Mexico - I will take any advice!

 I had mine done by Dr. Jamie Ponce de Leon at INT hospital in Tiajuna.  Some questions to ask are do they use Titanium Staples, Is it done Laproscopically and is it all preformed in one procedure. Dr. Ponce de leon charges less.  I live in Canada and I had better care there than I could have at home. I am 16 days post op - pureed foods for awhile yet.  keep in mind some Doctors at home (in canada anywy) will not touch you if they didn't do the surgery. if you are interested pm me and I will give you the name of a excellent medical guide--Not the one I used.  Thanks Barb  I paid 8500.00 all incusive flights, hotels, medicines, driver and surgery . I also received a Dvd of the surgery and of the leak test.

UNGSON.

 Thanks everyone! I am pretty sure Dr. Ungson would be the person I would go with... his name has been the main one I have heard over the years but I wasnt sure if anyone here used anyone else. I want as many personal accounts as I can find on here... my husband is convinced but now I need to convince my mom since she would be the one who would have to come with me to Mexico... lol

I was banded in Monterrey in 2005, by Dr. Sanchez - who was murdered a few years later.

I have no regrets about the care I received in Mexico.

The struggle was the judgement from people that found out I went to Mexico for surgery.

The biggest regret was the Lap Band...

I am currently working on revision to RNY or DS if the insurance will pay for it.

If not, I am going to consider Mexico again.

Best of luck to you.

 That is terrible to hear about Dr. Sanchez... so sad. 

I will probably tell very very few people that I am going to Mexico to get this done. Most wouldn't really agree with the idea of surgery in the first place, let alone going to Mexico to do it. I have decided that I will probably keep my surgery to myself. This will be VERY hard for me because I am an open book... heart on my sleeve... tell you my life story kind of person. However, it is no ones business about my surgery, my need for the surgery, and my decision to go to Mexico to do it. I am the one who has to live in my body. I am the one who is dealing with this stuff day after day - not them - me. And this surgery has been something I have researched for 4 years, I know it is the best option for me. I knew it 4 years ago and that opinion hasn't changed no matter the cir****tances. I also know that, without insurance approval, Mexico will be the best option for me. Of course I wish my insurance would cover it so I wouldn't have to worry about all of this other stuff... but since that is not an option, this is my best bet. Plus it is at a time where we know we will have the money. I don't know if we can say this about the future... so it doesn't make sense for me to wait any longer. It will be the best money I have ever spent. 

You may want to PM Dudette whose account of her Mexico DS is hear http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/DS/4394183/Shopping-DS-Surgeons-in-Mexico/action,replies/topic_id,4394183/page,3/

 I will probably stick with the overall OH DS board consensus with Dr. Ungson. I have been around here for awhile... have seen people with positive results from him... I am sure there are others out there but overall I see Ungson is best and I trust the overall opinion of DS vets. 


Also, if anyone wants to answer this one... is there a DS surgeon in the US that everyone would recommend that has a payment plan? I know there is care credit but not really an option for me. I do have some good DS surgeons here in my area BUT they don't have payment plans... just offer care credit. So just wondering if there is anyone else in the US that does or is more affordable (here in Dayton, Ohio they charge over $30,000).


Thanks everyone for taking the time to answer my questions and give me advice! It is a big step I am taking... very excited but can take as much guidance as possible!

You may get more people commenting on your new question if you start a new thread.
The most competitve DS self-pay price in the US from someone well-respected and experienced in the DS is Dr. Stewart in Denton, TX, for something like 23k.  However, I am not aware of any DS surgeons that extend credit themselves.

There is also a special deal going on in California for an experienced DS surgeon needing to get some more surgeries done at a specific hospital for it to gain COE status.  We are not supossed to talk about it here, so you might have to deal in private messages about it.  It doesn't extend credit though.