Dr. Jalil Illan and his team at Florence/Oasis of Hope Hospital is absolutely the only way to go for bariatric surgery in TJ.....hands down the best experience from beginning to end - I am 2 weeks post-op and down 15 pounds - I was comfortable and felt like family the ENTIRE time - I was in constant contact during the pre-op portion of my journey and all the way through to my first step back in San Ysidro - and they have checked on me several times since my surgery as well (what American doctor does that??)

I felt safe and secure and now am on a pathway to a healthier life ahead of me - Dr. Illan was so assuring and kind - I am a very talkative and inquisitive person and he answered all my questions and made me feel at ease - I work in a hospital in the States and I know what to look for - the hospital staff was courteous, attentive and took wonderful care of me - I had a friend with me but when I woke up from surgery, my coordinator, Omar, was the one just reading in the chair in my room until I was awake - he notified my husband when I was out of surgery and kept my family "in the loop" - which of course made it moved smoothly at home.

The private, clean rooms at Oasis are definitely a bonus and I even had a beautiful window view!

Please feel free to message me if you have any questions - I am happy to help!

I too I'm in initial considerations and trying to make a decision whether to have my VS surgery done in Mexico as my insurance will not offer coverage for the surgery and I can't afford the price to have it done in the States. Could you sort of outline your process such as payment process, when you arrived what all you had to do, testing, etc, your aftercare and what and if any complications you may have had? I also heard that there is sometimes awful acid reflux associated with this procedure. I had considered the band but with the problems people have, I've sort of backed away from having that. I'm just trying to do my research and any info you can provide about surgery in Mexico would be greatly appreciated. By the way, I'm 47 years old and I'm 5"1 and I weight about 200 pounds, just a little about me.

congrats on having such a smooth and comfortable op.

I too I'm in initial considerations and trying to make a decision whether to have my VS surgery done in Mexico as my insurance will not offer coverage for the surgery and I can't afford the price to have it done in the States. Could you sort of outline your process such as payment process, when you arrived what all you had to do, testing, etc, your aftercare and what and if any complications you may have had? I also heard that there is sometimes awful acid reflux associated with this procedure. I had considered the band but with the problems people have, I've sort of backed away from having that. I'm just trying to do my research and any info you can provide about surgery in Mexico would be greatly appreciated. By the way, I'm 47 years old and I'm 5"1 and I weight about 200 pounds, just a little about me.

i have a little sour stomach which is completely managed by 20 mg of omezaprole. for a couple weeks i doubled that.....my only side effect!

Have you been satisfied with you weight loss to date?