Good morning... wondering if anybody opted to do this without insurance? There are so many hoops to jump through that I am considering doing this without insurance. How much? Here or Mexico? Is it worth waiting for and jumping through the hoops or all the same to go out of pocket? Any cautionary tales or advise? Thanks guys!

I did that years ago and it worked for weigh in but darn insurance company denied me at the time due to I didn't have proof of years of being over 40 bmi, lol. So five years later I had surgery in states n didn't need ankle weights lol.

Pay for it don't gain weight... Go to Mexico... There good trust me...just make sure you do a lot of homework on your surgeon.....

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oh no, i meant ankle weights for the weigh in... rather than actually gain the weight

Lose an inch of height? People are shorter at the end of the day taller in the morning

Stella

I'm scheduled to have my sleeve in Mexico.

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I opted self pay in Mexico due to my insurance making me jump through hoops. I didn't have a co-morbidity that was required, other than possible sleep apnea, but it was undiagnosed. It took a month and a half just to get an appointment with them for the sleep study, and then they had to reschedule and it was another month long wait. I got fed up and started researching Mexico. I'd already tried many different 'natural' options for the 5-6 years prior and was sick and tired of playing the waiting game. I went with Dr. Illan, paid $4400, and couldn't be happier with my decision than I am.

I self paid because my very expensive gold plan on the exchange won't even remotely cover anything related to weight loss. I looked at going to Mexico, but even though I'm in Texas, I couldn't get over the idea of being so far away from home in the event of complications. So I chose a very good Dr. in Austin, 30 minutes from home. Total out of pocket was a little over $10k. Since my Dr knew I was self-pay, he was very cognizant of any extra expense so I didn't even stay the night in the hospital. Of course, if my after surgery recovery was slow in any way I would have stayed. But I responded perfectly, and was home by 2 in the afternoon. I've been complication free and so far, it's been the best money I've ever spent.

Edited February 5, 20179 yr by 81Kellogram