Just wondering If any of you self payers got any insurance? I mean what if something happens (god forbid) and one is stuck in the hospital down there longer? Do we get a big bill in the mail? Have to pay there? Has this happened to anyone? I'm going dec 3 and want to be prepared:)

Nothing happened this time around but I have had other things happen in mexico before, and AB health care payed for everything!!! I think you are ok..In fact, I will get in touch with you because you can send in your paper work, or have it brought down with you, and ask for a full reciept, because you can send it in to AB gov and they will pay $ towards your surgery!

That's great! So they cover everything when I come back home, but I mean what if I get stuck down there? I know I prob sound paranoid but my mom had the sleeve done by dr ferris in reddeer and they nicked something and she was in real trouble. She seemed ok after so they sent her home two days later. Then two days after that she was sent to Calgary in stars. She was full of infection, had a leak somewhere and developed blood clots. He was in the hospital for TWO months. So that being said I can't imagine what a bill would be from a Mexican hospital if something happened toe while I'm there. Thanks

For all your advise! I decided on plication with dr ortiz so I'm a bit nervous as its a newer procedure right? Dr Burke said shed do my fills if I got the lb. I too live two hrs away from Calgary so I started thinking what if I new an emerg unfill? I have three little kids I have to arrange for. So anyway after going back and forth that what I decided. Crazy!