Has anyone here used Dr. Rumbaut? I was researching facilities and to be honest have become a little concerned about going under in Mexico if it's not a legitimate hospital. It appears that Dr. Rumbaut operates out of something closer to an American style hospital. He also works out of Paris in a Hospital there- I might feel more comfortable going to Europe than Mexico to have this done...does anyone have any suggestions or comments on this?

Hmmm, I don't think I have noticed that anyone has seen Rumbaut in France, you were the one I remembered saying something about that...but the Rumbaout folks should pop up here soon. I know you have been searching the threads, maybe you could PM or e-mail some folks you run across who have Rumbaut listed. If they aren't logging on everyday they might miss your post here...What does Ren or her nurse say about the facililites in France, Monterrey, or Rumbaut for that matter?

Also, find out the name of the hospital in Monterrey and see if any other MX Drs do surgery there...those patients could give you info about the facility. ??? Just a thought.

GeezerSue used Rumbaut - she'll probably pop in at some point, but in the meantime you can do a search for her posts using the advanced search feature with Rumbaut as the key word, and GeezerSue as the user.

GeezerSue used Rumbaut - she'll probably pop in at some point, but in the meantime you can do a search for her posts using the advanced search feature with Rumbaut as the key word, and GeezerSue as the user.

Good advice...doing that could have really cut down on my research time...Hello!I kept getting distracted by other posts...you know...I'll use that advanced search for sure now...thanks!

Thanks guys I will dig around using the advanced feature...also has anyone ever called Inamed about doctors in Mexico? I called and they were unable to locate Dr Rumbaut in their accounts list.

His name is Roberto Rumbaut Diaz and he is one of the surgeons who did the pre-FDA trial work on the band. He has done THOUSANDS of band placements, he is a band patient, and he's one of the guys who taught the current mentors how to do the band.

He is one of the pioneers.

And, he works out of a hospital that is a teaching hospital...where your nurse will have only two or three other patients...where you have your own room, bathroom and shower, and a guest bed for a family member.

Thanks GeezerSue- I finally reached someone at Inamed that handled international accounts and they stopped short of giving him an official endorsement (for legal reasons) but did speak very highly of him and his practice.

I had surgery with Dr. Rumbaut, the surgery went well and I have no problems.

The hotel was nice, and close to a mall. My room at the hospital were beautiful.