21 Y/o Mommy of One, I Want to Live for my SON! Mexico, MX

Hey RealSelfers, My name is Maya , I am a 21 year old Single mom of one and I have decided I want to get theVGS. I have a BMI of 59.3 I have no other co-moribities other than PCOS which doesn't really effect me. I am actually very healthy to be this big but I still want to get healthy for my son and I don't want to see my BMI get any higher. I have tired all kinds of diets and even working out with a trainer while doing it but I can't seem to get past this platue I have been in since I had my son. Unfortunately my insurance does not pay for it or any other bariactric surgery, it doesn't even cover a physician supervised weight loss program so I am on my own. With that being said, I have 2 options either fork over $16,000 to have it done here in the states of about $5000 to have it done in Tijuana . . . Guess whose going to Tijuana lol. So I have been researching doctors in Tijuana and reading others profiles who went to Tijuana as well. For those of you who did go to TJ, who was your doctor and how was your experience.

Financing the Surgery was approved today! i am a little bit closer to becoming the real me. Now comes the hard part. I still haven't chosen a doctor in Mexico yet and I have to get with my PCP to discuss having the surgery over there. I just want to make sure she is in the loop and will be on board to run follow up labs and anything else that may come up once I return. I am also going to start seeing a psychologist and a nutritionist all within the next few weeks. I need to see a psychologist any way to deal with some of the depression and anxiety I have had since forever and I think seeing a nutritionist will help keep me on the right track.

Right now I am I am on the fence between ALighterMe, The Obesity Control Center and BeLiteWeight. Dr Elias Ortiz would be doing my surgery at ALighterMe, Dr. Ariel Ortiz at OCC and Dr. Jose Rodriguez at BeLiteWeight. Anyone had any experience with any of these doctors they care to share . I have already heard about a woman passing after surgery with Dr. E. Ortiz.

I finally made a decision and set a date for my surgery. 11/10/15 will be my sleeve day. I decided to go with Long Term VGS in Tijuana with Dr. Jorge Maytorena. My mother will be coming with me. I am so nervous about the plane ride but I will get through it. I only have to do a 2 week pre-op diet to shrink my liver and I start on that 10/27.