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Hello,

I’m new here and just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Gina and I’m in process of securing a date with a Dr in Tijuana for VSG. I’m trying to do my due diligence in researching, but it’s been hard. I had a patient care coordinator scare me from using one facility and now I’m back to square one in my search. I do know my date will be 7/12/18 as that’s when I have the time to go to MX.

A little about me; 5’5, always been big girl, yo yo dieted most my life, worked out most my life & now that I’m almost 40 the weight just won't stop adding up. I’m over it and know the VSG will be the right tool for me.

Anyone looking at Pompeii Medical, Mexico Bariatrics or BariatriPal? Maybe we can meet in MX.

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Nice to meet you Gina. It took me about a year of looking into VSG before I finally too the plunge. It's a bit of work but well worth it in the end. Good luck on your journey.

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Welcome, Gina! This is a very friendly and supportive community. Feel free to dive right in! There are quite a few people here that had surgery in Mexico. I'm sure they'll offer you some advice. There have been many threads about surgery in Mexico. To search the entire site (rather than each thread individually) go to "home" and then type Mexico in the search bar.

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Thank you both :-)

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I had my surgery in Tijuana Mexico 8 days ago with Dr. Jorge Green Solis and my experience was amazing and I feel good, no pain and loving my sleeve!

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Welcome and congrats on the new journey.

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