I showed her this form and she said the Mexican doctors are paying you all to say good things about them. I have a question. Can you make living at this? Lol. I hope someday I'll get her support.

Well, I was self-pay. Had it done in the U.S. and I have never in my whole entire life felt better. I've lost 150 pounds in a year, my BMI went from 42 to normal, my pre-diabetes is gone, and my cholesterol dropped from 245 to 131. My knee pain is also gone, thus eliminating the future need for a knee-replacement.

It was the best decision I've ever made. It cost me a fortune, for sure, but I gained an entire life. Hard to put a price on that.

Hope your wife can get behind you.

Haha I wish I got paid!

Ha ha. It was the opposite. I paid THEM!

Where's my freakin check? Nah, I didn't get paid or even any promo or anything of that sort. I tell about my surgery and surgeon as honestly as I can. Now there are plenty of Doctors I can certainly tell crap about but I don't.

You could get paid if you were a coordinator but you would have to live in Cali or Mexicali and they don't really do promo stuff as far as I know.

I wish I got paid in cash money but I have been paid in the fact that I have lost 110 lbs in a year!!! I tell everyone about my surgery and that there is no way I would have done this on my own. Paid but not in the way you are thinking. Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions!

Have your wife private message me, I will send her my blood work from before and after surgery. I will send her my before and after pictures. I had my surgery in Mexico and would do it again tomorrow. Doing the proper research is the key. There is nothing wrong with being skeptical but not to the point where it keeps you from having the surgery and saving your life.

Candy man, I've been on this forum for six months, reading and watching the journey of many of the sleevers who went to Mexico.

I would be suspicious if their posts always said great things about their docs, but that isn't the case! I read about tgeir day to day struggles and lives. If they were getting paid, I doubt they would post more than once or twice.

I was Del pay in the us, but I'd be more than willing to talk to your wife. Pm me for my phone number if she wants to talk to someone. Also, I have a blog (as do many others on this forum) where I post about my day to day journey. There is a lot of info available from the sleeve community that your wife could research.

Of course, if her mind is made up, nothing will convince HER. You may have to make your decision about surgery without her support. Others have done it without spousal support, like me. Sometimes it is more important to save your own life than to make someone else happy.

Lissa

Self pay, not Del pay. Thank you iPhone for editing me! Lol

Lissa

Wow, wish the wife was right! i want to be paid! maybe then I could hurry and pay off my loan which i took out to get this surgery! if she finds where it says we are paid off, let us know so we can apply ! Thanks!

I kinda thought the same thing at first, so I found someone on this board that was from my area and contacted them directly. She had gone to Dr. Aceves in Mexicali and really helped be believe that it was real! I finally called and talked to Nina at Dr. Aceves office and it made all the difference for me!

I am almost 7 week out and doing great! I would not trade my trip to Mexico for anything! It was great!

Hope your wife can learn to support you.

I'm Canadian, not paying anything but not getting paid.

Some of those docs do have their shills on here saying how wonderful they are because they know many on this forum are looking for a surgeon and they want more business, but I'd say 99.999% of posts on here are absolutely genuine, whether Mexico or U.S. patients.

I have not had my sleeve yet just making arrangements, I am a self pay and have done lots of research, and going to Mexico is the right choice for me! BUT hey if they do start paying sign me up lol!

They should offer me a 60% off coupon. They should atleast pick me up from the san diego terminal in a pinto limo.

Them paying people off, thats preposterous

Sounds like an Obama election with all this paying people off stuff

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Yesterday, I bought size 12 jeans! Now that's payment!!