Canadians self-paying in Mexico

[Amberbo 7]

Thanx again xena7158 ????

[Mandy1 17]

Fellow Canadian here (Toronto)... getting sleeved in 4 days!

[lealor 127]

Flying home was ok. Wear comfy pants and sip Water. Stand up once in a while and move around a bit.

[choicemun 111]

Hi. I am from Edmonton and I am about to book my surgery with Dr. Rodolfo Wilhelmy at the Mexicali Bariatric Center. Has anyone use this dr or center and what was your experience like? Any advice would be appreciated, thanks

[lealor 127]

@choicemun Bring slippers/shoes to walk around in after surgery. Pajamas. Sip sip sip sip after. I would have started to sip before surgery had I known it was going to be such a transition. I didn't go where you are going but I would do it all over again even with a rough recovery. Take some gas x with you. On plane home, get up and walk around a bit

[Smytty 93]

Hello Amberbo. I am from Edmonton and was not able to find a payment plan for Canadians . I am thrilled with my surgery. I had mini gastric bypass on september 24 2015 and am down 71 pounds. Over halfway to goal. I have no regrets at all. I used a different company called Beliteweight. I wish I would hve done this year's ago!

[Smytty 93]

I had a very easy recovery. No pain or complications. Sip sip sip is right. It will seem like you are constantly drinking at first. Either Water or Protein Drinks. But it gets better for sure. Best of luck on your journeys!

Edited February 17, 2016 by BeDoHave

[Boujie 11]

Hello!

I am east of Toronto, and my VSG is booked with Dr. alejandro lopez in Puerto Vallarta on 12 May 16. I fly out on the 11th, and back home on the 16th.

I am excited and apprehensive at the same time. I don't have a LOT of weight to lose (60 lbs), but I am doing it more for my health...I'm on 3 types of BP meds, and am borderline diabetic. I'm 51 and tired of carrying all of this extra weight around.

I'm looking forward to hearing and reading about other Canucks

[RaraAvis 1]

Hello everybody! So glad to have found this forum where I can discuss the topic with other Canucks. I am researching doctors for a good friend of mine who is seriously considering undergoing a lap-band or gastric sleeve procedure in the near future. Still in the early stages of my research, have been poking around different websites and to be honest it's all quite overwhelming. There just seem to be so many clinics in Mexico offering the same procedures.

I've gone through the posts in this thread and had a question: is there is a difference between choosing a surgeon who is affiliated with a group, such as BeLiteWeight as mentioned above, or one who heads their own clinic, such as Dr Ariel Ortiz or Dr Guilermo Alvarez or Dr Liza Maria Pompa Gonzalez?

I noticed that the three companies I've been looking at - ALighterMe, Mexico Bariatric Center and BeLiteWeight - all state at the bottom of their websites that they are limited to "scheduling services and are not a medical facility or healthcare provider." What exactly is the job of scheduling facilitators and are there benefits in choosing them over a doctor who has his/her own clinic?

Thanks in advance for any feedback as I am learning lots!

[Ldyvenus 317]

After doing much research and watching a few YouTube videos, I finally put a deposit down with Dr. Joya in Puerto Vallarta. I have been on the Weight Wise "list" for close to 8 months with no call back yet. The cost is $5000 and 2 hotel nights are included. I went directly through Nathalie to book the appointment and the response time hasn't been the best, but I didn't want to pay extra for a scheduling service.