Texas Doctors going to Mexico to do Surgery!!!

I had my Labpand surgery done in Mexico. I am a cash pay customer and just could not afford the price of the surgery in the US. I do my aftercare with a Doctor from San Antonio, Dr. Steggeman. According to Dr. Steggeman, at the beginning of next year (January 2010), he and 8 other surgeons from Texas will be offering to do surgeries in Mexico. So that cash pay customers can have the cheaper cost associated with surgery in Mexico, but still use a US doctor.

These 8 doctors will be doing a rotation in Cancun, Mexico. LAP-BAND® patients will stay three days, and Bipass patients will stay five days.

They will be using a hospital that has the same standards as a US hospital. Just the labor and materials cost in Mexico allow them to charge much less for the surgery.

Just thought I would share.

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Banded 12/3/08 in Mexico
1st Fill...3cc...6/12/09
2nd Fill...2cc...7/31/09...total of 5cc's
3rd Fill...1cc...8/21/09...total of 6cc's
4th Fill...1.5cc...9/25/09...total of 7.5cc's

thank you for posting this info! I just sent Dr. Stegemann's office an email regarding this; will definitely post an update when I hear more.

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Hi, I'm Polly ~ Mama to 2 Princesses, Phoebe (4) and Paige (20 mos.) Happily living in the Alamo City!

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