relocateSearch(); "url": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/302210-beware-of-mexico-bariatric-center-mbc/?do=findComment\u0026comment=3414361", }, I didn't have change and I gave him a twenty. What about Tatiana? "url": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/profile/200391-brandnewbrandy/" "@context": "http://schema.org", } Just reading your post is making me want to go home! 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I'm also happy to hear that you are now doing well and losing weight. ( I am not the first patient that he has done this too.) Finally someone ran upstairs to get a nurse. "url": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/302210-beware-of-mexico-bariatric-center-mbc/?do=findComment\u0026comment=3414441", All rights reserved. No note, not what time I should be ready in the morning to leave for the airport. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. }, }); It would only cost me $6,500. I paced myself and did it in intervals. { She then confirmed the rumors I heard about Mexico Bariatrics. Yesterday he\u0027s ask me if I would like him to pick up omeprazol since he was going for other patients. NikkiRose89 Email: maddieschaefer6@gmail.com. "url": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/302210-beware-of-mexico-bariatric-center-mbc/?do=findComment\u0026comment=3414364", "author": { "url": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/302210-beware-of-mexico-bariatric-center-mbc/?do=findComment\u0026comment=3414350", I was in that room for a day and a half before they moved me into a real room. I didn\u0027t believe the doctor they recommended preform the gastric sleeve. Bariatric Center: Renew Bariatrics | Prices: From $4,399 for Gastric Sleeve Surgery 3. She offered me to come to Mexico with A lighter Me at cost to find out what exactly was performed on my stomach that cost me $6500.On February 2014 I had a surgery performed by Dr. Ortiz from A Lighter Me On his report ( I have copies ) It states that no gastric sleeve was performed. I was then escorted down to a different floor in a room with no nursing attendant and no other patients. Mexico Bariatrics washed their hand of me. "text": "Sorry to hear that happen to youdid you come on here to research about that companyits sad ppl prey upon others", Address: 705 E. Bidwell Suite 2-111 Folsom, CA Last April my lapband of 5 years slipped and needed removal. I didn\u0027t have change and I gave him a twenty. A difference of Night and Day from MBC.The moral of the story. "name": "BrandNewBrandy", $(targetElement).removeClass(className); "url": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/profile/210743-dsteimen/" Download BariatricPal for your Android Device. i asked if there were any potential side effects of the surgery he said only weightloss UhhhMMMMM yeah right. { They have developed proprietary techniques for improved surgical outcomes, a faster recovery time, and success in long-term weight loss. "mainEntityOfPage": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/302210-beware-of-mexico-bariatric-center-mbc/" Legal Statement. I rushed out into the hall asking for help by anyone that I thought could understand english. links_external: true, "name": "dsteimen", The [.] I was shit out of luck.My story got out to others by an x-employee of Mexico Bariatrics Janice from A LIGHTER ME called me and asked me about what had happened with my surgery. "@type": "Comment", "I've been overweight since I was 16," Thomas told CBS News' Anna Werner. "url": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/profile/210743-dsteimen/" This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Thomas says it's ridiculous -- $500, she says, wouldn't have made a dent in her $300,000 in medical bills, bills that forced her to declare bankruptcy. memberID: 0, Until people on this site learn to be kind to each other and use their adult words instead of words like "ick" or "icky", I'm out. "streetAddress": "", Hospital MI Doctor and their staff are used by several of the above companies, not just MBC, ;I think even A Lighter Me, though not positive). in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions, By Christy told me that the owner was in business for years leading me to believe that the company was in business for years. --> He says he does between five and 10 surgeries a day and we met patients like Arizona's Doug Taylor and his wife Joy. It's what we didn't know that would have stopped me altogether," Thomas said. The Mi hospital. "@type": "InteractionCounter", }, He claims a former employee tried to blackmail him, then offered some of his former patients $500 apiece to complain about him. googletag.defineSlot('/15547294/BP_Sidebar_125x125_SQ3', [125, 125], 'div-gpt-ad-SQ3').addService(googletag.pubads()); Started 14 hours ago, By Four people from Arizona are suing three doctors in Mexico who performed surgeries as well as companies in the U.S., which they claim arranged for those surgeries and referred the patients to those doctors. Dr. Mario Almanza and CBS News' Anna Werner inside Almanza's surgery center in Tijuana, Mexico. I\u0027m in room 219 if you want to call me at the hotel.Warm regards,Debra SDesperate to have the revision that I went through hell, something I would never have accepted in the States. If . __attentive_domain="bariatricpal.attn.tv",function(){window.__attentive={invoked:!1,show:function(){this.invoked=!0}};var t=!1,e=function(){if(document.readyState&&!/loaded|complete/.test(document.readyState))return void setTimeout(e,10);if(!t)return t=!0,void setTimeout(e,50);var n=document.createElement("script");n.setAttribute("async","true"),n.type="text/javascript",n.src="https://cdn.attn.tv/loader.js",((document.getElementsByTagName("head")||[null])[0]||document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0].parentNode).appendChild(n)};if(document.readyState && /loaded|complete/.test(document.readyState))e();else window.addEventListener?window.addEventListener("load",e,!1):window.attachEvent("onload",e)}(),window.__attentive.show(); Were the surgeries done correctly?" Is there anything you recommend me asking about? if(arguments.length>2){T=arguments[2]}} Insurance companies view bariatric surgeries as cosmetic instead of what doctors believe is a medical issue. Medical professionals should never do anything other than their extreme best for patients or they simply should not be in the medical field.\n\nI am so very sorry for your horrific situationI wish you never had went through this\n\nDr Kelly is no longer affiliated with MBC. The care and concern from the staff at A lighter me has been wonderful. People are all very nice here but I\u0027m still a little confused about my room. Started Yesterday at 10:34 PM, By I told him of my concerns. ips.setSetting( 'url_filter_any_action', jQuery.parseJSON('"allow"') ); I was starving. "author": { Ps my phone does not work in Mexico. "image": "https://s.bariatricpal.com/uploads/monthly_2017_12/D_member_210743.png", The owner Ron at MBC was the webmaster for a Lighterme and had no experience. I spoke to Daniel this afternoon around 2pm and he told me doctor Kelly was going to stop by this evening with the return to work certificate. "author": { "url": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/302210-beware-of-mexico-bariatric-center-mbc/", ", "url": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/profile/209334-cowgirlup1379/" I was being registered by a Mexico bariatric center assistant that seemed very shady. if(typeof(refresh_slots) == "undefined") { After being register I was moved to a normal hospital room. I put lemon in it and that now makes me nauseous. Also is doctor Kelly really coming or do We need to figure out another way for me to get note. I was up early and walked a total of 5 miles. I was **** out of luck. "@type": "Comment", The care and concern from the staff at A lighter me has been wonderful. k+=1}A.length=len;return A}}())} Contact Address: Diego Rivera 2550, Zona Rio Urbana, Tijuana B.C. My VSG is March 3rd. relocateSearch(); Even the Marriott staff have contact with them and can get ahold of either of them when needed. People are all very nice here but I\u0027m still a little confused about my room. } }, Medical professionals should never do anything other than their extreme best for patients or they simply should not be in the medical field. "mainEntityOfPage": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/302210-beware-of-mexico-bariatric-center-mbc/" \n", Why? I hear from Ronda the dietitian once every two weeks to make sure i stay on track Sandy the owner has called me as well as Dr. Ortiz himself. I'm in Mexico right now waiting to be sleeved tomorrow. Get in touch with us. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. I\u0027m super nervous and have been having doubts all day. }, 0 ); // BEGIN Widgets configuration You are in good hands! So how did he remove the lap band? If your ordeal is legit, I am deeply sorry for what you have gone through. "interactionType": "http://schema.org/CommentAction", Started Yesterday at 08:49 PM, By )Please if you have questions contact me. googletag.defineSlot('/15547294/BP_Header_845x60_HT1', [845, 60], 'div-gpt-ad-HT1').addService(googletag.pubads()); I really don't know what his problem is with me. The #1 Ranked Bariatric Surgical Group in Tijuana Mexico. Or did you just sign them? I\u0027m well traveled so once I was at the hotel I was pretty much on my own. Now it is time. rhg123 "url": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/302210-beware-of-mexico-bariatric-center-mbc/?do=findComment\u0026comment=3414114", I spoke to Daniel this afternoon around 2pm and he told me doctor Kelly was going to stop by this evening with the return to work certificate. A recent lawsuit claims some Americans were lured to Mexico for weight-loss surgeries that turned out to be dangerous or even life-threatening. I finally got this email telling me to stop eating. 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