgeon and maybe the take away for all of us is that our odds of a good result are better by going to a surgeon with a proven track record and happy patients - regardless of the country.

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Totally disagree. US has standards and as one other person said you get what you pay for. Your health is worth more than a knock off surgery. Want to be sleevers, put your health in better hands and best odds are US.

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Hmmm...the hospital I used in Mexico was cleaner than any US hospital I ever set foot in. I got more attentive care and better nurse to patient ratio than any US hospital I've ever been in. I had 3 doctors checking on me multiple times daily. My doctor keeps his patients in the hospital longer than US doctors......and, best of all, my doctor is the one who often teaches US doctors how to perform the surgery, is licensed in both countries and is President of the Board of Bariatric Surgeons of Mexico. My Mexican doctor was better qualified than any doctor I could find in the US. I went to him because of his qualifications/experience. The lower price was simply a bonus.

You had a bad experience in Mexico. Others have had bad experiences in the US. It's up to each individual to make the decision (do the research) for themselves.

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One big difference Kacee109 is trying to point out is that she has NO recourse in Mexico. Had she had this surgery done in the US there are groups, organizations, lawyers etc she can go to and get help. She is out of luck and being ignored BECAUSE she went to Mexico. I am not saying, don't go overseas, I am saying this is an important point that should be part of the equation when making a decision.

Is this doctors name Dr. Rod or Dr. Rodriguez? What city?

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Sounds like typical results with plication. Even those who have had it done successfully seem to only lose about 50% of their excess weight loss after a year. I am so sorry you threw your money away and basically have no recourse.

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all I can say is that i'm glad i got this done here in the US with a very good doctor who knew what he was doing and has been there if i need him for the past 2 years. after care was great and continues to be great if i need them. they still see me every year for follow up and call every now and then to see if i'm doing well. I'm sorry to hear about those with problems and am very very grateful i didn't have any complications to talk about. Blessings to each and everyone of you.

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You will not find any unhappy patients of Dr. Aceves in Mexico. Everyone agrees that the care they received in the hospital there was better than the care they have had in hospitals in the US.

I am sorry you had a bad experience with this doctor in Mexico. That does not mean that there are not excellent surgeons practicing out of excellent hospitals in Mexico.

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