Please HELP Me Choose

[vickie6866 4]

I am in need of so good advise and fast. I am planning on having the Lap Band surgery sometime around July 18, 2007 if I can make a final decision on which doctor to use. I have limited my choices to five doctors and I could use some input from everyone. This is what I know about my choices so far.

(1st choice)Cantu/Mansur (Reynosa, Mexico) free lifetime fills, done over 5000 surgeries, go home early, can pay online before surgery, costs $7900

(2nd choice)Valencia (Tijuana, Mexico) free lifetime fills, impressive professional background, can pay online before surgery, costs ?$8100

(3rd choice) Gonzalez (Tijuana, Mexico) free lifetime fills, done lots of surgeries, costs $7250

(4th choice) Huacuz (Tijuana, Mexico) have met him and liked him alot, costs $7000(? cost for credit card use)

(5th choice) verboonen (Tijuana, Mexico) go home early

I want as good a price as I can find without settling for poor services. I need to pay with two-three credit cards so it would be a great peace of mind to be able to pay online before leaving home and have no worries about something not going through once I get to Mexico. I also like the ideal of recovering at home soon after surgery, providing all goes well. Free fills are not a must because it looks like it will be cheaper to go to a US facility rather than pay the $500+ airfare as well as other travel related expenses. Sorry so long, but I am in desperate need of assistance.

Thanks in advance for all that respond. Vickie :help:

[mistyone 0]

Don't choose by price alone. Your first considerations should be credentials. I used Dr Valencia. No one in Mexico can compare to his credentials! Beware of doctors telling you they have done thousands of bands. Many of them inflate their numbers greatly! Dr. Valencia is a professor of bariatric surgery in the U.S. and is very ethical - phone # is 877-765-8446. He also uses only 4 tiny incisions. That was another big plus for me. Good luck to you!