Surgery in Mexico. Is it difficult to find a doctor to do Post Care in US?

[Ceeisfit]

Hello,

I am going to get surgery done in Mexico and I am wondering about the post care from doctors when i arrive back. Have anyone had problems finding doctors to do follow ups with once back home?

[Christie13]

Honestly I think your PCP can do most of your follow ups with no issues as long as they know you have been sleeved. I can tell you that the post op visits I had with my surgeon were nothing earth shattering. Weigh ins, asking how I felt, and that was that. I asked my PCP to run my blood work since everyone on here kept talking about it.

[scogra]

I am going at my PCP's advice to be sleeved. She is seeing me the following Monday (after I arrive home Saturday) to make sure I am doing fine. From what she has said, this sounds like it might be standard.

[sraebaer]

Talk to your PCP to see if they do sleeve follow up. Mine does, she knows all the extra blood work I need that a normal person doesn't, along with how often it should be done. I didn't go to Mexico, but was self pay, so that only covered about the first 3 months of visits and testing at the bariatric clinic following surgery.