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I’ve thought about that and if I have surgery in Mexico City I’ll drive, but if it’s in Cancun I’ll have to fly.  Luckily, My brother and father are both going with me so I’ll have assistance with either travel option if needed.  I had planned to go alone and I still think it could work, but I must admit that it will be easier with their help. 

I’m so glad that you aren’t planning to go alone anymore!  I was worried for you. Although I’m sure you’d be fine, having surgery alone in another country would be so much tougher.

I’m not a big fan of the driving home part. After surgery you have to walk every hour as you drive to combat DVT. Keep that in mind when u make travel plans.

Every hour?  Even if you also wear compression socks and do ankle pumps? 

I’ve spoken to another person who had gastric bypass surgery in India and he walked the aisle of the airplane and did ankle pumps to combat DVT.  I’m much larger than him.  So, my fear is that I’m too obese to easily walk up and down the aisle.  At the very least I’d annoy the other passengers, even flying first class.  If we drive in, my thinking  was that we’d rent a bus or an RV with some walking space.  Plus it wouldn’t be hard to stop to walk around.  Am I being unrealistic?  

I’m trying to get you to see how patients put themselves into medical trouble. DVT is a serious problem. It causes lethargy, and a patient can slip into unconsciousness and seize. Annoying other people, oh well. You are NOT going to see them socially afterwards, and they are as stuck with you as you them.

I was a 61 BMI day of surgery I am 5’6″ and weighed 375 lbs. I was Mega obese. I went to Tijuana, it’s a 20 min into Mexico entrance (4 hour return, but you also have San Diego Hospitals right there, if needed. The surgery is 30min. You spend a week, and you fly home. There is ALSO Medical Tourism Insurance. You can insure yourself day of, and up to 6 months post op for care. $480.

I think a RV home would be ok, you can walk the interior, but yes, you should be walking every hour if you are seated longer than that post op, blood pools. Most TJ, MX tourism surgical services are multifaceted. Not just wls, but dental & plastics is common these all cover ground transportation to, from Tijuana and while around the city. ( Security)

Ted Hose should be worn up to 30 days post op. U can remove them if you are walking, but not as much if you are not.

Extra Lovenox can be provided for higher BMI patients, as well as those with history of DVT.

Hey Jenny, You can, visit the local hospitals if you like, they don’t mind. Surgeons are very personable and speak bi-lingually and many have some brilliant insights in obesity, and are active activists.

I had this surgery, I did Medical Tourism, then, once my weight was lost, I became a sales coordinator for future patients, and now, I’m a sales manager for a surgeon in Tijuana, a surgeon that I believe can be both the change for what we as patients need in health care in this surgery process & I believe the people we assembled in staff have a strong support for patients in Post op- regardless of the location you are in the world.

You can ask me anything you like, at the end of the day, I’m a great resource of info on WLS. Use me how u like!