Our whole family is overweight. A relative is thinking of going to Hospital Angeles in Tijuana Mexico (belightweight.com) In addition to the lower cost ($8000), we have heard about many positive results. Has anyone else heard of this particular hospital? I want to get it done too, but I've heard ugly stories about surgeries in other areas of Mexico. THANKS.

my doc works out of hospital Angeles as well. i'm not banded yet, but i have been over there. very state of the art and CLEAN. if you are thinking of getting surgery done in Mexico, please do your research before coming to a final decision; not just for mexican docs, but the u.s. ones as well. everyone on lbt.com is super nice and helpful, so ask around and do some searches on here too.

welcom aboard!

I had my surgery done at the hospital angeles and went through belite too. I had a good experience, feel free to PM me with any questions.

I found this surgeon who has over 5,000 lap bands hes installed, is a teacher of the method for surgeons nationally and the hospital in Monterrey is the OLNY hospital in Mexico our USA president will go to in an emergency. I am here now, met Dr. Rumbout and his very sucessful staff and am getting banded tomarrow! The hospital by the way is spotless.

Hi Bunkey, was the price reasonable? I dont know what to do. I'm 5' 7" 235 pds with a BMI of 36.8, i'm extremely depressed about my weight. I've attempted many diets, as i'm sure most have, i've even thought about bad methods to get the weight down. I'm extremely insecure and always thinking about how bad i look. I dont have diabetes, or sleep apnea, or any of those things i need to have in order to get the opperation. From some of the prices i've seen i cant affored to pay out of pocket, but i do have insurance, i dont know what to do.:cursing::cry_smile::thumbup::cry_smile::wub:

I went through Belite, Dr Corvala was my surgeon. I chose him because he was very experienced with good results.

The hospital was definitely state of the art and they took excellent care of me. They have also been very responsive to follow-up questions that I had in the early days. I had my first fill done there as well under flouro.

I would highly recommend it and the price was right. I am also happy to report that I am at goal with almost 100% of my excess weight loss putting me at he top of the "normal" BMI scale at 25 when I started at almost 40. I couldn't be happier that I made the plunge.

I did not have one single negative experience while I was there . . . although my husband had a bit of a surprise. He went out for lunch on his own the next day and he ordered a salad with chicken on it. Can you believe that the chicken they put on the salad was chicken feet??? Needless to say, he couldn't eat it, lol.

Best of luck on your decision.

My husband I'd being banded on monday and my mom with dr gonzalez in tj. We went there because he was recommended by my facialist. She was banded by him 2 years ago and she does not have a ounce on her now. She also has two friends and two family members that went to him. My family felt good about him since it was a first hand account person recommendation. He

Hello, I was banded by Dr Ortiz in TJ MX on November 20th. He's done over 6000 bands.

He and his staff are WONDERFUL. obesitycontrolcenter.com

good luck with whoever you decide to go with!!

I wanted a teaching surgeon to operate on me. Plus it was a very nice and clean hospital. I paid 9.5 for it but that included 3 days in a nearby hotel and The doctor comes to your room to check on you. I am very happy and I too was WAY depressed before surgery.

I just returned home last night from getting my band from Dr. Pedro Kuri (www.lapbandsurgery.com) at Hospital Angeles in Tijuana, Mexico. The hospital was an excellent hospital. Very clean. I have to say it was cleaner then most hospitals in the USA. The staff was top notch. Most of the staff couldn't speak a lick of english but there was always someone else around that could translate if needed. Dr. Kuri was very exceptional in his care and I would recommend him to anyone. My surgery was $7500 that included everything including two nights stay at the hospital and two nights stay at a local hotel that was pretty nice too. Although I have to say the hospital was nicer then the hotel was. LOL If you have anymore questions please feel free to PM me.

I too am going to be banded in Mexico with Dr. Kuri on January 20th. I have a cousin and his wife who have had their surgeries with Dr. Kuri in the past. They have nothing but good things to say about the experience. They are the reason that I am so at ease with my decision to go to Mexico. They say the hospital and staff are great. They didn't have a single problem.

Pete, it's funny but my cousin said the same thing about the hotel. LOL

Look under the "Doctors and Hospitals" subforum for a lot of advice and information about researching surgeons in Mexico.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f11/researching-mexican-lap-band-doctors-101-a-66635/

And also beware of surgeons and their employees masquerading as patients on this forum, offering endorsements of "their" surgeon.

Well let me guarentee you that I am not an Doctor or staff member of Dr. Kuri's. You can go to my profile and see my pictures. I am now at day 4 post op and am doing very well. It was a real pleasure getting my surgery from Dr. Kuri. By the way I have heard a lot of good compliments too about all the surgeons that work at Hospital Angeles. Lastly I have an aunt who went on the trip with me that had her surgery done by Dr. Kuri in Feb. 2005 in his old facility and she was really impressed with Hospital Angeles. She is the huge reason that I had chosen to use Dr. Kuri.

Hello Bunkey,

I'm thinking of going to Monterrey and was just wanting to know how your surgery is going

In a word... WOW! I am SOSOSOSO Happy I did this. I now have everyone Blown away with my loss. I have to go to work now. I work at Estee Lauder here in San Diego. Ill write more later.