Very interested in the VSG and my husband is 100% opposed to me going to Mexico. Plus it really isn't ideal as I have two little girls at home. I'll be paying out of pocket. For those who have had the surgery within Canada and self pay, who did you use? from reserach done so far, I'm leaning towards Dr. Michel Gagner in Montreal. Advise please, I need to take back my life.

I'm having my surgery with Michel Gagner in a few weeks. Have you moves forward with you surgery?

I was looking at going to TO soon & Dr Orech (?) would be doing the op. Self-pay as waiting for AB health is 8-12 months. It's a killer. It's very expensive when you take into consideration all the other costs, like flight, hotel, & caregiver. I Too have been doing a lot of research. With all I read, it seems to work. Yes there are some posts that say otherwise but they are few & far between. I have to wonder though, is this real? Dare I say it.........seems too good to be true?

I had my surgery in Toronto with Dr Orzech. All the staff were great but I was lucky enough to only be 1.5 hours away so I got to go home after 2 nights in the hospital. They do require you to stay in a hotel for the rest of the week if you are more than 2 hours away which can get expensive. My surgery was $18,500 so I was certainly glad I didn't have to spend more on a hotel.

Gotta wonder why they don't have one in Calgary...a self pay so we can save on airfare & hotel