Out of state surgery

WASaBubbleButt · 03-04-2007, 07:42 PM

My experience is totally different. My surgeon (Mexico) has GOT to be the MOST conservative doc I have ever met. He does adequate fills, nothing more and nothing less.

I think your surgeon was pulling your leg. Remember, they are none too thrilled that so many of us are going to Mexico for surgery. They are charging about $5K just for their services during surgery. $5K an hour isn't bad, you know? ;o) Fills just don't earn them the same income so there are a lot of political issues between US docs and Mexican docs. Jealousy issues that are based on greed.

You might be shocked at what the US docs claim about Mexican docs. They pretty well do anything to prevent people from crossing any border to get surgery when they could be doing it instead. Don't get me wrong, I understand business. But trashing a country of docs based on greed is going a bit far but a LOT of docs do that.

sunnysea · 03-04-2007, 08:04 PM

I hear ya, I guess they sucked me in with that one. My surgeon in Denver never said anything negative about Mexico, just that he was offering a sub. for leaving our own country to have surgery. It was the Dr. here in WI that is so high on himself! I guess with the situation with my dad, I felt it was a lesson learned with dealing with lawyers. Sunnysea

Fluffy · 04-23-2007, 12:09 PM

The team at Mid-Dakota in Bismarck is WONDERFUL. Dr. Schmit is my surgeon and though I have not yet had my LB I have had other things done by him. LOVE HIM. You could call there and talk to his nurse KAY, and ask about the fill thing. They are such nice nice people I wonder if they wouldn't fill for someone who had the surgery out of state. Of course they have to understand that if your insurance isn't paying and you can save so much money you would go out of state for surgery. You can call KAY at 530-6039. She is incredibly kind and I am sure she would help you.