Gastric bypass surgery in Mexico?

My girlfriend is planning gastric bypass surgery (laparoscopically)
with a doctor in Monterrey, Mexico. (We're paying for this out of
pocket, and stand to pay $10,000 instead of $20,000 this way.) I'm
skeptical about going to a Mexican doctor, though, as I'm wondering if
safety regulations and such will be as good as back in the U.S.
Searching for info on this doctor hasn't turned up much aside from his
own Website.

This is Dr. Arturo Rodriguez, with the Grupo Endo Bariatrico.
Here's his site:
http://www.thebariatric.com/

Does anyone have any experience with Mexican doctors in general, or
better yet, Dr. Rodriguez specifically? Any resources I can go to and
check out his background? I'm trusting my girlfriend's life to this
guy, so I want to do my homework. Many thanks!

Does she realize she is still going to have to reduce calories and exercise
after the surgery? Look at Carnie Wilson, she didn't do what she should
have and she put the weight back on. If your GF thinks this is a way around
that, she needs to think again.


"spook" wrote in message
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My girlfriend is planning gastric bypass surgery (laparoscopically)
with a doctor in Monterrey, Mexico. (We're paying for this out of
pocket, and stand to pay $10,000 instead of $20,000 this way.) I'm
skeptical about going to a Mexican doctor, though, as I'm wondering if
safety regulations and such will be as good as back in the U.S.
Searching for info on this doctor hasn't turned up much aside from his
own Website.

This is Dr. Arturo Rodriguez, with the Grupo Endo Bariatrico.
Here's his site:
http://www.thebariatric.com/

Does anyone have any experience with Mexican doctors in general, or
better yet, Dr. Rodriguez specifically? Any resources I can go to and
check out his background? I'm trusting my girlfriend's life to this
guy, so I want to do my homework. Many thanks!

Look at Carnie Wilson, she didn't do what she should
have and she put the weight back on.

she did? i thought she was pregnant!
~Kat


"The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese."

I didn't know she had done that either - afterall, she is currently
promoting weight loss surgery in commercials.

I don't think they'd have her as a spokes person if she was regaining
the weight.


She was on some morning show a week or 2 ago. Her old band is back together.
They sang and she looked bigger than she was before, but I'm certain it was due
to pregnancy.
~Kat


"The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese."

"jayjay" wrote in message
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On 16 Jun 2004 13:36:58 GMT, owza (Jarkat2002)
wrote:

I didn't know she had done that either - afterall, she is currently
promoting weight loss surgery in commercials.

I don't think they'd have her as a spokes person if she was regaining
the weight.


She was on some morning show a week or 2 ago. Her old band is back
together.
They sang and she looked bigger than she was before, but I'm certain it
was due
to pregnancy.
~Kat


"The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese."

Based on her "official website" where she posted an update in May,
there was no mention of pregnancy. But, who knows.

It appears they (the band) are currently making the rounds of talks
shows - promoting their new album. She was on 3 shows last week,
according to her website.

Anyhow, here are some recent photos. Hope the link works.
http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryList...=SRH&logsrch=1

Ya know, I've never really paid much attention to her, other than
seeing her go thru this whole weight loss thing and promoting the
anti-obesity thing.


She's not pregnant, one of the other ones (her sister) is. She has gained
some weight back lately, but mostly it's been a tabloid thing just riding
the hell out of her and taking very unflattering pictures.

Woo boy, did you rattle the right (or perhaps wrong) cage!

Back when I was planning to undergo gastric bypass, I spent a lot of
time at obesityhelp.com. That site is an excellent resource for all
aspects of gastric bypass, told by the people who have have been
through and are going through the experience. There people on that
site who have had the surgery in Mexico and probably at the clinic you
list. Go there and research.

IMHO, however, obesityhelp.com is very much a rah-rah gastric bypass
site. While there is token attention paid to the mryiad potential
negatives of gastric bypass (be sure to read the Weight Loss Memorial
Section, which will terrify you), sometimes serious questions about
the dangers of this surgery are discouraged.

I was shouted down and driven off that site (I was asked not to post
anymore by the site managers) because I asked some very pointed
questions about the safety of having gastric bypass surgery in Mexico.

Believe me, I completely understand why people want to have this
surgery in Mexico. Many health insurance companies refuse to pay for
the surgery, even with doctor recommendations, and $10,000 appears to
be a bargain.

But do you and your girlfriend really want a "bargain" when it comes
to major abdominal surgery?

Here are just a few things to consider:

What will the clinic do if your girlfriend develops complications,
which happens in as many as 25 percent of gastric bypass surgeries?
How close is the nearest trauma hospital? How would your girlfriend
get to such a hospital? Who would pay for it? What if she develops
life-threatening complications and has to be MedEvac'd to the U.S.?
Who would pay for that?

Finally, I know most people considering gastric bypass (I was one, as
recently as nine months ago) don't want to hear that eating less and
exercising more can work, even if they've tried and failed a hundred
times.

But I am living, breathing, healthy, UNCUT proof that even someone who
was morbidly obese for 20 years can lose the weight.

As always, YMVV.

Kasey
365/257/???

Woo boy, did you rattle the right (or perhaps wrong) cage!

Back when I was planning to undergo gastric bypass, I spent a lot of
time at obesityhelp.com. That site is an excellent resource for all
aspects of gastric bypass, told by the people who have have been
through and are going through the experience. There people on that
site who have had the surgery in Mexico and probably at the clinic you
list. Go there and research.

IMHO, however, obesityhelp.com is very much a rah-rah gastric bypass
site. While there is token attention paid to the mryiad potential
negatives of gastric bypass (be sure to read the Weight Loss Memorial
Section, which will terrify you), sometimes serious questions about
the dangers of this surgery are discouraged.

I was shouted down and driven off that site (I was asked not to post
anymore by the site managers) because I asked some very pointed
questions about the safety of having gastric bypass surgery in Mexico.

Believe me, I completely understand why people want to have this
surgery in Mexico. Many health insurance companies refuse to pay for
the surgery, even with doctor recommendations, and $10,000 appears to
be a bargain.

But do you and your girlfriend really want a "bargain" when it comes
to major abdominal surgery?

Here are just a few things to consider:

What will the clinic do if your girlfriend develops complications,
which happens in as many as 25 percent of gastric bypass surgeries?
How close is the nearest trauma hospital? How would your girlfriend
get to such a hospital? Who would pay for it? What if she develops
life-threatening complications and has to be MedEvac'd to the U.S.?
Who would pay for that?

Finally, I know most people considering gastric bypass (I was one, as
recently as nine months ago) don't want to hear that eating less and
exercising more can work, even if they've tried and failed a hundred
times.

But I am living, breathing, healthy, UNCUT proof that even someone who
was morbidly obese for 20 years can lose the weight.

As always, YMVV.

Kasey
365/257/???

Woo boy, did you rattle the right (or perhaps wrong) cage!

Back when I was planning to undergo gastric bypass, I spent a lot of
time at obesityhelp.com. That site is an excellent resource for all
aspects of gastric bypass, told by the people who have have been
through and are going through the experience. There people on that
site who have had the surgery in Mexico and probably at the clinic you
list. Go there and research.

IMHO, however, obesityhelp.com is very much a rah-rah gastric bypass
site. While there is token attention paid to the mryiad potential
negatives of gastric bypass (be sure to read the Weight Loss Memorial
Section, which will terrify you), sometimes serious questions about
the dangers of this surgery are discouraged.

I was shouted down and driven off that site (I was asked not to post
anymore by the site managers) because I asked some very pointed
questions about the safety of having gastric bypass surgery in Mexico.

Believe me, I completely understand why people want to have this
surgery in Mexico. Many health insurance companies refuse to pay for
the surgery, even with doctor recommendations, and $10,000 appears to
be a bargain.

But do you and your girlfriend really want a "bargain" when it comes
to major abdominal surgery?

Here are just a few things to consider:

What will the clinic do if your girlfriend develops complications,
which happens in as many as 25 percent of gastric bypass surgeries?
How close is the nearest trauma hospital? How would your girlfriend
get to such a hospital? Who would pay for it? What if she develops
life-threatening complications and has to be MedEvac'd to the U.S.?
Who would pay for that?

Finally, I know most people considering gastric bypass (I was one, as
recently as nine months ago) don't want to hear that eating less and
exercising more can work, even if they've tried and failed a hundred
times.

But I am living, breathing, healthy, UNCUT proof that even someone who
was morbidly obese for 20 years can lose the weight.

As always, YMVV.

Kasey
365/257/???

Woo boy, did you rattle the right (or perhaps wrong) cage!

Back when I was planning to undergo gastric bypass, I spent a lot of
time at obesityhelp.com. That site is an excellent resource for all
aspects of gastric bypass, told by the people who have have been
through and are going through the experience. There people on that
site who have had the surgery in Mexico and probably at the clinic you
list. Go there and research.

IMHO, however, obesityhelp.com is very much a rah-rah gastric bypass
site. While there is token attention paid to the mryiad potential
negatives of gastric bypass (be sure to read the Weight Loss Memorial
Section, which will terrify you), sometimes serious questions about
the dangers of this surgery are discouraged.

I was shouted down and driven off that site (I was asked not to post
anymore by the site managers) because I asked some very pointed
questions about the safety of having gastric bypass surgery in Mexico.

Believe me, I completely understand why people want to have this
surgery in Mexico. Many health insurance companies refuse to pay for
the surgery, even with doctor recommendations, and $10,000 appears to
be a bargain.

But do you and your girlfriend really want a "bargain" when it comes
to major abdominal surgery?

Here are just a few things to consider:

What will the clinic do if your girlfriend develops complications,
which happens in as many as 25 percent of gastric bypass surgeries?
How close is the nearest trauma hospital? How would your girlfriend
get to such a hospital? Who would pay for it? What if she develops
life-threatening complications and has to be MedEvac'd to the U.S.?
Who would pay for that?

Finally, I know most people considering gastric bypass (I was one, as
recently as nine months ago) don't want to hear that eating less and
exercising more can work, even if they've tried and failed a hundred
times.

But I am living, breathing, healthy, UNCUT proof that even someone who
was morbidly obese for 20 years can lose the weight.

As always, YMVV.

Kasey
365/257/???

Woo boy, did you rattle the right (or perhaps wrong) cage!

Back when I was planning to undergo gastric bypass, I spent a lot of
time at obesityhelp.com. That site is an excellent resource for all
aspects of gastric bypass, told by the people who have have been
through and are going through the experience. There people on that
site who have had the surgery in Mexico and probably at the clinic you
list. Go there and research.

IMHO, however, obesityhelp.com is very much a rah-rah gastric bypass
site. While there is token attention paid to the mryiad potential
negatives of gastric bypass (be sure to read the Weight Loss Memorial
Section, which will terrify you), sometimes serious questions about
the dangers of this surgery are discouraged.

I was shouted down and driven off that site (I was asked not to post
anymore by the site managers) because I asked some very pointed
questions about the safety of having gastric bypass surgery in Mexico.

Believe me, I completely understand why people want to have this
surgery in Mexico. Many health insurance companies refuse to pay for
the surgery, even with doctor recommendations, and $10,000 appears to
be a bargain.

But do you and your girlfriend really want a "bargain" when it comes
to major abdominal surgery?

Here are just a few things to consider:

What will the clinic do if your girlfriend develops complications,
which happens in as many as 25 percent of gastric bypass surgeries?
How close is the nearest trauma hospital? How would your girlfriend
get to such a hospital? Who would pay for it? What if she develops
life-threatening complications and has to be MedEvac'd to the U.S.?
Who would pay for that?

Finally, I know most people considering gastric bypass (I was one, as
recently as nine months ago) don't want to hear that eating less and
exercising more can work, even if they've tried and failed a hundred
times.

But I am living, breathing, healthy, UNCUT proof that even someone who
was morbidly obese for 20 years can lose the weight.

As always, YMVV.

Kasey
365/257/???