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I would say in my situation I would absolutely do it again and wish it was done 10 years earlier. I would also say that Mexico isn't as far as it seems, I'm on the east coast as well and San Diego is very easy to get in and out of. I would not hesitate to use BariatricPal MX again, they were great to work with and made it super simple.

Well one year ago today I had surgery with BariatricPal MX, what a year it's been. Last night a friend of mine sent me a picture from the night before surgery and frankly I was shocked with the before and after. It's amazing how quickly you can forget how far you've come in such a short amount of time.

Well one year ago today I had surgery with BariatricPal MX, what a year it's been. Last night a friend of mine sent me a picture from the night before surgery and frankly I was shocked with the before and after. It's amazing how quickly you can forget how far you've come in such a short amount of time.

Well one year ago today I had surgery with BariatricPal MX, what a year it's been. Last night a friend of mine sent me a picture from the night before surgery and frankly I was shocked with the before and after. It's amazing how quickly you can forget how far you've come in such a short amount of time.

Well one year ago today I had surgery with BariatricPal MX, what a year it's been. Last night a friend of mine sent me a picture from the night before surgery and frankly I was shocked with the before and after. It's amazing how quickly you can forget how far you've come in such a short amount of time.

Well one year ago today I had surgery with BariatricPal MX, what a year it's been. Last night a friend of mine sent me a picture from the night before surgery and frankly I was shocked with the before and after. It's amazing how quickly you can forget how far you've come in such a short amount of time.

Well one year ago today I had surgery with BariatricPal MX, what a year it's been. Last night a friend of mine sent me a picture from the night before surgery and frankly I was shocked with the before and after. It's amazing how quickly you can forget how far you've come in such a short amount of time.

Well one year ago today I had surgery with BariatricPal MX, what a year it's been. Last night a friend of mine sent me a picture from the night before surgery and frankly I was shocked with the before and after. It's amazing how quickly you can forget how far you've come in such a short amount of time.

I spoke with my PCP prior to surgery and she was more than happy to provide my aftercare. Frankly she was a lot angrier at my piss poor insurance company than me about going to Mexico for surgery that she felt I needed. Please remember we would all love to have surgery in our hometown, we are being forced to find a reasonable alternative by our insurance companies and greedy American health care providers. If your Dr refuses care because you didn't line there pockets for surgery then you should find another Dr. I'm pretty sure they take an oath to help people.

I've learned two things.
1. You can't compare results from one person to the next. Don't let other peoples numbers drive where you want to go.
2. You can't be too ambitious. Your goals will probably change as you go, when I started out I thought if I get to 275 that would be all I needed, then I cruised right passed it, then I thought 250 was a pipe dream, then I passed it. Now I'm thinking 224 so I could lose a nice round 200 pounds. Who knows where I land at this point, now when people ask I just shrug and say, my new diet is a diet forever, I'm just along for the ride and will see where I end up.
I guess my point is, only you can decide your goal, if you think 160 is where you want to be and you are willing to put in the work (don't let anyone fool you it's going to be a ton of work) then you will make your goal.
I wish you the best on your journey, while there have been days that I hated everything about my new eating life, I wouldn't change it for anything.

I've learned two things.
1. You can't compare results from one person to the next. Don't let other peoples numbers drive where you want to go.
2. You can't be too ambitious. Your goals will probably change as you go, when I started out I thought if I get to 275 that would be all I needed, then I cruised right passed it, then I thought 250 was a pipe dream, then I passed it. Now I'm thinking 224 so I could lose a nice round 200 pounds. Who knows where I land at this point, now when people ask I just shrug and say, my new diet is a diet forever, I'm just along for the ride and will see where I end up.
I guess my point is, only you can decide your goal, if you think 160 is where you want to be and you are willing to put in the work (don't let anyone fool you it's going to be a ton of work) then you will make your goal.
I wish you the best on your journey, while there have been days that I hated everything about my new eating life, I wouldn't change it for anything.

That is unfortunate. I would imagine that your PCP simply does not have experience with patients going out of the country for a procedure like this. Luckily my PCP is from India and she has had family members go back to India for major medical procedures with great success. Some doctors simply think that everyone outside of the US is sacrificing chickens to cure colds.
My advice to you is make sure you are educated in your decision, my PCP asked me a lot of questions, why did I chose my doctor, my procedure, had I researched local options, etc. She wasn't trying to talk me out of it, she was trying to ensure that I had not made a snap decision without thinking. After she was satisfied with my thought process she asked if she could do a blood panel on me and an EKG to make sure that she was comfortable with my health before surgery. These are all great things. I would be more concerned if they didn't want to know.
If during your conversation your doctor is still against it ask them why, they aren't the only people that get to ask the questions. What are their concerns, are their concerns related to your health before surgery, weightloss surgery in general or the fact your looking to do it in Mexico, do they have patients that have done similar procedures outside of the country, what is their experience with WLS in general, things like that.
Express to them your doctors qualifications, how many surgeries have they done, how many do they limit themselves per day, what their complication rates are (zero is a bad answer by the way). Again, why you have chosen this doctor.
Your doctor isn't your boss, they are your partner in your healthcare, if you approach them that way you will be surprised on how helpful they will be. I'm sure between the two of you that you guys will make a treatment plan you will both be comfortable with. I wish you luck, I know while I didn't need their blessing it sure made me feel good once I had it.

That is unfortunate. I would imagine that your PCP simply does not have experience with patients going out of the country for a procedure like this. Luckily my PCP is from India and she has had family members go back to India for major medical procedures with great success. Some doctors simply think that everyone outside of the US is sacrificing chickens to cure colds.
My advice to you is make sure you are educated in your decision, my PCP asked me a lot of questions, why did I chose my doctor, my procedure, had I researched local options, etc. She wasn't trying to talk me out of it, she was trying to ensure that I had not made a snap decision without thinking. After she was satisfied with my thought process she asked if she could do a blood panel on me and an EKG to make sure that she was comfortable with my health before surgery. These are all great things. I would be more concerned if they didn't want to know.
If during your conversation your doctor is still against it ask them why, they aren't the only people that get to ask the questions. What are their concerns, are their concerns related to your health before surgery, weightloss surgery in general or the fact your looking to do it in Mexico, do they have patients that have done similar procedures outside of the country, what is their experience with WLS in general, things like that.
Express to them your doctors qualifications, how many surgeries have they done, how many do they limit themselves per day, what their complication rates are (zero is a bad answer by the way). Again, why you have chosen this doctor.
Your doctor isn't your boss, they are your partner in your healthcare, if you approach them that way you will be surprised on how helpful they will be. I'm sure between the two of you that you guys will make a treatment plan you will both be comfortable with. I wish you luck, I know while I didn't need their blessing it sure made me feel good once I had it.

That is unfortunate. I would imagine that your PCP simply does not have experience with patients going out of the country for a procedure like this. Luckily my PCP is from India and she has had family members go back to India for major medical procedures with great success. Some doctors simply think that everyone outside of the US is sacrificing chickens to cure colds.
My advice to you is make sure you are educated in your decision, my PCP asked me a lot of questions, why did I chose my doctor, my procedure, had I researched local options, etc. She wasn't trying to talk me out of it, she was trying to ensure that I had not made a snap decision without thinking. After she was satisfied with my thought process she asked if she could do a blood panel on me and an EKG to make sure that she was comfortable with my health before surgery. These are all great things. I would be more concerned if they didn't want to know.
If during your conversation your doctor is still against it ask them why, they aren't the only people that get to ask the questions. What are their concerns, are their concerns related to your health before surgery, weightloss surgery in general or the fact your looking to do it in Mexico, do they have patients that have done similar procedures outside of the country, what is their experience with WLS in general, things like that.
Express to them your doctors qualifications, how many surgeries have they done, how many do they limit themselves per day, what their complication rates are (zero is a bad answer by the way). Again, why you have chosen this doctor.
Your doctor isn't your boss, they are your partner in your healthcare, if you approach them that way you will be surprised on how helpful they will be. I'm sure between the two of you that you guys will make a treatment plan you will both be comfortable with. I wish you luck, I know while I didn't need their blessing it sure made me feel good once I had it.

I've learned two things.
1. You can't compare results from one person to the next. Don't let other peoples numbers drive where you want to go.
2. You can't be too ambitious. Your goals will probably change as you go, when I started out I thought if I get to 275 that would be all I needed, then I cruised right passed it, then I thought 250 was a pipe dream, then I passed it. Now I'm thinking 224 so I could lose a nice round 200 pounds. Who knows where I land at this point, now when people ask I just shrug and say, my new diet is a diet forever, I'm just along for the ride and will see where I end up.
I guess my point is, only you can decide your goal, if you think 160 is where you want to be and you are willing to put in the work (don't let anyone fool you it's going to be a ton of work) then you will make your goal.
I wish you the best on your journey, while there have been days that I hated everything about my new eating life, I wouldn't change it for anything.

I've learned two things.
1. You can't compare results from one person to the next. Don't let other peoples numbers drive where you want to go.
2. You can't be too ambitious. Your goals will probably change as you go, when I started out I thought if I get to 275 that would be all I needed, then I cruised right passed it, then I thought 250 was a pipe dream, then I passed it. Now I'm thinking 224 so I could lose a nice round 200 pounds. Who knows where I land at this point, now when people ask I just shrug and say, my new diet is a diet forever, I'm just along for the ride and will see where I end up.
I guess my point is, only you can decide your goal, if you think 160 is where you want to be and you are willing to put in the work (don't let anyone fool you it's going to be a ton of work) then you will make your goal.
I wish you the best on your journey, while there have been days that I hated everything about my new eating life, I wouldn't change it for anything.

I've been really happy with my weight loss so far. I was sleeved early Feb and am down about 134 pounds which is great. But today I am sitting here wearing a 2XL shirt and 44" waist pants, and I look freaking great. Hard to believe that in January I was barely getting into my 54" pants with the extender waist and was stretching out my 4XLT shirts to get them to fit. Freaking amazing. While there are days that I am so tired of my diet that I can't hardly stand it, days like today keep me going. I try and stay pretty strict with my diet but temptations wear on my soul, days like today keep me focused and help me overcome the daily temptations.

I've been really happy with my weight loss so far. I was sleeved early Feb and am down about 134 pounds which is great. But today I am sitting here wearing a 2XL shirt and 44" waist pants, and I look freaking great. Hard to believe that in January I was barely getting into my 54" pants with the extender waist and was stretching out my 4XLT shirts to get them to fit. Freaking amazing. While there are days that I am so tired of my diet that I can't hardly stand it, days like today keep me going. I try and stay pretty strict with my diet but temptations wear on my soul, days like today keep me focused and help me overcome the daily temptations.

I've been really happy with my weight loss so far. I was sleeved early Feb and am down about 134 pounds which is great. But today I am sitting here wearing a 2XL shirt and 44" waist pants, and I look freaking great. Hard to believe that in January I was barely getting into my 54" pants with the extender waist and was stretching out my 4XLT shirts to get them to fit. Freaking amazing. While there are days that I am so tired of my diet that I can't hardly stand it, days like today keep me going. I try and stay pretty strict with my diet but temptations wear on my soul, days like today keep me focused and help me overcome the daily temptations.

I've been really happy with my weight loss so far. I was sleeved early Feb and am down about 134 pounds which is great. But today I am sitting here wearing a 2XL shirt and 44" waist pants, and I look freaking great. Hard to believe that in January I was barely getting into my 54" pants with the extender waist and was stretching out my 4XLT shirts to get them to fit. Freaking amazing. While there are days that I am so tired of my diet that I can't hardly stand it, days like today keep me going. I try and stay pretty strict with my diet but temptations wear on my soul, days like today keep me focused and help me overcome the daily temptations.

I flew Southwest, I paid for an extra seat for me, my wife was with me so we had a row of three to ourselves on each leg of the flight, two of the legs were completely full. Southwest is unique as 1. The allow you to pre-board if you have the extra seat so you are guaranteed to get it. 2. After the flight all you have to do is call them and they will refund you the cost of the extra seat. I know it makes no sense why they do that but it is in the Passengers of Size policy (they are the only airline that does this that I am aware of). As soon as I got home I called them and 7 days later the amount was credited to my credit card.
It made the trip so less stressful, if you can use Southwest I highly recommend it.

I flew Southwest, I paid for an extra seat for me, my wife was with me so we had a row of three to ourselves on each leg of the flight, two of the legs were completely full. Southwest is unique as 1. The allow you to pre-board if you have the extra seat so you are guaranteed to get it. 2. After the flight all you have to do is call them and they will refund you the cost of the extra seat. I know it makes no sense why they do that but it is in the Passengers of Size policy (they are the only airline that does this that I am aware of). As soon as I got home I called them and 7 days later the amount was credited to my credit card.
It made the trip so less stressful, if you can use Southwest I highly recommend it.

I flew Southwest, I paid for an extra seat for me, my wife was with me so we had a row of three to ourselves on each leg of the flight, two of the legs were completely full. Southwest is unique as 1. The allow you to pre-board if you have the extra seat so you are guaranteed to get it. 2. After the flight all you have to do is call them and they will refund you the cost of the extra seat. I know it makes no sense why they do that but it is in the Passengers of Size policy (they are the only airline that does this that I am aware of). As soon as I got home I called them and 7 days later the amount was credited to my credit card.
It made the trip so less stressful, if you can use Southwest I highly recommend it.

I was sleeved by Dr. Ilan back in Feb, no issues, was very happy with Oasis of Hope and all of the Bariatric MX team. I would highly recommend them.

I tell everyone, if someone wants to judge me for taking control of my life at 44 then have at it. It also makes me super accountable, if everyone knows then I am more likely to stay on track.

The only people I won't tell are anyone who works in my HR department, when they ask me what I am doing to lose weight I tell them I switched to diet Coke, they refuse to cover any weight loss options so as far as I'm concerned it's none of their business.