Please post here if you went to Mexico, India or another country to have your MGB or OAGB. Please post

1. your doctor,

2. his experience (number of MGB / OAGBs performed), and

3. cost of your surgery.

I want this surgery but my insurance will not pay and I cannot afford the $17-$20,000 cost at this point in time.

Please know I have done my homework and even been to Mexico looking at surgeries and meeting surgeons (for a different operation I never actually got). I have been on Mexican surgery boards for over 5 years. So please, do not start on 'danger danger' advice, ok? I honestly have heard it all. Thanks a bunch!

If you feel so inclined, you can post here your whole experience... I am aching to hear more about Mexican, Indian, and surgeons from other countries. THANKS IN ADVANCE.

Edited February 4, 201511 yr by utahgirll

Thanks so much all of you for your great reporting of your experiences. Please feel free to post how you are doing.. there is just too LITTLE information on the foreign doctors that do the MGB and I love hearing every little detail.

Weegie did you get your operation? How did it go.. detail details PLEASE.

Thanks again to everyone for your reports. Very excited to hear about Dr. Rod because he was one of my faves. Thanks!!!

I actually had a rough patch after I posted last, I ended up in the ER with dehydration and pneumonia in both lungs! That slowed down my recovery quite a bit so I didn't really feel like myself again until about 3 weeks and 2 days post op. I'm eating regular foods and I know the MGB is working because I've gotten every well acquainted with agent orange !! Lol I've lost about 18 lbs which I knew my weight loss would be slow. I'm only about 25 lbs from goal now.

I had my MGB done by dr. Ponce de leon in Tijuana. My experience is positive. He really is an excellent surgeon with lots of experience.

Thanks so much all of you for your great reporting of your experiences. Please feel free to post how you are doing.. there is just too LITTLE information on the foreign doctors that do the MGB and I love hearing every little detail.

Weegie did you get your operation? How did it go.. detail details PLEASE.

Thanks again to everyone for your reports. Very excited to hear about Dr. Rod because he was one of my faves. Thanks!!!

Sorry only just saw this as am holiday in Turkey. My op is on June 10Th so currently on pre-op diet. My surgeon is Dr Chris De Bruyne in Belgium.

I actually had a rough patch after I posted last, I ended up in the ER with dehydration and pneumonia in both lungs! That slowed down my recovery quite a bit so I didn't really feel like myself again until about 3 weeks and 2 days post op. I'm eating regular foods and I know the MGB is working because I've gotten every well acquainted with agent orange !! Lol I've lost about 18 lbs which I knew my weight loss would be slow. I'm only about 25 lbs from goal now.

Grr I hate how this site crashes every few minutes on my ipad, I just wrote a long reply but well .. Zap.. Gone.

Anyhoo. Have caught up with your journey, am sorry to hear about your pneumonia, glad they caught it on time and hope you can now go from strength to strength with your recovery.

Take care sweetie.

Thanks everyone for all the great posts. I am so interested to hear how everyone is doing.. please report in and tell us your results too! I LOVE that alex has given us our own specific spot now, yay!

Sending support to everyone in MGB land!

best,

me