After going to Mexico for affordable weight-loss surgery, a Magna woman got sick, had to use a feeding tube and racked up $1 million in medical debt

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Justine Rodriguez at her home in Magna on Friday Jan. 25, 2019.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Justine Rodriguez at her home in Magna on Friday Jan. 25, 2019.

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