I have a surgeon named Dr. Sergio Verboonen who does this surgery and he is located in Cancun which I suppose is closest to where you will be winter time.  He is trhrough a International Patient Facilitators and a lady called Sheri Burke is the facillitator.  Very nice.  Lots of good records too.  I'm doing surgery with him in Sept.

Hi,  I suggest you contact them directly.  There website is http://clos.net and ask them.

 I'm from BC Canada, and it's an expensive adventure to go to Tijuana to start out with so want surgery that won't likely require a lot of visits back such as a band.  Looking into MGB, as my problem really has a lot to do with sweets.   I really have such issues with finding a surgery fee upfront anywhere.   I wanted to know if anyone would be so kind as to please tell me how much they paid for the surgery and where.   I'm not interested in Betancourt clinics.   No offence to anyone intended.   Just would prefer LIMARP or another center not overpriced but good care, clean being a key part of this.  Looking for qualified, clean reasonable priced care.   Wish I could afford some of the high end prices but I'm not financing, and my savings are going to be depleted completely after this.   That said best buy for an MGB would be fabulous to know.   Thanks all..

If so I'd love to chat with you.

I had a VSG in March 2010 and in the first three months lost 63 pounds (goal was to lose 135 pounds).  in June 2010 my weight loss stalled and there was no change (in scale or in size).  I was working out five/week for 60 to 90 minutes/day but even clothing size wasn't going down. I was weighing my food and eating properly but the weight loss just stopped.

I got into a blue funk/depression and in January started to gain weight and before I knew it, I had re-gained 25 pounds.  Because I can still eat large amounts of food for someone who has had a VSG, (e.g., the surgeon asked me to go to MacDonald's [YUCKY!] to see how much I could eat at one sitting.  The result was one Big Mac [EWWW!], 4/5 of a LARGE fries and 1-1/2 chicken McNuggets -- WAY too much for a VSG.) my family doctor sent me for a upper GI-track X-ray.  Unfortunately the doctor who performed the procedure didn't use gas granuales so the results weren't conclusive.  Note that I'm scheduled to back for a second Gi-track X-ray WITH gas granuales on September 8th so the surgeon will have an idea of what's going on because I'm scheduled for a revision on September 12th and have been told that if there is excessive bleeding from the scar tissue on my actual stomach OR if the VSG is tight that the surgeon will perform a MGB so I continue my weight loss journey. 

I would very much like to chat with anyone who has been in similar cir****tances OR who used the two surgical procedures (VSG and then MGB) together.

I'm looking for good and bad stories.  I'm really curious if the MGB is more successful after a VSG because such a large part of the stomach has been removed vs an MGB alone where the stomach remment remains in the abdomen.

I've been reading people's posts about how much intestine surgeons take out (4-1/2 to 6 feet) and am wondering if there is some kind of guideline.

And finally, I'm wondering if there are any negative side effects to eating certains kinds of foods (e.g., dumping? gas?  runs?).

Thanks everyone!

Elizabeth

Anyone interested in participating in the fashion show for the Long Island, NY OH conference on October 22, 2011 please contact me to provide information and photos at [email protected].

The OH Fashion Shows are open to anyone who wants to participate. After having surgery and working so hard to stay on track, you deserve to show off a bit! We ask that you send high resolution "before" photos and a brief blurb stating your surgeon's name, surgery type, starting weight and current weight (your choice). OH will put them all together to be shown on a large screen while you strut your stuff on the catwalk to music! This starts at 8pm on Saturday evening and we ask that you provide the outfit that you would like to be photographed in! To keep with our schedule, you may be asked to join the other models by 7:45pm that evening to coordinate the lineup.

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