Hello Everyone... Prices??

Hi Everyone... What prices did you self-pay for your surgeries themselves (and then total prices including airfare, hotel, etc) and what kind of surgery did you have? What was your surgeons names and locations.... thank you for any information... (((((Hugs))))) Apple Pie

Hi Apple Pie! I'm going to cut and paste the estimate I made on a previous post I made to a similar question in January. I had open RNY with Dr. Alejandro Aguirre in Ensenada, Mexico on May 6, 2004. You can read about my experience on my Profile or on my web site at (www.) cherimoran.com . I wish you the very best as you do your research and make your decision. Here's the previous post: I'll do the best I can but there are so many variables that it is hard to give you an exact figure. You will have your airline tickets. I'll guess around $400 on that. You will need to check with American, Continental, Southwest, or whatever other airline you prefer. You can go to their web site and check to see what the price would be. You will need to fly in to San Diego. From San Diego you will need to get to Ensenada. I recommend you use Bambi to drive you. The cost for him is $350 for the round trip. He will stop at a market if you want so you can purchase the groceries you will need. You can spend less but you would have to get to the border and then take a bus. I don't know what the cost of that is because we used Bambi. Your surgery fee for Dr. Aguirre and the hospital will be $9,400. You can leave Ensenada on the 5th day after surgery. If you do you will need to add in whatever your doctor will charge to remove the staples and G-tube unless you know someone that will do it for you. If you stay and have Dr. Aguirre remove them there is no additional charge. You can stay in a hotel or Dr. Aguirre has two apartments available for his patients unless they have been reserved by other patients. The cost for them is $70 per night if you don't want transportation provided while in Ensenada. If you want transportation included, it is $79 per night. If you want the apartment, transportation, and a nurse to come in and change your bandage, etc. it will be $125 per night. I chose to have the nurse come in for two days so I paid $125 for those days and $79 for the other days becasue I wanted transportation. The two hotels Dr. Aguirre and Rosella recommend are the Hotel Marina Coral and the Hotel Posada El Ray Sol. Hotel Posada El Ray Sol is the less expensive of the two. You can get a room there for about $50 per night. You can go to my web site at www.cherimoran.com and click on Journey to Ensenada and go to the bottom of that page for links to both of these hotels. You can make your reservations on line. If you stay in the apartment, it has a full kitchen so you and your companion can prepare your meals. There is no extra charge for additional people staying with you in the apartment. If you stay in one of the hotels you will have to eat in restaurants. There is a lot of information on my web site if you would like to go there and check it out. You can click on the www tab at the bottom of this message. Here is a line item type listing. It is not exact, just estimates since I don't know how much your airline tickets will be, how you plan to get to Ensenada, where you plan to stay, or how long you are staying. Airfare $400.00 (estimate) Bambi $350.00 Food $100.00 (high estimate to cook) Apartment $395.00 (5 days with transportation) to $795.00 (10 days) Surgery $9400.00 Total $10645.00 (estimate) I would allow at least $11,000.00 just to be sure. I hope this helps and I wish you the best as you make your decision. Cheri

Thank you for your reply. Do you know anyone on this board who has had the Lap DS in Mexico? I am looking for costs more specifically for the DS. I can get my insurance to pay for the open RNY here in the States. But it will be a little while longer, they cancelled my surgery for a very stupid NON-REAL reason. But that is another story. Thanks again! (((((hugs)))) Apple Pie

Hi, Lap RNY/Fobi with Dr. Aceves 12,500 for everything pre op test, transportation, hospital, hotel, post op meds. Airfare $250 from ATL - San Diego Good Luck, Karen L 12/20/04 314/254

Dr. Miguel Herrera here in Mexico City at the ABC Medical Center $13,000 hospital and doctors fees. www.abchospital.com I am a nurse and had my surgery here 31/2 years ago. Life is great. I would love to help you in any way I can. Good luck, Maureen

I had the Lap band surgery with Dr Aceves in Mexicali. Price 8200 dlls including pre op testing, transportation, hospital and band. Not included airfare: 250 dlls Atlanta to San Diego round trip. Sandy lap Band -Dr Aceves