Mother dies during gastric bypass surgery in Mexico

A mother died from and internal bleeding when a discount gastric bypass surgery she had in went wrong.

Lisa Roemeling, 53, died on November 21 after the surgery in Tijuana that was organized by a medical tourism company for about $7,000.

Getting the weight-loss surgery in the US would have cost about $30,000 as it was not covered by insurance, and Roemeling couldn't afford it.

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