Hello! I'm new here and I was wondering if anyone could recommend some cash pay/self pay doctors in the US. I live in Louisiana and my Bmi is a 37 and my insurance will not approve me. I'm not closed to going to Mexico, but I would love it if I could find someone in the US to do my surgery. Could someone please help me or at least point me in the right direction? Thanks!!

I'm self pay and am using Dr. Clayton Frenzel in Dallas. I'm not opposed to Mexico but my husband certainly was!! ???? I have also heard great things about Dr. Nicholson in Dallas.

I am self pay also. I'm using Dr. Westmoreland in Murfreesboro, Tn. Located right outside of Nashville.

In Reno nv you can have sleeve done for 14000. The dr says they have one of the best rates in the nation.

Hello,

I highly recommend the Nicholson Clinic in Dallas area, they are an awesome group that will work with you and have great self-pay options.

My doctor in Hampton Roads, VA does a "bundled" self pay. It includes EVERYTHING from pre and post op care to hospital fees.

Thank for all of the information everyone. I will research these suggestions and see what works for me. ????

I'm self pay and am using Dr. Clayton Frenzel in Dallas. I'm not opposed to Mexico but my husband certainly was!! ???? I have also heard great things about Dr. Nicholson in Dallas.

This is the same for me ready2bmenow My husband doesn't want me going to Mexico either and I definitely don't want to travel out there alone. He rather we pay the extra money to get it done in the states and I'm ok with that compromise.

I'm self pay and am using Dr. Clayton Frenzel in Dallas. I'm not opposed to Mexico but my husband certainly was!! ???? I have also heard great things about Dr. Nicholson in Dallas.

This is the same for me ready2bmenow My husband doesn't want me going to Mexico either and I definitely don't want to travel out there alone. He rather we pay the extra money to get it done in the states and I'm ok with that compromise.

That sounds just like my husband. I ended up having a hiatal hernia so it is going to end up costing me about the same as Mexico! Hope your journey goes well!! I am still preop and can not wait!!

I am self paid too Low BMI Dr. Duperier BMI of Texas in San Antonio is my surgeon.

Thanks everyone!! I've been researching these all day!!

Honestly, if you have the cash, I would fully recommend that you do the surgery in Mexico because you will pay like 30-40% what you'd pay in the US for about the exact same level of care and medical standards.

You know, our healthcare system is actually ranked #37 in the world. Mexico is #60. Not a huge difference between them.

I am having surgery in Mexico in 12 days. I have no qualms about the facility I chose. I have researched it, their facebook page has allowed me to talk to the nurses, the drivers, my surgeon, two patient coordinators, and dozens of current and former patients. Their sleeve surgeries start at $4200 and is a package price. Patients can take a companion, but those who go down alone say that they were totally comfortable and never really alone.

Patients are constantly posting pictures of the hospital rooms, hotel rooms, selfies with the drivers. Questions are answered within minutes by staff and the surgeons themselves. Don't rule out Mexico. I am very excited and have no worries at all.

I am having surgery in Mexico in 12 days. I have no qualms about the facility I chose. I have researched it, their facebook page has allowed me to talk to the nurses, the drivers, my surgeon, two patient coordinators, and dozens of current and former patients. Their sleeve surgeries start at $4200 and is a package price. Patients can take a companion, but those who go down alone say that they were totally comfortable and never really alone.

Patients are constantly posting pictures of the hospital rooms, hotel rooms, selfies with the drivers. Questions are answered within minutes by staff and the surgeons themselves. Don't rule out Mexico. I am very excited and have no worries at all.

That doesn't sound bad at all. What doctor did you choose in Mexico?

@losing4ree I am using a company called A Lighter Me. My surgeon is Dr. Elias Ortiz. He is the chief surgeon of the facility. I fly down to San Diego on the 21st. My companion and I will be picked up by a driver at the airport and driven to Tijuana. After blood tests, etc at the hospital, he drives us to the hotel for the night. The next morning, he picks us up from the hotel and drives us to the hospital. I have surgery and we stay in the hospital for two nights. My companion stays with me the entire time. After the second night, they do one more leak test to make sure the stomach isn't leaking and we are driven back to the hotel for another two nights of recovery.

We will be staying at the Tijuana Grand Hotel. The 11th floor is dedicated to surgery recovery with nurses on staff. During the next two days, the driver takes us out shopping and to the pharmacy if we want. On the morning of the sixth day, we check out of the hotel and our driver takes us back to the airport in San Diego. Easy peesy.

www.alighterme.com

I'm also self pay I am having surgery with Dr. Rao in Jacksonville, Fl....cheaper than what I had quoted in the Tampa area.