Denied insurance. We are crushed!

[jjinWA 511]

Actually neither of my daughters qualified for ins to have surgery here in the U.S. One jumped all the hoops and was denied and the other one did not have ins that even covered WLS. My youngest was scheduled for surgery in Mexico last August but we opted to try ins route one more time. Once again denied so we threw in the towel and scheduled for surgery in Mexico. By this time my oldest daughter (after seeing my success with my sleeve surgery) was on board to have the surgery as well. Sooooo, we booked the airline tickets for all three of us and I accompanied them to Mexico in Dec and they both had the sleeve done with Dr. Arial Ortiz. I cannot say if he is the best surgeon Mexico has to offer because I have no experience with any other surgeon there. I can say there were no serious complications for either of them and they are both progressing nicely. It is wonderful to have them on the losers bench with me!

Mexico is a bit different then the experience that I had here in the U.S. Certainly not using the latest state of the art techniques and equipment (based on my compare to the two locations) but absolutely nothing alarming that would eliminate my recommendation to consider Mexico as an alternative option for anyone that cannot get coverage here in the U.S. I trusted this surgeon enough to put BOTH my daughters under his care. I would still do that today, after having the surgery performed there. Guess that is the best recommendation I can give.

If you search for Dr. Arial Ortiz on this forum you will find my specific comments regarding our experiences, concerns, etc. Be careful with your search. There are two Dr. Ortiz surgeons in Mexico. Dr Arial works with the OCC surgery center and Dr. Elias Ortiz works with ALM center. I am not saying Dr. E. Ortiz is good or bad, just not able to comment on him because I did not go with that surgeon. There are many good reviews in this forum that talk about many surgeons in Mexico. READ ALL OF THOSE posts. You will find lots of personal references and feedback by sorting by the word Mexico.

If you want to discuss in more detail via a phone call send me your number here in a private post and I would be happy to talk with you directly.

In one simple answer to your question.... Would I go the Mexico route again if it was my only financial option? ABSOLUTELY! So worth it for my family.