I am sorry if I offended anyone who had there surgery done in Mexico. When I was at the info. meeting in Boise Idaho there was a person that had theres done in Mexico it was really giving her a bad time. She asked the Dr. if he could work on her. He told her no she would have to go to the Surgeon back in Mexico. I am so glad there was success in having there surgery done in Mexico. I know that if I would have complications with my lapband I would like to be as close to my Dr. office. I applaud everyone who has had this surgery. You get a new lease on life. :thumbup:

Seriously, my best friends asked me "WTH are you doing going to Mexico for surgery??!!" It wasn't until I told them of my experience AND that the doctor was recommended to me by my personal doctor AND that every visit I've made to OCC has had nurses and PAs as patients of Dr. Ortiz AND that compared with the 2 medical experiences I had in the states, I would charter a plane to be treated in Mexico any day compared to here that I think it sunk through their heads.

There are stories after stories after stories about how bad the medical care is in the US. Then people come and knowing NOTHING of the Mexican doctors WHICH WE HAVE PERSONALLY BEEN TO, tell us how wonderful the US is and how horrible Mexico is?

Give me a break. The US doctors are getting hammered by medical malpractice insurance (and it's obvious why since so many oppositions to being treated in Mexico is that there's no "legal" recourse) which is why they probably HAVE to charge as much as they do. I know Dr. Ortiz lives in the US - he could very easily do this in the US. But why deal with the hassles of the screwed up healthcare system here?

BTW, every nurse and PA I was with was just amazed at how professional and clean OCC was and all stated that they wished where they worked was run as well.

Oh, and I haven't met anyone on this board that I know of, nor am I "coyote", lol. The way some people's minds work...or don't.....

Give me a break. The US doctors are getting hammered by medical malpractice insurance (and it's obvious why since so many oppositions to being treated in Mexico is that there's no "legal" recourse) which is why they probably HAVE to charge as much as they do. I know Dr. Ortiz lives in the US - he could very easily do this in the US. But why deal with the hassles of the screwed up healthcare system here?

You bring up an excellent point. Personally, I have never gone to a doctor and questioned if he has medical malpractice insurance before I went there. Many are under the assumption that all docs in the US carry it. Not true, they most certainly do not.

I have never gone to a doc based on IF he has med. mal, instead I go to doctors where I feel confident that I'll never need to sue them.

Our country is sue happy. Read threads here, complications happen! It does not always mean it is the doc's fault. Sometimes stuff happens, it's life and it's the way it works. But in the US we have a mentality that we need to be paid for every ache and pain we experience. We can't fathom suffering without someone paying out big bucks, doesn't matter whose wallet we are taking from, we just deserve to be paid for life's issues that come up.

I question if the same people worried about med mal call their own docs and ask if THEY carry the same insurance. It somehow is only necessary in Mexico. ;o)