Lap Band surgury in mexico

im 31 fem,need to lose about 200 pounds ,i have no insurance and am fighting with the government to give me disability,so ill have to pay cash to have surgury ,i need it ,no choice ,i have lymph edema,and im in constant pain,my life is passing me by,right now im working on raiseing the 8,500 i need for surgury,my family is doing a bbq fundraiser and raffle ,hopefully that will help some. im very afraid ,i hear good things about mexico,but i been seing scary stuff as well ,but i talked to some nice people in mexico ,just outside of california,if anyone has advice on lapband in usa that is as low cost let me know ,or advice on raiseing the money

Hi Sueella...I fought my insurance co. for seven years trying to have lap gastric bypass surgery, I could never convince them to pay for it. I had to do something so I decided to selfpay. In Mexico the surgery was half the price it is in the U.S. I thought long and hard, did a ton of research, talked to several people who had their surgery done there, discussed it with my PCP and decided to go for it. I was scared and nervous but I still got on that plane. My surgery date was April 22. I followed my surgons pre-op instructions to a T. My surgery went fine, no post-op problems. The hospital was very clean and quiet the nurses and the Dr.'s staff were all wonderful. They took very good care of me. I was supposed to be in Mexico for 14 days, I was doing so well the Dr. let me come home 4 days early. I am now 6 weeks post-op and I have lost 48 pounds. I hope this post helps to calm your fears some. Good luck and I will be praying for you. Tess~

Howdy from Texas Sueella, I also had an adjustable gastric band put in in Reynosa , Mexico. The hospital was beautiful, modern, sparkling clean. The staff and doctors were wonderful. All went wonderfully. I ended up having to have my taken out because I have a deformity of my esophagus that wouldn't let me push my food through, but the doctor said I was one of those 3% of people who had problems. Would I do it again if my esophagus was normal. In a New York minute. I had wonderful care. When the surgeon in San Antonio took it out he said it was seated perfectly. He said it wasn't my fault or the surgeons' fault , it was just one of those flukes. So I say go for it. I've had 4 other friends, 3 bands and 1 RNY who had their procedure in Mexico and all are losing well, feeling great. Take that chance. Me, I have just been put on Medicare so hopefully will have RNY in a few months. Love to you, ANdrea