Hi everyone!

I have a BMI of 41 and I have been considering getting the gastric sleeve for over a year now. I recently tried to do a consult locally in the States, but I found out that my insurance does not cover bariatric surgery. I've been looking into Dr's in Mexico who would be able to perform the procedure at a more affordable price, I can't do the 17K self pay for the procedure locally.

The process of picking a doctor outside the US seems very difficult, and every time I look into it more, I find more and more doctors.

Some that I have been considering are:

Dr. Jalil Illan
Dr. Guillermo Alvarez
Dr. Mariano Covarrubias
Dr. Pablo Fok Russell
Dr. Juan F. Hidalgo

If anyone has tips on how they picked their doctors or any experiences with the doctors I listed above, I would love to hear what you have to share.

I saw Dr. Russell last week and I’m doing great. A couple of the nurses weren’t fluent in English but spoke enough to communicate what they were doing. However, the surgeon and anesthesiologist both did. I was sent home with my X-rays and a months worth of medications. The room was private with its own bathroom and a TV signed into Netflix. They have a little closet you can put your stuff in with a safe for valuables. The surgical center is in what looks like a mall full of various healthcare providers and the hotel you stay at the last night is connected so you just walk over. The day of surgery I only got ice chips but the next morning I did a leak test then got my tray of liquids. If you have a favorite gatorade flavor let them know. I got grape and an orange to go but when I got blue the next day and said it was my favorite flavor they swapped my to-go bottle with blue, which I thought was really nice.