THIS IS JUST A WARNING.

Over a year ago I had sleeve plication surgery with Dr Rod in Mexico.

I had bleeding problems from the start. I puked blood for 12 hours. The staff at the hospital and the doctors were informed several times and their attatude changed dramatically from being nice to a not give a dam. They told me I was not pukeing blood many times as I showed them the blood in cups. I went home and from day one I felt like I had no restriction. They just kept fluffing me off when I contacted them. After the period of time to get on solid foods,, it was clear there was no restriction. I went to a specialist in canada and they did a barium set of exrays in canada and found ABSOUTELY NO RESTRICTION ANYWHERE. The stuff flowed to every part of the stomach freely. And it was thick as wax.

Good job,, DR ROD.

I sent the medical report to the hospital and DR Rod. They came back and told me there was nothing wrong. Well specialists and Barium exrays SAY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG.I asked them what they wanted to do to fix this and was fluffed off again. BELIGHTWEIGHT FLUFFED me off too. I asked for my money back..Fluffed off again.

Nice bunch,,, they botched the surgery , took my money, and fluffed me off. They will not answer e-mails, nothing. But WOW,,, look at the bright side. After 10,000 dollars,, months of agony, My stomach will hold a wopper, fries , and a shake if I wanted to put it in my stomach.

NO WEIGHT loss in over one year post opp.

A WORD OF ADVICE TO ALL LOOKING FOR PLICATION SLEEVE,,,

DO NOT HAVE THEM DO IT,,,

Not with DR ROD and not with Belightweight. They are so nice as long as you pay and then just go away.But iF the surgery is bungled or you have post opp problems,,,forget it.

Pay the extra money and get it done in the USA. AT least it will be done right, and you may get some value for your money.Now I contacted another DR and he says I need to have the Rodreguz surgery taken out and then a sleeve done. Only 10,000 more.

And DONT believe all the crap and hype to read on these med sites. After all,, they are trying to SELL YOU SURGERY.

I will be surprized even to see this posted.

the person who wrote the post originally needs to be supported. she is just letting people know what happened to her. instead of debating which is better why don't we just tell her that you're sorry this happened to her thank you for the warning and go about your business. I'm not trying to sound harsh. there are good and bad doctors wherever you go. doctors are humans like everyone else they make mistakes.

I am glad she came here and posted this I know someone in real life that went to Dr.Rodrguez she had sleeve done and it has been a success through beliteweight. So we talked when I made my choice and she was shocked to see how his reviews have gone down hill. She was sleeved over a year ago. No matter where anyone has surgery everyone has different experiences. There were 4 of us at the clinic I went too and we all could give a different story about our experiences.

Hi kacee--

I just wanted to see if you would update us on your situation. Did you ever get the plication taken down and the gastric sleeve done instead? If so, how are you doing with it now? thanks! I have been thinking about you and hope you have found a solution

I paid 20,000 for my surgery and have had an amazing recovery. I am sorry for what you experienced but let this be a lesson to those who want to not "go through loops" to have their surgery. There are reasons why insurance companies and doctors charge what they charge and have rules like they do. I researched my doctor plus he sleeved 2 people I know. Its horrible that your got treated this way. Is there a way to sue them?

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I *LOVE* how people that have NEVER ONCE had healthcare outside the US love to talk about the higher standards as if they're actually knowledgeable about the differences.

I have lived overseas for most of the last seven years and had excellent healthcare in Bishkek, Almaty, Garmisch, Kyiv and yes, Mexico.

However, my mom's specialist in Dallas misdiagnosed an aortal aneurysm and the resulting neuropathy as a kidney stone and she's now wheelchair bound for life, on a Coumadin diet and her quality of life is absolute crap and she's forced to live with my sister. She has entirely lost her independence and can't even drive. This after she spent three months in ICU. There's a pretty little law in Texas that keeps her from a malpractice suit and she's slowly but surely paying of the six figure hospital bills that her insurance refused to cover.

Does that mean all health care in the US or in Dallas is horrible and substandard? Of course not.

I've been here for three years. Most of the complications I've seen for sleeves were surgeries performed in the US, not in Mexico.

And furthermore, it's pretty crappy to jump on here and act is if it's someone's FAULT that there was a problem or complication when they trusted a surgeon, just because they trusted a non-American surgeon.

If you don't know what you're talking about, you should probably just stay out of the conversation and keep your ignorant, narrow-minded comments to yourself.

This is not directed at any one person in general, but rather to the large number of anti-anywhere-but-the-US comments here. Again, if you've never had healthcare outside the US you know nothing about it. And I've had great, less expensive, more personable healthcare all over the world.

~Cheri

And to the OP - your situation stinks. I'm sorry for your bad experience. All you can do is share it with others in hopes it will help prompt them to do their research. Which is something we should ALL do regardless of what surgeon we ultimately choose. Hopefully you can revise to sleeve and have the results you were looking for.

I don't think its anyones fault except the surgeons...fact of the matter is the surgeons in Mexico who deal with specifically weightloss surgery do not have many guidelines. its the surgeons job to make sure that we are fit for the surgery cuz its not for everyone. I feel there should be more guidelines than just being fat. Same thing goes for America. My dad was sleeved and was in icu for a month and was on his death bed 3 Weeks of that month and he was sleeved in America. **** happens no matter where you go. My point was do your research and if there are no guidelines for surgery to be aware. I see your point most of the best doctors in the world are not from America. Just be cautious and remember to research your physicians and ask people about there experiences and complication....I researched dr. rod before stating my opinion and no way do I recommend anyone going to him there should be 1 out of 100 complications for surgeons on this surgery not 1 out of 10.

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And you don't know who has or haven't had surgery out of the us. everyone is entitled to have and give their opinion including yourself

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