Comments from my Canadian Dr have me wondering .... What would I do?

[DSMCasey 15]

I met 3 canadian ladies who had all had sleeve done with Ready4Achange when I was in Tijuana. The hospital that Ready4Achange uses also has a cancer ward on the top two floors and I met several people from there as well and almost all of them I met were canadian as well.

If you have serious health issues already (heart problems, liver problems, some other internal malfunction, etc) and expect complications then you should probably stay in canada. However, neither me nor my wife had serious health issues other than being fat and having sleep apnea, nearly diabetic, and some bum joints/backs from being fat. So because of the relatively small list of issues with us, we decided to go ahead and have it in Mexico. We both are losing a ton of weight and we're happy as pigs in shit that we went to mexico. Saved us a ton of $$ and we got GREAT care.

[Ivana_bethin 10]

I am Canadian! And I had my sleeve surgery by Dr. Illan with Baja Bariatrics in TJ Mexico on May 15, 2014. I am just over two months post op and have lost 55 lbs! I was in the weight wise program in Edmonton for a year and a half. I took lots of courses on weight management, met with exercise specialists, nurses, dieticians, Psychologists, etc. but I never got to meet with the surgeon. I finally got sick of waiting and felt I had got all I was gonna get from the program, and self paid in Mexico. The hospital was nice, sta

[Ivana_bethin 10]

I am Canadian! And I had my sleeve surgery by Dr. Illan with Baja Bariatrics in TJ Mexico on May 15, 2014. I am just over two months post op and have lost 55 lbs! I was in the weight wise program in Edmonton for a year and a half. I took lots of courses on weight management, met with exercise specialists, nurses, dieticians, Psychologists, etc. but I never got to meet with the surgeon. I finally got sick of waiting and felt I had got all I was gonna get from the program, and self paid in Mexico. The hospital was nice, sta

Staff very professional, and the doctors and surgeon superb. When I returned home my PCP was nothing but supportive and has done complete metabolic panel, waiting results now. But I did get kicked out of the weight wise program. There is a Bariatric Revisional Surgery Clinic in Edmonton should you have complications. Also, Alberta Health care has access to Dieticians and nurses and all that through the primary care network, so there is a ton o

[Ivana_bethin 10]

I am Canadian! And I had my sleeve surgery by Dr. Illan with Baja Bariatrics in TJ Mexico on May 15, 2014. I am just over two months post op and have lost 55 lbs! I was in the weight wise program in Edmonton for a year and a half. I took lots of courses on weight management, met with exercise specialists, nurses, dieticians, Psychologists, etc. but I never got to meet with the surgeon. I finally got sick of waiting and felt I had got all I was gonna get from the program, and self paid in Mexico. The hospital was nice, sta

Staff very professional, and the doctors and surgeon superb. When I returned home my PCP was nothing but supportive and has done complete metabolic panel, waiting results now. But I did get kicked out of the weight wise program. There is a Bariatric Revisional Surgery Clinic in Edmonton should you have complications. Also, Alberta Health care has access to Dieticians and nurses and all that through the primary care network, so there is a ton o

A ton of free support for us when we return. If you have complications support will be there for you

[*susan* 1,709]

Unfortunately there are still US doctors out there who will refuse to do follow up care on patients who have their surgery done in Mexico. You have received a lot of good advice here. The best thing to do is be prepared in advance. Don't wait until after your surgery. Contact local doctors in your area, preferably ones with bariatric experience, and explain you will be having surgery outside of the country and would like to make arrangements for follow up care with them. Some may refuse. However, as it is becoming more and more common, you should be able to find one that is willing to work with you. He/she will probably ask that you being back specific copies of your medical records, which most of the Mexico doctors send home with you as standard practice. They will appreciate your having contacted them and made the arrangements prior to your surgery.