income tax eligibility for self paying WLS

Because I wasn't about to go onto a waiting list for WLS in Manitoba (to risky given my history of Hypertension and age), I choose to have surgery done in Mexico. I was wondering if anyone else paid for their surgery and how they went about claiming it on Income Tax?

You need the official receipt for your surgery from the medical facility where you had it performed. I also got my doctor to write a letter stating that the weight loss surgery was medically necessary. (I file my taxes through a tax preparer and have never been asked to submit the receipt. I had surgery in 2012.) You submit it as a medical expense. Not at all complicated.

Thanks Diane, thats what I figured as well

I just plugged in the amount of the surgery into the medical expenses . No issues at all with claiming the surgery price. If you try to claim travel expenses it is more complicated

My question is what is your age that you were not accepted? And why not go out o province where the age is higher instead of paying for it yourself?