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i received a lot of negative feedback, too. when people hear mexico they freak thanks to the media. i went alone to Tijuana and never felt unsafe. i walked the streets and loved it! don't be afraid. i have never heard of anything bad happening to a patient in mexico and i did a LOT of research before going. good luck!

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I have been in méxico for the last few days, Tijuana to be exact. I feel safe here. As for Monterrey i have been hearing on the Mexican news that 42 bodies were just found headless and mangled. They say that Monterrey isn't very safe right now.

Just be careful.

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Hi!!! First of all good luck to you. Secondly you are going to have a great time with Dr Kelly & his team & the area is VERY safe in tijuana!

I just got back last night from Tijuana after getting sleeved with Dr Kelly & have nothing but great things to say about the Dr, his team & the whole experience!

Please don't let your family scare you. I actually had to change my PCP as she was scaring me so much about Mexico!!! But Dr Kelly reassured me it is a safe neighborhood. I never felt scared there. The only time I was on my own was in the hotel & that is like a really fancy nice hotel! Cecy would take me everywhere & either her or Omar were always with me.

If you want to call me personally I am also happy to chat with you about my experience, just send me a PM & I will give you my home phone number!

I also have a blog you can read, about my experience with Dr Kelly & my journey.

http://njsharonjourney.blogspot.com/

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My family has the same thing message me and i can you my number i need a buddy like you. I'm scared also.

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Ok, if you take the crime rate along with population, the crime rate is lower in most Mexican states than USA states.

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http://ww w.lonelyplanet.com/blog/2012/04/30/are-americans-safer-in-mexico-than-at-home/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

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I separated the W's so u can copy and paste it in ur browser. be sure and remove the spaces. ur more safe in most towns than if u were going to houston or new orleans

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I separated the W's so u can copy and paste it in ur browser. be sure and remove the spaces. ur more safe in most towns than if u were going to houston or new orleans

Ha! Can't agree MORE! I live right out of New Orleans, and I don't go! But I'm going to Tijuana...alone!!

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Houston or new Orleans ? There's nothing scary about these two cities. I live in Houston and basically new Orleans too, my boyfriend lives there and I'm always there, LOL! That was funny but these places r not scary ?!?!

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exactly. they arent scary. but they have a higher crime rate. check out the link

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Sorry maybe I should've checked that out before I said what I said. Sorry ;/ . Oh and btw I'm going to Mexico too and I'm not scared. I'm from Palestine, if I can handle that then any other city or state doesn't scare me ;)

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I say USE COMMON SENSE. I can def. Understand y your family is upset but it does depend on where exactly your going. There is an actual Drug War going on and shouldn't be taken lightly, they are actually kidnapping random ppl, dipping bodies in acid to get rid of them and like someone said earlier I believe they just found Forty bodies headless and tied up n the street. Where do you hear of things like this in the us? They are comparing the death count to war in Baghdad. Long story short God forbid something happen to someone but if it did do u think they would be alive to post it on this site?? I just had to say something on this, if you do go just don't be nieve and go with your gut. Check everything and the facts out for yourself!

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I just got back from Tijuana last night. I was sleeved by Dr. Ponce on May 15th. My coordinator and a driver met me at the airport and took me straight to the hospital. The staff at INT hospital was very efficient and kind. I am a nurse , and I can tell you, you will not get the nurse patient /ratio in the U.S. as I had in Tijuana. The floors are small (only 10 rooms ) on the third floor and there were 3 nurses on duty during the night. They administered pain meds, IV antibiotics and nausea meds without me asking for them. I am a diabetic and the nurses were in my room every hour post op monitoring my blood sugar and administering insulin. ( it is not uncommon for diabetics to have high sugars after illness, stress or trauma to the body).

The hospital is very very clean, the OR was immaculate!

On Thursday I was discharged to the Hotel Lucerna, My coordiantor Laurie and Dr. Ponce's OR nurse Randy drove me personally to the hotel escorted me in and took me to my room! Laurie , even arranged for a plastic surgeon to consult with me in my room for anticipated surgery in a year. ( a mommy makeover). I left Friday morning back to San Diego. My driver picked me up promptly at 10 a.m. There were 3 of us returning to the U.S. The wait at the border was only 10 min as our driver had a medical lane pass. I never saw anything suspicious or unsafe. The worst part of my trip was waiting 3 hours at the airport to catch my flight back to Dallas.

I have only good things to say about my experience in Tijuana. I am home recuperating... sore, yes! Gassy yes but all in all doing well!

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P.S. Laurie is much cheaper than the other coordinators. It is 4,500.00 for surgery with Dr. Ponce versus 5,000.00- 6,0000 that is charged by others . Laurie has worked with Dr. Ponce for 7 years and has a good rapport with him and his staf of surgeons!

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The different coordinators charge a different amount for the same doctor???

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