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I appreciate the reply I thought I was just crazy to want something so bad but not be able to afford something that is lifesaving is just ridiculous.  I am thankful for people like you that have already been through the surgery.  It is very helpful I am still hopeful and I will never give up that hope.  I don't have a lot of support from my family they think I should try to do it naturally but I just can't.  I don't have a good support system where the surgery is concerned so I am so blessed to have my friends on OH.

I did try to communicate with Dr. Alverez but he is a little too expensive i really want to go with him but I just can't afford $8750.00 but I did hear from Dr Almanza and he has a special for $4599.00 but i am not sure I feel safe in Tijuana.  So I have to see what miricle God Brings me.


Thanks Again

Elia

Keep searching and saving. There are a few others that are around 6K. Almanza does have success stories but he has the most complications and failed procedures and weight regain than any other surgeon. Look Joya up, I think he is reasonable. I used Aceves but he is around 9K

 Sounds like we have a lot in common. I too don't really have support of family. I rushed into a marriage so that I could get insurance and hopefully have the insurance to pay for my surgery. Then I attend the WLS seminar for a local surgeon and they tell me my insurance covers it but to call the insurance company and make sure they will cover the consultations and stuff. I call them and find that the employer opted out to cover any thing bariatric. Needless to say, I was devastated. I had don'e all this just to be let down. So now I am trying to see if I could scrounge up the cash with income tax, 401k loan, and financing but I really don't think it will happen. All I do is think about what I can do to make this happen for me. I'm so miserable but anytime I speak to doctors or family about WLS they look at me like: " Umm, you can do it on your own as they roll their eyes". I don't know why. I guess I carry my weight better than some ppl bc when they look at my info on paper it seems to make more sense to them. I'm sure if we keep searching, we will figure it out. I hope you all the best. About Dr. Joya, I read a horrible review about him a few minutes ago and that scares me. Of course, there were about 3 good or ok reviews too but it only takes one and I wouldn't want to be that one person with a bad experience. I think I am going to shoot for Dr. Aceves if I can't have it here at home.