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Will have sleeve surgery in TJ Mexico at Alm in jan

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January 11 in TJ mexixo

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I am also having sleeve surgery in Jan. With alm

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Me too will be in Mexico Jan 11 for surgery are you using alm

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Have you ever considered Mexico for surgery. My ins. Would only cover 40% of sleeve surgery. Mexico is less and I am only waiting about 6 weeks .

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Eaw434 thank you for investigating there is always something hidden in the policy that makes it useless to most of us

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Call the bariatric facility of your choice and have them verify your insurance coverage. They will be able to use the appropriate billing codes to determine coverage. We do that all of the time in the oxygen industry. Back in 2000 my sister had gastric bypass and in 2001 my mom had gastric bypass in Coos Bay. I had VSG 12 weeks ago in Mexico. I wasn't concerned about follow up care. I researched the crap out of my surgeon and found that he had a zero complication rate. I couldn't find anyone here like that. I also met 5 other people here locally that have been to him. Three of the five are in the medical field all they all said the it was the absolute cleanest facility that they have ever been in. I am in Southern Oregon.

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Try "a lighter me" they have a Facebook page with a large following . Lots of info. They are in Tijuana mexico

I was talking about if you have surgery in Mexico and need to be treated back in the United States for aftercare. Most insurance companies won't touch you most emergency rooms have to accept you and treat you but your insurance does not have to pay for it most likely they will refuse as a result from surgery out of the country

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I am currently looking into Medical Tourism ins. Reading the fine print. I so have a few questions. Otherwise chances are if your insurance does not cover surgery it will not cover bariatric or anything after surgery when you get back home. The chance of something happening is pretty slim but it does happen.

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You could always go to Mexico

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They do them in Cancun Mexico, I have no experience to share but I have been researching different places for surgery.

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Try Facebook page "a lighter me" seems to be alot of very happy people on there

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Where is this hospital located?

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I am also considering dr. Ariel Ortiz in TJ cannot find a bad review. Just waiting for my passport card to come back and I will be booking hopefully for January.

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Does anyone have feedback on a doctor Ariel Ortiz? or the Obesity Control Center in Tijuana Mexico? I am doing my research and want to schedule surgery soon but would like to hear from anyone who has used this surgeon or this Clinic.

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I have done a lot of research about dr. Ariel Ortiz from the Obesity Care Center in Tijuana Mexico. I can't find too many reviews on this site about him. But his credentials are pretty impressive and the price is good

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Did you have surgery at alm in Tijuana?

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I am now also researching doctors in Tijuana. I found dr. Ariel Ortiz out of the Obesity Care Center in Tijuana Mexico his price for a sleeve 6500

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When having surgery in Tijuana Mexico I will be bringing along my mother where is it that she will be staying with me all the time or in the hotel while I am in the hospital?

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I found 16,000 in Chicago. I would like to stay closer to home. I could go to Fla. For 11,500 but by the time I Pat for 2 round trip flights and hotel prob. Break close to even.

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When you are paying for you own surgery, you look for price first and research later. I have been researching for a year now. I am ready. I understand the positive and the negatives of the surgery. And in my case the positives outweigh the negatives. If people are willing to take their lives in their hands and travel to Mexico for surgery. There are many accredited and highly skilled surgeons in United States offering low rates. They do these surgeries everyday. It just so happens in my home state prices for self-pay at bariatric surgery are very high. So yes I will travel to another state for surgery if it saves me money .

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I will research Illinois and Indiana see what I can come up with does anyone know if there's a central database that would have all this information prices per state

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Would like to stay stateside if possible found 14,500 in Michigan not bad and close to home prefer not to fly if I don't have to

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Yes for sleeve

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I am from Wisconsin I am doing a self-pay looking for any of the surrounding Midwest states self pay prices. Cheapest I can find in Wisconsin is 22,900.

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