Missing kidney after surgery

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[Creekimp13 5,838]

The article seems VERY tabloid to me.

"an extremely reliable source" Oh yeah? How about a name?

"three patients from NYC" Oh yeah? Names please.

"had kidneys removed in Mexico" Oh yeah? At which clinic? Which doctor?

And why were they all Jewish? LOL. Just seems really outlandish.

Where are the names of the doctors who discovered the missing kidneys? Even that would have given this a little legitimacy...and yet, there's no detail.

There's a lot of legitimate press about surgery in Mexico. Some really good, some really concerning. But the ones I'd put stock in have details. They have specific names of specific clinics and specific doctors that are correlated to specifically reported crimes.

A lot of people have success in Mexico and are happy to be able to afford surgery they couldn't otherwise.

I, personally, wouldn't go to Mexico because I think having a support system close by for aftercare is extremely important. Your odds of success go up drastically when you maintain a years long relationship with your clinic, utilizing dietitian services and rechecks with your medical team. Emergencies are scary when the doctor who did your surgery is not in the country to consult.

My advice to people going to Mexico: Make sure your surgeon is board certified. Make sure he/she has a good reputation and talk to previous patients. Make sure you have a medical support system back home. At the very least, get your general practitioner on board so your surgery is well documented state-side in case of emergency. Make sure you are getting all necessary pre-screening procedures to guarantee your safety. Make sure you're getting an EKG, chest film, and at least an upper GI contrast if not an endoscopy, and of course, blood work.

GET YOUR RECORDS. Get phone numbers to call for follow up care.

Work with your insurance companies at home to get your surgery covered here. Don't go to Mexico because you're impatient...it's a terrible reason. This process is safer....with a safety net, and a long term association with your care givers.

[Mattymatt 491]

On 12/29/2017 at 11:19 AM, Creekimp13 said:

The article seems VERY tabloid to me.

"an extremely reliable source" Oh yeah? How about a name?

"three patients from NYC" Oh yeah? Names please.

"had kidneys removed in Mexico" Oh yeah? At which clinic? Which doctor?

And why were they all Jewish? LOL. Just seems really outlandish.

Where are the names of the doctors who discovered the missing kidneys? Even that would have given this a little legitimacy...and yet, there's no detail.

There's a lot of legitimate press about surgery in Mexico. Some really good, some really concerning. But the ones I'd put stock in have details. They have specific names of specific clinics and specific doctors that are correlated to specifically reported crimes.

A lot of people have success in Mexico and are happy to be able to afford surgery they couldn't otherwise.

I, personally, wouldn't go to Mexico because I think having a support system close by for aftercare is extremely important. Your odds of success go up drastically when you maintain a years long relationship with your clinic, utilizing dietitian services and rechecks with your medical team. Emergencies are scary when the doctor who did your surgery is not in the country to consult.

My advice to people going to Mexico: Make sure your surgeon is board certified. Make sure he/she has a good reputation and talk to previous patients. Make sure you have a medical support system back home. At the very least, get your general practitioner on board so your surgery is well documented state-side in case of emergency. Make sure you are getting all necessary pre-screening procedures to guarantee your safety. Make sure you're getting an EKG, chest film, and at least an upper GI contrast if not an endoscopy, and of course, blood work.

GET YOUR RECORDS. Get phone numbers to call for follow up care.

Work with your insurance companies at home to get your surgery covered here. Don't go to Mexico because you're impatient...it's a terrible reason. This process is safer....with a safety net, and a long term association with your care givers.

I would also advise to work with a major hospital system and not a clinic. At one point I considered looking at Barix Clinics and I was alarmed to discover that they only keep their patients in the hospital 1 day post-op. The post-op care was also unimpressive so I quickly crossed that one off of my list. My surgeon says that I'll be inpatient a minimum of 3 days. She said, "And if I even have the slightest thought that more are necessary, you'll be there." Of course she smiled as she said this and it really made me feel like she cares.

[Real California April 76]

I would also advise to work with a major hospital system and not a clinic. At one point I considered looking at Barix Clinics and I was alarmed to discover that they only keep their patients in the hospital 1 day post-op. The post-op care was also unimpressive so I quickly crossed that one off of my list. My surgeon says that I'll be inpatient a minimum of 3 days. She said, "And if I even have the slightest thought that more are necessary, you'll be there." Of course she smiled as she said this and it really made me feel like she cares.

I went through a major hospital system and they were originally going to release me 1 day post op. I only stayed because pain wasn't controlled after they removed my Iv. It's a major teaching hospital so maybe we don't always have to stay?

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[Mattymatt 491]

3 minutes ago, Real California April said:

I went through a major hospital system and they were originally going to release me 1 day post op. I only stayed because pain wasn't controlled after they removed my Iv. It's a major teaching hospital so maybe we don't always have to stay?

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No, we don't have always have to stay in the hospital but this is major elective surgery. I think an abundance of caution is wise, reasonable, and prudent.

[Sprinkles1 358]

That explains why it's so much cheaper in Mexico! They'll just sell your organs on the black market!... lmao fake news.

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[Mattymatt 491]

31 minutes ago, Sprinkles1 said:

That explains why it's so much cheaper in Mexico! They'll just sell your organs on the black market!... lmao fake news.

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This particular story is clearly fake news.

Edited January 2, 2018 by Mattymatt

[Alex Brecher 10,495]

I actually researched this story. It's 100% FAKE NEWS! I thought it was April fools there for a second

[Alex Brecher 10,495]

54 minutes ago, Real California April said:

I went through a major hospital system and they were originally going to release me 1 day post op. I only stayed because pain wasn't controlled after they removed my Iv. It's a major teaching hospital so maybe we don't always have to stay?

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Every surgical case is unique. Some cases are riskier than others. It's up to the surgeon to make this decision.

In the BariatricPal Hospital, we require patients to stay 2 nights for sleeve gastrectomy or mini gastric bypass or 3 nights for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or duodenal switch. Patients stay another additional night in our hotel and are under medical supervision the entire time.