Question:
LOOKING FOR A WLS BUDDY TO GO TO MEXICO AND ANYONE WHO HAS WLS IN MEXICO FOR INFO.

I WANT TO GO TO MEXICO NEXT YEAR AND HAVE WLS. I NEED TO SAVE MONEY THAT'S WHY I CHOSE NEXT YEAR INSTEAD OF NOW. I NEED TO KNOW OF ANYONE ELSE WILLING TO TRAVEL ALSO. I ALSO NEED TO FIND INFO FROM ANYONE WHO HAS HAD WLS IN MEXICO.    — PATRICE T. (posted on August 19, 2003)

August 19, 2003
Check out Latrisha Nickel (I think I got the name right?). Her profile is on here and she has a ton of info on the entire experience of having WLS with Dr. Aguirre. (sorry, my brain's spellcheck is offline tonight!)
   — Shelly S.

August 19, 2003
As the previous poster said check out trisha's profile page. Her name is spelled Latrisha Nickle. She went to Mexico for her RNY and loved the surgeon. She is very nice and if you email her she will give you her phone number and will answer any questions you may have. She will probably even be more than willing to go to Mexico with you, as she has another person having wls.
   — justaboutkrazy

August 19, 2003
I'm wanting to go to Mexico June 04 for a TT but I live in CO and you live in LA, might be hard to carpool lol....:) Anybody with info on Mexico TT's can email me....
   — Kimberley E.

August 20, 2003
I went to Mexico for open RNY with Dr. Alejandro Aguirre (same surgeon as Latrisha Nickle). He is a wonderful surgeon. I have had no complications and I've been doing very well. My surgery was 5-5-03 and I've lost approximately 55 lbs.+ I had an excellent experience with Dr. Aguirre and his staff and the hospital. I stayed at the Hotel Coral and Marina and it's a lovely place to stay. I highly recommend it. There are many, many fine places to stay within a wide range of price points. Travel to Ensenada via bus was a fun, enjoyable experience. I had never travelled on a bus before and we made an adventure out of it. The Mexican bus lines are far nicer than the American Greyhound bus lines. I plan on returning to Ensenada for Plastic Surgery when I'm ready for that. That's how good my experience was. If you want to research Dr. Aguirre, or other Mexican doctors, go to the "Find a Surgeon" page and then click on the link for surgeons outside the US. There is a link for Dr. Aguirre and testimonials from Americans who have used him. I don't have much information on my webpage but if you would like info, please contact me via email. I'm happy to help anyone anyway I can.
   — [Deactivated Member]

August 21, 2003
Hi! I had my lapband surgery in Tijuana on 4/16/03 by Dr Ortiz. I am not sure if you are having the RNY or another procedure. Anyway, a couple of people had the surgery the same day and they were traveling alone. The good thing was that we all came together and no one was ever alone. Find out from your surgeon if you will be having surgery with anyone else...
   — Sheryl W.