Ok folks, hubby and I made the trip to Monterrey MX on Thursday. We get to the airport and nobody is there to pick us up, so we wait around for a couple hours, starving because we were still NPO since midnight for all our labwork. We finall get the pesos to dollars thing kinda figured out so we take a taxi...dear Lord...a taxi...during rush hour thru Monterrey. THat ride took about an hour. So when we got to the hospital we had information sent us to the Hotel floor, where the sweet little receptionist cannot find our names on any paperwork. She calls Dr. de le Garza at home and gives me the phone. I tell him my and my husbands names and that we are scheduled for surgery in the morning. He to me he had never even heard our names before. Turns out the bimbo we we working with in the US didnt sent the Dr. any info at all. And we had already paid her $4000 deposit. Dr. de la Garza was fantastic though. He called the poor excuse for and assistant he has here in the states and got all our info, had his very nice assistant in Mexico take us to admissions, then on to the ER to do all our labs and schedules us in for a last minute band for both of us. HOW AWESOME IS HE!!!! SO,...in spite of the huge, very scaryF-up on Belighters part, Dr. dela Garza made everything right and all went perfectly. If only the contacts in the US were half as eager to take care of their customers as the contacts in Mexico are this would have been an alla round great experience. BUT...at least we are in bandland now!!! I am tripping over 7lbs down since the day we flew out. I want food though....really really bad!!!

Wow. Everyone is giving two thumbs up to Dr Garza. I want to know more. I have honestly know nothing about him. Anyone? Thoughts???

I have contacted Belite though and they are nt the same as Beliter. I asked... The names are so close. It is really confusing.

Wow. Everyone is giving two thumbs up to Dr Garza. I want to know more. I have honestly know nothing about him. Anyone? Thoughts???

I have contacted Belite though and they are nt the same as Beliter. I asked... The names are so close. It is really confusing.

If you like this doctor you should contact his office directly. Regarding Belite...turn around and run!

Yes ... please please PLEASE do your own research on doctors instead of relying on people's posts here. Check out the "Doctors & Hospitals" forum here on LBT ... in there is a wonderful thread on how to successfully research Mexico Lap Band surgeons. Best of luck on your journey!

I had the same problem with Belighter. I didn't sign up with them..contacted Dr. Sanchez' directly, and his anesthesiologist made a gal, Anna Marie (I think that was her name) my liason. She had health problems, trying to not have premie triplets....but I get to Monterray, no one at the airport. I call the gal in the hospital (after I borrow a phone because I didn't know I had to do the international thing) and she wants me to call someone else. I'm in a panic and insist she take care of business..which she did. I catch a cab to the hospital, where Dr. Sanchez' son, Rudopho meets me and says they weren't expecting me until friday (it was Monday, surgery planned for Tuesday). It was all taken care of and I had a wonderful surgeon Dr. Chapa. BTW...I scheduled this in December 06....Dr. Sanchez was murdered in November I think, and no one told me. I found out on the boards.

And, I was supposed to get reimbursed for my expenses (the taxis) and never saw that 25 bucks again. I also used a card to pay for the surgery (to rack up some skymiles) all pre-arranged, however they charge an additional fee to use it...never mentioned. So, I would steer clear of Belighter!

Yes ... please please PLEASE do your own research on doctors instead of relying on people's posts here. Check out the "Doctors & Hospitals" forum here on LBT ... in there is a wonderful thread on how to successfully research Mexico Lap Band surgeons. Best of luck on your journey!

i couldnt agree more. there are MANY patient coordinators on here that like to interrupt conversations and totally diss one of their competitors.

I agree, everyone should do their own research. Part of research could be reading these boards. But even then, things go awry. I am not a patient coordinator. I was just telling of my experience.