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Neva907- I will try that.. ldytrkrbrenda- so you used alighterme- and sandy was your go to? any problems?? how about the pick up and drop off from airport to hospital to hotel and back? cutie pie- the whole point of me asking all these questions is part of my research. I would not just blindly book an appointment to get my stomach ripped out in some country i have never been too. But I am also wondering why you seem negative about this.. I have heard way more positive things about dr. kelly than neg.. I have some good things about some other doctors there who are 3-5k more, and it is most likely not with in my budget. There are a few dr.'s who are less that I wont consider.. If you dont want to reply out loud please PM me and let me know your thoughts and why.. Bikerchick519- what is the new hospital and new hotel? was trish still there? I am glad everything went smooth. Did you also pay the 5700? and did you go through a lighterme (if so who was your co ordinator?) Was your pick ups and drops smooth from airport to hosp to hotel to airport and so on? do you have any current ways of contact the dr. and or trish if she is still there? PM me if there is stuff you dont wanna say outloud. Congrats to all of you on your weightloss!!

I have seen many a discussion about this but they where old posts. I have been trying to find current information on how to directly contact his direct office to make an appointment. I have tried 2 different suggested websites: ramoskelly.com and wlsclinic.com and both of these took me back to a lighter me. I have gotten some info from "sandy" and then from the wlsclinic i got an email from a Linda, here is what she said copied and pasted from my email: _______________________________________________________ "Thank you so much for your interest in A Lighter Me! I am happy to help you as Dr Kelly has hired our company to represent him exclusively. Trish is no longer with his company, and so we are contracted to work for Dr Kelly and will be more than happy to assist you as we not only have representatives available to you, but we have one in Tijuana as well that will be there by your side when you arrive there for surgery. Dr Kelly performs all of his procedures out of a full service Hospital that has an ICU, ER, and even a cancer wing on the 2nd floor. Your pre-op labs are performed there as well. The Hospital is called Mi Doctor Hospital and the website for you to see pictures of the Hospital, etc is broth. This is so you will not be charged any extra for that while you are there in the Hotel. The website to see the Hotel is www.hotelpuebloamigo.com. Dr Kelly will trim your stomach down 85%, and he staples, sutures, and glues your stomach sealed shut. He runs a leak test while you are in the operating room, and another is taken through your drains, and the 3rd is done prior to going home. This ensures that you will be going home leak free. He also will glue and steri-strip your sutures on the outside, so that you will not need to follow up once home with stitches removal etc. You are placed on a pre-op diet 2 weeks before your surgery, and this is important to follow as it helps not only cleanse your system, but shrinks your organs in preparation for surgery. I have attached a Health History form for you to fill out when you have the chance, as it helps the Doctor know all about you. Please let me know if you have any other questions as I will be more than happy to assist you! Please feel free to contact me if you would like as I will be happy to answer any of your questions. My number is 877-765-8446 x33." _____________________________________________ I am almost positve that the info about the surgery is true. Is TRISH really not there anymore?? Has anyone been their as of recent? Is that the cost, does it vary from each person from a lighter me? Is that the same hotel everyone else stayed at after the hospital? Most importantly, I would just like to contact trish (if she is still there) or dr. kelly to arrange this all with there office, and give them the money straight.. thanks silenceshhh

I feel like I am being rude, but can you give an estimate of what doctor aceves charges? If not I understand.. I have been thinking about doing this stuff for awhile and recently found these lovely forums.. At first I was considering lapband- in Mexico, as my insurance doesnt cover squat.. But then I worried about fills and slipping and all that.. Then I learned about plication, but it seems as its okay that most people band or plication turn to this surgery instead.. so why not just start with it right?? I am considering going with Dr. Ramos Kelly, and i just recently heard about aceves.. I do not feel comfortable going with a dr.o or dr. a who work out of the same building- i have just read to many things 70% good and 30 % bad and scary, and that just seems risky to me...

I am looking to do this in Mexico being that this is not covered by my insurance in the US. Ive seen so many bad and good reports on this Dr. Ortiz that I dont know what to think. As a nurse from the states you were actually comforatble going into a strip mall shared by a adult super store to get this procedure done? I have heard of people who have had bacterial infections, people waking up out of their surgery in pitch blackness, over crowded recovery house, filthy recovery house. But I have also heard that it went good. Its a condsiderable amount less than the actual hospital that is recommended in the area, but I dont know yet that it would be worth the risk. I have just heard if this plication surgery and considering it over lap band, merely do to the upkeep and revisits that have to be done to fill and adjust the saline in the band.. How does one get fill if they do lap band in Mexico? Being that I live in WI not sd or LA i dont think of it as even an option. I like that this surgery is less evasive and the only foreign object is the souchers, I do worry about the losing weight factor, it seems like some people have hadall sorts of experiences with the weightloss all over the board. But it doesnt fll in the blanks like what they ate and how they exercised.. Oi- whats a girl to do?