mexcio anyone?

i would love to hear from anyone who has gone to mexcio to have wls. my sister is afraid the testimonials on the web sites are posted by people planted by thr drs. to promote wls in mexcio. i plan to have lap rny in dec. would love to h talk with post op from ga. thanks soooo much! vicki g

Vicki, I would suggest searching the profiles from members who had surgery there....... I saw someone who went on the main msg board about a week ago.. dr hoya or something..anyways I looked up the surgeon on here, and everyone had good things to say. .... Best of luck!

i have searched several, can't find any from georgia.

Are you going there because you are self pay and are trying to save money? If so, I can recommend a doctor here in the states who does lapband and Lap RNY and VERY affordable. If you were interested in Mexico for other reasons then just disregard this Kia 5'9" 284/190/155

yes i am self pay. but i was thinking by the time i pay for my husband to fly out and stay in a hotel room while i am in the hospital for a week,we could probably afford it here in ga. some were! i would love to hear your sugestion thanks so much.open to almost any thing now. lap rny is what i want to have. thanks again v.g

Here is a re-post from a doctor who posted on the main forums: Hi all. One of my patients suggested that I "formally" introduce myself here, as there are a number of comments about me, and it would make sense for me to answer the questions myself rather than have others answer them for me. I have specialized in laparoscopic surgery since 1989, and have been doing bariatric surgery for the past 3 years. I do both LapBand and Lap Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. I've done about 130 of each procedure. I've always tried to be cost-effective, minimizing the use of expensive disposable instruments. After doing a number of procedures, I approached the administration at one of my hospitals and asked them to review my cases and come up with a package price for patients without insurance coverage who would be willing to pay cash up-front. Fortunately my complication rate is very low, and patients often are discharged from the hospital within a short time of their surgery. We are currently offering a package price for LapBand of $12500, and $11,000 for Lap RNY. This includes hospital, anesthesia, surgery, and 2 years of follow-up, including fills. I also do fills for patients who have had there surgery done elsewhere, as well as take care of issues such as slippage, erosion, and port problems. In addition, I do laparoscopic revisions of of unsuccessful LapBands to RNY gastric bypass. You may be asking, "What's the catch? Why is he so cheap?" Well, the fact is, my surgical fee is actually not cheap. I'm charging $5000 for the surgery and follow-up, which is actually somewhat more than most insurance companies pay. It is the hospital that is sacrificing their profit in exchange for increased surgical volume. Why am I willing to take care of patients of other surgeons? I just figure that it is good business. If you are happy with me, you will refer your friends or family. Please visit my website if you have further questions. I've put together a LapBand FAQ, and would welcome other questions so that I can make it more comprehensive. Sorry if this is long-winded. Mark Pleatman MD Bloomfield Hills, Michigan www.laparoscopy.com/pleatman 248-334-5444

thank tou sooooooooooooo much! do you know anyone who has been to him?

his email adress on his site is not valid. his contact never pulled up anything! i don't know what's goin on. will try later!

Vicki, Just to let you know the self-pay price of my surgeon here in Georgia...$22,500 +/-. I also saw another surgeon, before the doctor that did my surgeryover near Northside Hospital, and his price was approx the same $$, as my surgeon. Just thought that you might be interested. Norma

One more thing...I just clicked on the link that Kia posted, and I went right to the web site. Norma