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i live in calif please tell me how much you paid as i will be self pay thank you nancy

I was a self-pay and my surgeon was Dr. Irani from Bakersfield, CA. My surgery was performed at Mercy SW in Bakersfield as well. Dr. Irani (and his PA Kristen) are AWESOME. i would recommend him to ANYONE in California's central valley.

My surgeon was Dr. James Davidson, surgery was at Forest Park Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. ( he has the Center of Excellence stamp of approval) As previously stated, Forest Park is a state of the art private hospital for cash pay patients. Dr. Davidson's insurance patients are treated at Presbyterian Hosptial in Dallas, which is an excellent hospital as well. I highly recommend him as well as his entire team, they're a great group!!

I don't know ,but if something happen like in my case, you are safe here, not like me that I end up in the emergency room with severe complications and 52,000 of hospital bills.

tell me about your complications and who did it please ,thank you nancy

who was you doctor and how much did it cost,because i live it calif and i will be self pay thank you nancy

Hi all! Week 2 has come and gone, my how time flies. I have lost another 4 pounds this week and did well on full liquids. I've found that I'm getting full with 6-8 ounces of liquid/soup/yogurt.

I bought a VitaMix and have been puree'ing lots of things to get my nutrients and trying to maintain about 1000 calories. I've heard that the trick to avoiding long stalls is to stay hydrated (64 ounces of water) and get 900-1200 calories every day... so far this is working for me although it is sometimes hard to get it all in.

I started taking a chewable multi-Vitamin and walking 30 minutes a day this week - I feel like an old lady when I'm finished but I'm hoping it gets easier. It seems silly to walk 30 minutes just to come home and take a nap :-) but I'll keep at it.

Also this week, I went to my Primary Care Physician to look at my incisions - they were itching and burning like crazy and I was afraid they were getting infected. He gave me 7 days worth of antibiotics and took a blood test. They look much better after 3 days and are not itching as much.

So on to week 3 - finally get to eat semi-normal foods (soft, easy to chew, mashable), had a scrambled egg this morning for breakfast! Yummy.

but how much dose it cost in usa?and i live in calif

I think there are a couple in Florida that do it too. One is in Jacksonville.

please tell me where you had it done and what when wrong, i thinking of have it done but don,t want bad things to happen nancy

Hi, Well I had my plication for 7 months then I had to reversed it do to complication

They removed it 7 weeks ago, But till this day I'm still loosing my hair

I have huge bold spots that I can't hide no more only if I wear a hat, I started loosing it about 4 months after I had the plication done

The Dr.told me it would stop. But it did not, and now that I don't have plication any more it still comes out like crazy. I’m taking Biotin, B12 Vitamins, and using Biotin Shampoo and conditioner but nothing seems to help. My Dr. told me to go to a Dermatologist so I can get Hormones shots on my scalp for Hair growth.< /p>

I think it was because of so much stress with plication complications .I will wait a little more on the Dermatologist maybe. Don’t know what to do

are you hungry? and was it nice down thier? that is where i am thinking of going, and how old are you,if you do not mind my asking i am 65 do you think that is to old, and how long till you felt better nancy

I just had the new procedure called "gastric sleeve plication" I am 21 days post op. It was quite difficult to find much information on this since it is so new. I am very pleased with my results, surgeon, and overall experience. I would be happy to share information with anyone considering "plication" My surgeon was Dr. Corvalas in T.J. Mexico. I am down 14 pounds at this point. No problems whatsoever.

thank you nancy

I got my Protein at the Vitamin shop, but u can get it anywhere including Walmart, my favorite was the isupure ,do a search on it walmart does'nt have it but I'm sure that Vitamins shop do or GNC get the one that is 40g of protein mango flavor .

did it stop you from wanting to eat??because that is where i have a hard time when i start eating i do not stop till i go to bed, may be if i had Protein Shake in stead of food the would not happen nancy

Hi

Have you made a dicision where to go? let us know i only wight 195that is onlt 33 pound to lose ,i thought i was 220 was afraid to get on scale

now i don,t know what to do, do you know where to buy that protine shake

they don,t want to do that on because health problems, plus i thought i was 220 ,got on scale only 198 and i want to be 165 i think i can do it nancy

BTW, I just re-read the original post and noticed it says plication at the end - I only picked up on the words 'gastric sleeve', sorry!

i hear the plication was safer, i talk to them gave them all my medical info. fut i told i want the gastic sleve , but have read that the other is safer sorry about the bad spelling nancy

I also had Dr. Lopez Corvala. Everything was wonderful for me. Google his name. You won't find anything negative about him. Others you will.

just talk to the girl that work for him thank you

We go to Tijuana all the time. If you treat it like you would any big city then you should be fine. Don't bring valuables, don't flaunt around a lot of money and go places where others are at especially at night then you should be fine.

They make the majority of their money on tourists they want you to be safe.

but i need to know a good doctor, one that a lot of pepole have went to ,and how to get ti contact with him i need help thank you nancy

I had mine in Cancun and felt perfectly safe. Others on this board went to Tijuana. I was a little nervous to go there, but now I probably wouldn't think twice after seeing all the others who have gone there.

where did you go in cancun and how much was it? if you don,t mind telling me, and how do i get intoach with them?thank you ,so glade i found this site nancybr45

hi i,am new here, i would like to know about plases to go in mexico that are good,i,am 65 and need to be careful ,i hope some one can hook me up with a great place i don,t mind spending a little more to get the best , so glad i found this site , i want the gastic sleve it sound safer than the ring ,all help is wecome and a number to call would help,because i don,t know how to go about in thank you nancybr45

I agree with ChowChows. If your overall health is good and you don't have such extreme comorbidities that would cause you to be at too high of risk for ANY surgery, I think it's definitely not too old! I know of 85 year olds getting hip replacements and coming through them just fine.

but to go to Mexico do you think that is safe for me?nancybr45

i am 65, is that too old for gastric sleeve plication, and i will be self pay, where is the best and safest place to go? I'd like to hear from some one that has gone other places

nancybr45

Dr. Ramos Kelly at the Florence Hospital (Oasis) in Tijuana Mexico. Excellent medical care and support. I recomend.

i am afaid to go to mexico , did they do a good job, i,am older 65, do you think they are good