nursgirl
seems a trip to Mexico may be in my future..
Jul 22, 2012
So after speaking to my health insurance company and the hospital I work for (I am a nurse) I am convinced that they will not be covering WLS anytime soon.. and even IF they decide to it will probably be covered only partially if done at the hospital I work for.. and they will pay even less if done at another facility. Since it's running $ 19K WITH my "employee discount" I've decided it's time to research other options.I stumbled upon a few blogs here that were written by patients who'd had VSG in Mexico and shared rave reviews so I decided to research further and until I searched out the "Mexico" forum on here I had no idea there were so many thousands of us going to Mexico every year for surgery!! I've learned that there are many different avenues for surgery in Mexico and so I've stuck to surgeons in TJ (right across the border from San Diego) who operate in hospitals. I live about 2 hrs away from San Diego so I wouldn't even have to find a hotel or airfare and stay in Mexico is included. As an Operating Room RN I was shocked that some of these surgeries are performed in clinics in Mexico.. I would never choose to have surgery anywhere other than a hospital. At this point I think I've narrowed it down to Dr Kelly or Dr Ponce.. both offer VSG for around $5-6k, which I can finance if necessary.. and both have a great track record and specialize in bariatric surgery. I must have read 500 reviews so far LOL I applied for financing and was approved for a loan that would require making payments of around $200+/month for the next couple yrs.. I'm just not sure that's do-able right now so I'm checking into ALL available options. I figure it's worth working an extra shift here and there to pay the bill if it means not being morbidly obese..
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Sunny Southern CA, CA
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36.6
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Surgery
09/14/2012
Surgery Date
Jun 21, 2012
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