This morning I will be going to my friends funeral. Last week unknowingly to all of her friends she went to Mexico for lap band surgery. She planned for a weeks vacation. She left on Monday and Tuesday evening I received a phone call from her husband that she had died. Supposedly she had a heart attack mid surgery from anesthesia (sp?)

Needless to say I am sad, perplexed, and filled with questions.

She was only 40 years old, filled with life, and really not all that fluffy.

Yesterday, she was to have returned to work. Instead Tuesday morning is her funeral.

I Am So Sorry To Hear About Your Friend. I Recently Lost My Mother And Know What It Is To Feel Such A Loss And To Ponder The Mystery Of Life And Death. Keep Your Faith.

Im so sorry for your loss.. I know many have had there surgery in Mexico and im not knocking Mexican doc's but i had a bad bad experiance with one and could never imagina having surgery in Mexico.

Once agian im so sorry about your friend.

Kim

Wow! There are no words to describe the sympathy that I feel for you and your friends family. May your friend rest in peace.

God Bless,

I am incredibly saddened for your loss. This must be a very confusing time for you. Condolences to you and to her family.

seems i'm the only.. suspicious..

seems i'm the only.. suspicious..

Nope, you are not the only one. There are at least 2 of us! Probably more. But if it's true, it really is sad, and it CAN happen, and she didn't bash a doc...I know, I know, but what else do you say but I'm sorry? I would love to know more, that's for sure.

Nope, sound suspicious to me too, i would like to know the Dr your friend used in MX, sorry for your loss but if your going tocome here and tell us she died in MX , you got to give a little more info curious to know how you found us here to share your story, are you banded yourself? i see you just joined this forum on 9/27 and pnly posted to 2 threads, call me suspicious for sure

nah don't give attention to a troll

does it matter if it is a troll or not? We know someone died on that day, someone somewhere died. I think the important thing is that we feel compassion and are compassionate. Someone somewhere is in grief and mourning.

I think that by the simple act of caring enough to send an anonomous condolence card into the void of the net adds to the cosmic net balance of good. Someone somewhere gets to reap the benifit of that extra positive energy. We all get the benifit of humanity.

Docs always blame the anesthesia. That is why anesthesiologists have one of the highest malpractice insurance rates. (OBs are up there too). I'm not banded yet and won't be until after the first of the year, due to insurance delays. I'm planning on being banded here in Nashville. However, I've told my husband to post here if anything happens to me. In an effort to get the info out. I'm reasonably healthy and have faith that God will see me through. I'm not sure what the recourse is for medical malpractice in Mexico.

Back to the point, I'm very sorry about your friend. I'll keep you and yours in my prayers.

does it matter if it is a troll or not? We know someone died on that day, someone somewhere died. I think the important thing is that we feel compassion and are compassionate. Someone somewhere is in grief and mourning.

Good point. Well said and well taken. Compassion is always a good thing.

I am so sorry for your friend. My heart goes out to you and her family. That is so tragic

My Prayers go out to all...

seems i'm the only.. suspicious..

Ditto's PinkMary

OKay I started not to post but I am curious also. Was she a member here of LBT? DId she have a previous heart condition that was not addressed or was it something congenital and not diagnosed. I too am sorry for your loss of your friend, and at 40 that is bad. There are always risks to surgeries of anykind and they can happen here in the states just as in Mexico. I had a friend who's cousin died at the dentist from getting too much sedation. He was only 21. That happened here in Georgia, but it didn't hinder me from going to my dentist and having procedures done that may require sedation. I don't know if it was meant to say that Mexican medical practices caused her death but I don't agree if that was the message. I don't mean to sound harsh but when someone dies unexpectedly we sometimes want someone to blame. Your friend died doing something she wanted to do to help her with her weight. My prayers to her husband and family.

I am so sorry for your loss. My prayers are with you and her family.