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Hi, no, I booked by sending an inquiry to someone on this site, then we emailed from there. I talked to a man....I forget his name. It was a deal with accommodation and surgery included. But they wanted to put me up at a house they had in the city. It was hot. Nobody else was there. I really didn't like it, so I insisted they take me to the hotel. I think there was a Trish I was talking to from a place here. Once I emailed the first time, they were really pushy. In fact, she phoned me and told me that she hoped I wasn't going with dr. Ponce de leon and basically scared the crap out of me. Like I wasn't in good hands, etc. Well, their price was more than twice what I paid by booking directly with Bariatric Pal. And what they did to scare me was nothing short of criminal. It's a cut throat business, and it seems like they will do anything to get you to be their customer. I would recommend you look on this site for the various surgeons and their prices. Dr. Ortiz is also a popular one. Lots of ladies that were at the hotel had their surgery with him. They went through a company called "A Lighter Me". They got a bus ride to and from the airport, the stay in the hotel, and they got a tour around Tijuana on about day 3 post surgery. They all seemed very happy with their service, and they had a nurse right on the floor in the hotel that checked on them daily. I would also recommend that company. And they didn't pay any more than I did. I think we all paid around $4,200 - something like that. The Trish from Regina wanted $10,000. They did offer support after surgery, where I have nothing. But, I just couldn't pay that much. Honestly, if you pick Dr. Ponce or Dr. Ortiz, the rest is just paying for different service. Both of those guys are fine surgeons. I also got a video of my whole surgery. So, besides the staple line in the stomach, I also know that he did the "oversewing" procedure. So, I know that I won't have to worry about a leak. It was pretty cool. But gross too, you know? But seeing it really gave me peace of mind.

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