Has anyone needed post op care/follow ups/complication care in the US? Were doctors ok with doing so? Were there issues? This is the big barrier of going for my spouse and I. Thanks

if you're having your surgery in the US, the bariatric clinic usually includes post-op care, at least for the first year. My clinic provided it for the first five or so years - after that, patients who didn't have any issues (which is most of us) were referred to their regular PCP for their yearly exams/bloodwork.

if you're having your surgery abroad, It depends on your US doctor if he/she will do follow ups. Check with them before your surgery. If it's an emergency, I can't imagine a hospital turning you away. Although that said, emergencies are pretty rare.

If you're having your surgery in the US, your surgeon's office will do the follow up care. If you're having your surgery outside the US, most US surgeons won't do the aftercare because they don't want to be responsible for any complications that may come up. If there's any kind of complication that is emergent, you can go to an ER and they should take care of the immediate issue, but follow up care will likely still be a problem. If you have complications that are non emergent (like I did), you'll be hard pressed to find a surgeon that will take care of it. But again, if you have your surgery here in the US, none of this is an issue because your surgeon's office will definitely do all aftercare and treat any issues that may arise.