My sleeve date is May 23rd with Dr. Rodriguez in Juarez. My PCP is unfamiliar with the procedure and told me he would follow me if I would get him info about what to monitor. I'm nervous that he won't know the symptoms of a leak, etc. And he's two hours from me. Would I be smarter to find a PCP closer to home? Would a local Bariatric doctor follow me if I had the procedure in Mexico? I don't have a NUT - do I need to find one? Thanks for your suggestions! So happy I found this group!

I would definitely try to find a pcp closer to home or that knows a little bit about the procedure. I would also see if there is Bariatric surgeon that will be willing to check things out of there is a suspected problem.

My pcp knows about the surgery and since I have Kaiser there are specialist there as well that are well versed on the procedure, however, my primary has already told me that if i get the surgery after Kaiser has already denied me (and they denied me twice) than any complications that may arise will not be covered. OK... thats fine...but who says they have to know I have it . I also have another dr within the same group that is not as strict on guidelines and is willing to take me on as a patient. I will just have to change over to him before going back into Kaiser for my follow up blood work

I hope that you are able to find a pcp that is closer!