Mexico Worry

Anyone been to Mexico for surgury?  Anyone gotten Montezumas Revenge?  Whew I went to Cancun for my honeymoon and got it bad the day I got there.  I had it for a month after I got home.  I would think the hospitals would be very careful but who knows.  Should I bring a ton of bottled water?

I live on the Mexican border and with that said most of my Mexican friends come to Texas to have major surgery. I have a Dr. in Acuna who would have helped me withn a surgeon who does WLS in Monterrey and said the hospitals were very good in the interior.

I went for my consult at CosMed with Dr. Alejandro Quiroz in Tijuana.  Their surgical center was amazing and quite advanced, and most of my California support group has had their body lifts there and they all look great!  I stayed for a couple of days and ate and drank all kinds of things and I was fine.  But of course, all the water I drank was bottled.  Anyway, I am going in May for my procedure and I am very excited! :) - Mike

Check out Eggface's (aka Shelly's) food/surgery blog: http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com She had RNY and, later, PS in Mexico, and had very positive experiences.  Of course, just like in the US, it all depends on the surgeon, support staff and the hospital, so it may be hard to extrapolate her experiences to another locale. She's also a very cool person, and writes wonderfully. /Steve

The private hospitals in the interior of Mexico are incredible. Superior, in fact, to just about anything available to all but the very wealthy in the US. There are great options for WLS in both Monterrey and Puerto Vallarta. PM me if you are interested in details. Take care. JP

You should always drink, and ask for, only "agua purificado" (e.g. bottled water vs. tap water) when in Mexico , or only other bottled or brewed drinks ..  By keeping to that rule you should avoid any epsiodes of the "Reynosa Runs" ..   &;-)    I know my brother made the mistake of drinking from a public water fountain one time when our family was in Monterrey back in the early 70s ..  Our parents had warned him, but he went ahead when their backs were turned (you know how know-it-all teens can be!) .. I think he spent the rest of our family Xmas vacation there on "el Juan" ..  !