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12-26-2010, 09:53 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Fort Kent, Maine
Posts: 5
Weight Statistics 6/22/2009 Start Date:
6/22/2009 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
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328 lb Start Weight:
156 lb Current Weight:
155 lb Goal Weight:
172 lb Weight Loss:
1 lb Lb Left to Lose:
52.4390243902 % % Lost:
24 months Goal Date:
Body Mass Index51.3664513255 BMI Start:
24.4303853865 BMI Current:
24.273780352 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I was wondering if anyone is considering getting their plastics done in Mexico. If so you should check out cosmedclinic.com. Dr. Quiroz is a highly skilled surgeon (board certified in Mexico and the US) and the prices are less than half of the US average. I am also looking to hear from people who may have used Dr. Quiroz previously, I would love to have your input.
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12-27-2010, 06:37 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Virginia
Posts: 2,952
Weight Statistics 4/30/2007 Start Date:
9/5/07 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
233 lb Start Weight:
127 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
106 lb Weight Loss:
2 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.4935622318 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index39.9899902344 BMI Start:
21.7971191406 BMI Current:
21.4538574219 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Obesity Help also has a good forum, and Make Me Heal has lots of pictures to look at to get an idea of what you might look like afterwards.
There's a lot of discussion on OH about going to Mexico or not. The main drawback is finding a doctor stateside that will treat you if you develop complications, but a lot of people do go there for the price cut.
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12-27-2010, 01:36 PM
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Just a question. Are you paid for your referrals? I'm not trying to start anything but your blog reads like a commercial...
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12-27-2010, 03:22 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Fort Kent, Maine
Posts: 5
Weight Statistics 6/22/2009 Start Date:
6/22/2009 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
328 lb Start Weight:
156 lb Current Weight:
155 lb Goal Weight:
172 lb Weight Loss:
1 lb Lb Left to Lose:
52.4390243902 % % Lost:
24 months Goal Date:
Body Mass Index51.3664513255 BMI Start:
24.4303853865 BMI Current:
24.273780352 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hi Calamity,
lol, no I am not paid. I am just super excited. I went through severe depression once I realized that I lost all this weight but was still so unhappy with my body so I started looking into getting surgeries to correct the things I needed done. Once I found out that it would cost in excess of 40k here in the states, I was even more distraught. As a mother of three who is still in nursing school, that may as well be 40 million. I just want to make sure that people in my same position know of the alternatives. Why am I so excited about Cosmed in particular? Well I contacted about 10 plastic surgery centers in Mexico since I really do not want to go further than that and the most I ever got back was a price list and a generated email. When I sent my pictures to Cosmed, Dr. Quiroz called me personally to discuss what he thought he could do for me and spent about 45 min to an hour on the phone with me...on a Sunday. This really impressed me. He seems to genuinely care about his patients and their outcomes and as a health care professional in training, I know how rare that can be. I just want to make sure that anyone who was feeling like something was so out of their reach, can get the information I did. I came upon my choice by research, and I encourage anyone else to do the same. Your health and well being is nothing to play around with or bargain shop for if it puts you at physical risk, even if someone finds that Cosmed is not for them, there are safe, affordable choices out there. I just happen to like the fact that out of 10 inquiries, only one Dr. took the time to treat me like a person, not an email.
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12-31-2010, 04:31 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
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I just wondered since you were concerned about referrals and such. That isn't important if one isn't getting payed. I would be more interested if you actually had the surgery. It is a little hard to take a review to heart when you haven't had the surgery or been to the clinic. Not saying it is good or bad but would rather read after you've actually been there.
Like I said, I'm not trying to start anything but all those links had my beware radar up.
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12-31-2010, 06:35 PM
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Join Date: May 2008 Location: Just north of Iowa, not far from I-35. 2nd star on the right and straight on 'til morning!
Posts: 8,641
Weight Statistics December 13, 2007 (pre-op liquid diet started) Start Date:
December 27, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
172 lb Current Weight:
184 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
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38.5714285714 % % Lost:
Originally - 12/08. Actually - 8/08. Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.3442554085 BMI Start:
25.3971854652 BMI Current:
27.1690821256 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Well, Judi, I don't blame Calamity for wondering. In the year and a half you've been here, you've posted 5 times and most of them have been about this doctor in Mexico.
Do you actually have a date yet? We'd love to follow your progress. I hope he's at least as good as you think he is!
How are you going to handle the followups? Maine is quite a ways from Mexico. Have you established a support system up there? It'd be a bummer to get back home and find that no doctor wanted to touch you because it was someone else's work.
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12-31-2010, 11:01 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
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The concerns about having an established support system close to you, after you have surgeries--any surgeries--abroad, is a very valid one, especially where elective surgery is concerned. There are a number of members here who've had PS, and the fact is, due to the quality of the skin and the underlying muscles of the formally obese (they may be stretched out over the limit so that PS requires more care and techinque than standard) a few have had to have revisions, or have the surgery done in 2, sometimes 3 stages.
I hope everything works out well, and that you'll keep us posted on your progress.
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01-01-2011, 07:59 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: OOLOGAH OKLAHOMA
Posts: 377
Weight Statistics MARCH 2, 2010 Start Date:
MARCH 2, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
225 lb Start Weight:
118 lb Current Weight:
135 lb Goal Weight:
107 lb Weight Loss:
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47.5555555556 % % Lost:
MARCH 2, 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index39.8526077098 BMI Start:
20.90047871 BMI Current:
23.9115646259 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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You are braver than me. I could never be away from home, let alone in another country for surgery. I know people save money by going to other countries for surgery but I prefer to be close to family, friends and my own bed. Good luck
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01-01-2011, 11:07 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: san diego,
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I have just started my research on mexico cosmetic surgery. I live near the border in San Diego, so it is not that far away from friends and family. I did check out CosMedClinic.com and thought you might be interested in this story about what the recovery process is like when you have surgery in Mexico. I know it doesn't compare to being near family and friends, but if cost is a major obstacle in getting your surgery (like it is for me!) its good to understand how the after care works.
Here is the link to the blog post about recovery in Mexico from one of Cosmed's patients A Glimpse inside my After Weight Loss Surgery Recovery in Mexico | | |
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01-26-2011, 03:50 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: far northern Maine
Posts: 752
Weight Statistics 2005 Start Date:
January 31, 2006 Surgery Date:
5' 1"
Height:
285 lb Start Weight:
195 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
90 lb Weight Loss:
50 lb Lb Left to Lose:
31.5789473684 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index53.8443966676 BMI Start:
36.8409029831 BMI Current:
27.3945176028 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I was talking to my mom this morning about PS and the cost here in Maine.
She lives in Puerto Vallarta and tells me that there are great plastic surgeons there in Jalisco. She and my dad both got their faces done down there by a doctor from Wisconsin.
Now, my mom is not exactly the kind of support I dream of, but it is an avenue to consider.
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