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I'm scheduled for 4/23, anyone else around the same time ? I'm traveling alone and it would be great to talk with someone who will be there too !

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Hi,

I was just looking at flights for around that time. I'm not a 100% sure if I'm going to be going to Mexico or jumping through the insurance hoops but I'm starting to look. If you don't mind me asking why did you choose your doc? I've received a few quotes and there are so many to choose from.

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Sure ! Iv been researching obsessively for a couple of months now and IMHO. Dr. Rodriguez, Dr. Ramos-Kelly, Dr. Wilhmey, Dr. Corvela and Dr. Ariel Ortiz and Dr. Alvarez are the best in Mexico. I gathered this mainly from obsessively reading everything anyone had ever posted about surgeons.

From there I contacted each one to discuss my specific case as well as cost and what the packages included. A couple were scratched off right away because I am already sleeved and thought I wanted resleeved. Dr. Ortiz wanted to plicate my sleeve ..no thanks. Dr. Alvarez didn't think I would be happy with it and refused me. Dr. Corvela and Dr. Whilmey were both on board and Dr. Whilmey had the most experience with revisions but Dr. Rodriquez recommended the MGB which i NEVER thought I would even consider!! I started researching and I liked what I found. I then talked with Dr. Kelly and Dr. Illan about the procedure and both were in favor also but both combine hospital stay with hotel recovery, I liked Dr. Kelly a lot but he was about $1000 more and I'm already on the high end at $7900, all were well credentialed, well reviewed but Dr. Rod made the recommendation for the MGB, he has done over 10,000 procedures in his career and he operates out of the hospital used by the US embassy. Iv talked to a lot of others who have used him and have found no complaints at all!! I hope this helps, it was prob more than you were looking for lol ! I think if you are looking to be sleeved you can't to wrong with anyone Iv mentioned above but again prob Dr. Rod and Dr. Ramos Kelley and Dr. Wilhmey would be my number one picks !

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I know Juarez isn't the safest city in the world but Iv talked to many others and Iv not heard anyone say they didn't feel safe. It's literally airport hospital airport, no stops and the hospitals is in the nicest part of town. Also it's a major mfg area for "ADC Telecommunications, Electrolux, Bosch, Foxconn, Flextronics, Lexmark, Delphi, Visteon, Johnson Controls, Lear, Boeing, Cardinal Health, Yazaki, Sumitomo, and Siemens are some of the foreign companies that have chosen Ciudad Juárez for their business operation." Drug cartels and criminal violence is actually very low on my list of concerns.

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I agree its important to feel comfortable, if he was still working out of Tijuana I would prob go there but unfortunately he isn't any longer scheduling at both.

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I really think you will feel great and will be anxious to get back home and start your new life ! I bet you won't need the extra days at all and will prob be itching to go after 3 days ;)

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