Hello All! Sorry in advance for the long post!

I'm new to the forum and looking for a bit of help. After years of struggling with my weight, and seeing a full body picture showing how large I actually am at last weeks family reunion, I've finally decided that it's time to take action and begin saving for the gastic sleeve procedure. I'm 5'4, 265 lbs with a BMI of 45 [eek!]. I've researched and read forums posts until I was cross eyed! Research is not my strong point but I've done the best I could but a little more help won't hurt.

As far as the surgery goes, it would be ideal if it could be done in early Aug of 2015, before my kids go back to school later that month. I've found two places that I'm leaning towards, Dr Perez with Ready 4 a Change in Cancun and Dr Lopez/Dr Osuna with Mexico Bariatric Center in Puerto Vallarta. Both places have financing because, ideally, I would like to have half or more saved up by June or July 2015 and have the rest financed. Of course, that would be in a perfect world but I don't know if that will actually happen or not. I'm also wondering if I should actually call now about getting half of it financed so there will be no surprises when it comes to knowing how much, if any, we are approved for and how much I would need to save.

In the meantime, I would like to at least have a decision of what Dr I would like to go through. I also choose those two because they are both no more than a 3 hour flight away. My husband would be coming with me and neither of us has been on a plane before so a shorter flight would be nice though I do have two friends who went to Tijuana and both had great experiences.

I've seen posts from people who have gone through Dr Lopez and have had great results, but I don't believe I've noticed posts from anyone who has had their procedure done in Puerto Vallarta. Most reviews, posts and videos are from people who have had their's done in Tijuana [an almost 10 hour flight from TX]. Has anyone gone through Puerto Vallarta? If so, I would love to hear your stories. Or just any Lopez/Osuna experiences in general.

As for Dr Perez in Cancun, I'm still researching him but I've heard nothing but good things about Ready 4 a Change. Has anyone gone through him in Cancun?

Also, I'm trying to make a list of questions to ask once I start making calls and getting more information. I know I'm just beginning to save but I figure there's no such thing as having information too early. What are some questions that you asked when going through this process? Sorry for all the questions but I want to have all my ducks in a row and get this going.

If you stuck with until the end, thank you! LOL

I'm going to Dr. Quinones in Tijuana, but I do have a Google spreadsheet of questions I asked various surgeons before I made my decision. It may give you a springboard for questions you'd like to ask. I based this one loosely on one created by another user, Travelmego. She has a good one too, but I don't have the link for it.

Here's mine: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PZ4Meo-rfl85rxfJukveUguf_UQ3D7WHrwe9t-32o_Q/edit#gid=0

Good luck.

Oh, and about the financing, I'm not much help. I couldn't qualify, but it worked out for the best. It has been tough as hell, but we ended up just saving for it which means no payments for us later.

I'm going to Dr. Quinones in Tijuana, but I do have a Google spreadsheet of questions I asked various surgeons before I made my decision. It may give you a springboard for questions you'd like to ask. I based this one loosely on one created by another user, Travelmego. She has a good one too, but I don't have the link for it.

Here's mine: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PZ4Meo-rfl85rxfJukveUguf_UQ3D7WHrwe9t-32o_Q/edit#gid=0

Good luck.

Oh, and about the financing, I'm not much help. I couldn't qualify, but it worked out for the best. It has been tough as hell, but we ended up just saving for it which means no payments for us later.

Travelmego! Yes! I saved the link for the spreadsheet they made, that was definitely a huge help. I just couldn't remember their name. Thanks for this as well though.

Hi there, Dr. Lopez and his wife Dr. Osuna did my surgery in Tijuana 20 months ago (Oct, 2012). At that time he was booking through "A Lighter Me". I was very happy with my care. The reason that I went with him in particular was that he supposedly specialized in higher BMI and at risk patients. (Previous heart attack/diabetes). However Candy Pants had some great questions on her list that I wish I had asked. "Like how many surgeries per day". At that time Dr. Lopez was traveling to 3 cities a month, and in my opinion A Lighter Me severely overbooked him. I was scheduled to have Surgery on a Monday, he had 5 surgeries that day. The Dr. decides after conferring with patients what order he will do the surgeries in. The first 3 surgeries were long with other procedures added as well. 2 - were bypasses with abdominal hernias, all that being said I finally got into surgery at 2AM on Tuesday. Out of recovery at 5:30AM, then at 8 the nurses were insisting that I get into the shower. My recovery went very well with no complications. I've done well with my weight loss, not where I want to be yet, but I have faith that I will get there.

<p>Hello All! Sorry in advance for the long post! </p>

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<p>I'm new to the forum and looking for a bit of help. After years of struggling with my weight, and seeing a full body picture showing how large I actually am at last weeks family reunion, I've finally decided that it's time to take action and begin saving for the gastic sleeve procedure. I'm 5'4, 265 lbs with a BMI of 45 [eek!]. I've researched and read forums posts until I was cross eyed! Research is not my strong point but I've done the best I could but a little more help won't hurt.</p>

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<p>As far as the surgery goes, it would be ideal if it could be done in early Aug of 2015, before my kids go back to school later that month. I've found two places that I'm leaning towards, Dr Perez with Ready 4 a Change in Cancun and Dr Lopez/Dr Osuna with Mexico Bariatric Center in Puerto Vallarta. Both places have financing because, ideally, I would like to have half or more saved up by June or July 2015 and have the rest financed. Of course, that would be in a perfect world but I don't know if that will actually happen or not. I'm also wondering if I should actually call now about getting half of it financed so there will be no surprises when it comes to knowing how much, if any, we are approved for and how much I would need to save.</p>

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<p>In the meantime, I would like to at least have a decision of what Dr I would like to go through. I also choose those two because they are both no more than a 3 hour flight away. My husband would be coming with me and neither of us has been on a plane before so a shorter flight would be nice though I do have two friends who went to Tijuana and both had great experiences.</p>

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<p>I've seen posts from people who have gone through Dr Lopez and have had great results, but I don't believe I've noticed posts from anyone who has had their procedure done in Puerto Vallarta. Most reviews, posts and videos are from people who have had their's done in Tijuana [an almost 10 hour flight from TX]. Has anyone gone through Puerto Vallarta? If so, I would love to hear your stories. Or just any Lopez/Osuna experiences in general.</p>

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<p>As for Dr Perez in Cancun, I'm still researching him but I've heard nothing but good things about Ready 4 a Change. Has anyone gone through him in Cancun?</p>

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<p>Also, I'm trying to make a list of questions to ask once I start making calls and getting more information. I know I'm just beginning to save but I figure there's no such thing as having information too early. What are some questions that you asked when going through this process? Sorry for all the questions but I want to have all my ducks in a row and get this going.</p>

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<p>If you stuck with until the end, thank you! LOL </p>

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I had my sleeve done by Dr. Lopez in PV on 6/14/14. It was great. Everything went better than I had expected. I had very little gas pain and was out walking on the beach 2 days after surgery! I flew from Little Rock, AR to Houston, TX to Puerto Vallarta for $467 a ticket round trip. I'm 3 weeks out and so far so good!

@@Sherri297, @megamoma. Did y'all need to contact Dr. Lopez after the procedure? If so, how hard/easy was it for you to contact him afterwards?

<p>@@Sherri297, @megamoma. Did y'all need to contact Dr. Lopez after the procedure? If so, how hard/easy was it for you to contact him afterwards?</p>

Yes, I emailed him about resuming my arthritis medicine and he emailed me back within a couple of hours.

<p>@@Sherri297, @megamoma. Did y'all need to contact Dr. Lopez after the procedure? If so, how hard/easy was it for you to contact him afterwards?</p>

Yes, I emailed him about when I could resume my arthritis meds and emailed me back within a couple of hours.

I am having my surgery with Dr. Perez in Cancun on Saturday. I'll let you know how it goes!

Thanks for replying everybody! And @@emc9521, it won't be necessary. I've decided on Lopez in Tijuana but thanks so much!