Anybody from Canada here who has gone to Mexico for surgery? How was your experience? How much did it cost? I thought there was a board here dedicated to this but I can't find it.

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I'm from BC and waited and recently had surgery in province paid for my provincial healthcare after a long wait. There have been recent news reports of people returning here with complications. Life is full of risk, to each their own.

They go to Mexico for surgery?.. whoa
That's like us Aussies travelling to Thailand for surgery ... noooo way lol

6 hours ago, Andrea F said:

I'm from BC and waited and recently had surgery in province paid for my provincial healthcare after a long wait. There have been recent news reports of people returning here with complications. Life is full of risk, to each their own.

If you do your homework it's fine. A lot of them are even American trained doctors, (if your a good Doctor your good, it doesn't matter where you were born) Healthcare is a universal language. There's Mexican doctors I'd prefer over any in Canada, there's always "bad Doctors" if you find a clinic with hundreds of positive reviews , find these people chat in person or email(they are real) they've had great experiences. Just don't pick out one running deals and without doing your homework. The risk is still there in Canada or the USA.(not be naive) remember a lot of our North American Doctors study abroad . My Cousins husband studied a semester in Jamaica , it's normal. So does that make him an unsafe practitioner. Just food for thought. Also Thailand has some pretty awesome doctors too!

On 2/24/2017 at 8:52 PM, 1poundatatime said:

Dr. Ortiz from the OCC? I'll be there at the same time. I'm from BC.

Apparently there are 2 different Dr. Ortiz's - one at A Lighter Me and one at OCC. I'm having my surgery done on April 17 with the Dr. Ortiz at OCC

1 hour ago, NicoleInVancouver said:

Apparently there are 2 different Dr. Ortiz's - one at A Lighter Me and one at OCC. I'm having my surgery done on April 17 with the Dr. Ortiz at OCC

Yes, two Dr. Ortiz's just to confuse things!

I'll let you know how things go! I'll be a month out when you head down.

Edited March 9, 20179 yr by 1poundatatime

Hello, I'm new to this

I don't know where to start.

I am from Ontario and don't want to wait for 2 years.

Is there some Medical Insurance that I should buy before the surgery?

How is the flight back after the surgery?

Maybe someone can share some logistic information?

Thank you so much!!!

I got a direct flight home from mexico. I went alone, my husband stayed with the kids at home in Alberta. The flight is easy, we were all out shopping the day before we left Mexico. You tire out easier, so id try for a direct flight or at least 1 stop only. Everyone in our group felt fine we met in the hotel Lobby and chatted everyday. For all of us , it was pretty smooth sailing. I went to the OCC (obesity control centre) I met a lot of people who were sleeved already at the OCC And were coming as companions to their friends and family, none of them had issues either.

The van picks you up at the Airport and drives you home, basically like a taxi. By the time I called for an appointment to getting my surgery was 3.5 weeks. I was sleeved March 23,2017.