Which surgeone should I use in Tijuana?
I went with Dr. Ponce De Leon his coordinators facebook page is WLS for Life and her name is Trish. The whole experience was amazing and the outcome has been super. I know of 8 other people who have travelled from MB Canada and had surgery done by Dr Ponce and all are happy and none have had any complications. I had the VSG and most of the others did as well, but one of the group had the dodennal switch done however that is spelled.
I can't say enough good things about Dr Ponce and his team they were wonderful and kept in touch with me after the surgery via facebook and skype. To this day Trish still keeps in touch with all of us. Good Luck with your decision. Lorna
Dr Ponce de Leon Mexico VSG 4 Jun 12. I lost 57 lbs on my own before having a VSG. This is by far the best thing I have ever done for myself.
I am about four months post vertical gastric sleeve. I went through MexicoBariatricCenter and Christy was my coordinator. Drs. Cabrera and Valenzuela were my surgeons in Tijuana and Dr. Garcia assisted. Everything went smoothly. Every question I had was answered quickly and completely. When my plane was very delayed arrangements were made for me. I felt great post op. I had no significant post operative pain, nausea, vomiting or other complications. I walked several miles the first day I was in the hotel. I was taken to the Tijuana Marriott after being discharged from the hospital and the accomodations and service there was impeccable. The hospital was clean and well equipped and the staff was friendly and professional and spoke very good English. They were competatively priced which is a consideration when you are self-pay as I was as well. Air fare to San Diego was actually less expensive than to the Texas border towns. I have followed up with my own primary care doctor. I am very happy with my results and would be happy to comment further on my experience if you have any specific questions.
They will be my surgeons as well. I have surgery on the 10th, flying down the 9th!
HW: 275 SW: 265 CW: 200 GW: 135 Month 1: -25 Month 5: -65lbs total
On the fence about self-pay options and if Mexico is the right choice (or scared of that option)? Let my experience (first time ever in Mexico) be your guide. Don't let fear hold you back!
"You make me new, you are making me new" Gungor
Dr. Jamie Ponce de Leon. Read my blog he has an excellent team and it is a great hospital. If you check out the Manitoba forum on obesity help you will find lots of people who have had Dr. Ponce for their surgeries. Barb
Dr. Kelly did my DS. I am so glad I went with him. I wasn't compliant with the pre op diet and it made my surgery a lot harder than it should have been. It also made my surgery a lot longer than anticipated. My surgery should have taken 2-2.5 maybe 3 hours, but because I was bad...it took 7 hours. Dr. Kelly not only gave me what I wanted, he didn't make me feel bad for flubbing the diet. He has something like 23 years experience and he specializes in high risk cases. I went to him through a coordination company, but he no longer works with them.
