marceloswfl

Hi There..!!

Glad to her about your experience.

Is it possible that he is charging now almots u$s11.000 for the lap band surgery..??

Appreciate your comments

Have a great day

Marcelo

I had my surgery done by Dr. Rumbaut on August 8, 2006. He is simply wonderful. I heard so many wonderful things about him prior to my surgery and he lived up to all of it.

I've been getting my fills done in NYC and the woman who does them can't speak any higher of him. When she looked at my floro she told me my band was placed perfectly - really comforting to hear!!

I'm down 50 pounds now and thrilled with my whole experience.

Dr. Rumbaut may be a thousand or two more compared to some other surgeons in Mexico but IMO he's worth it.

Hi There..!

Dont know if you solve your problem but just in case you still need

a good surgeon, you have Dr K.M> MacKenzie Tel 941-205-2015

www.surgicalobesitysolutions.net

Hope still of help

Bye now

Marcelo

Please help. I posted a few days ago about being in extreme pain, and the possibility of needing to have my band removed/fixed.

I need the name of a good doctor in my area that can perform this surgery, as I am not able to go back to Mexico for the removal.

Please help, and the pain is overwhelming and I need to get this taken care of ASAP.

Thanks!

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Good Morning Misty

just wanted to let you know that I already started the arrangments for my surgery with Dr Alvarez and Lydia.

Will try for travelling to San Antonio on 05/14.

Will keep u posted

Have a geat week

Marcelo

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to hear from you and to learn thta all went OK and keep going smooth.

My plans are for that date, but I wont book any date until I have all the money in the bank.

Will keep u posted and thanks for your support.

Kind regards

Marcelo

Hi Misty

Good to hear from you and to learn thta all went OK and keep going smooth.

My plans are for that date, but I wont book any date until I have all the money in the bank.

Will keep u posted and thanks for your support.

Kind regards

Marcelo

Did you book your surgery with Dr. A for May 15th?? That is the day I was planning on having an appointment with him for a checkup and fill. It would be great to meet you then! WEight loss is going alright. I am down 20 but weight loss has slowed down drastically since the swelling for surgery is gone and since I have been eating solids. This is normal from what I have read. I get my first fill on Friday here in Dallas so that should jump start the weight loss back into action.

Best of luck to you and let me know if you have booked your date yet!! Thanks, Misty

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Good morning Misty

Hope everything is doing ok with you.

How your weight loss is doing..??

Any fills yet..??

If you dont mind, pls keep me updated, I am planning my

surgery for May 15th agw, and if I saved all the money by that time.

Wish you well.

Hugs

Marcelo

Everything has gone great since getting banded on the 15th of March. Dr. Alvarez nurse had a list of fill doctors in my area for me. Where do you live? I am in the Dallas area and there is a fairly long list of fill doctors in this area. Hope it helps and best of luck. I can say that Dr. Alvarez is wonderful!! Take care!

Have you tried this one

www.endobariatric.com

Good luck

I was wondering if any one has went to a doctor in Mexico for their surgery? Can you let me know how everything went? I have read up alot on Dr Rumbaut, and he sounds like he has done many surgerys and is a very good doctor. I am self pay per my insurance will not cover my surgery, but the surgeon here charges 16500.00 and thats a big loan for us to take out now, so I am tring to collect as much infomation as I can to see whats the safest and cheapest.

Why dont you contact the office of Dr Alvarez this is the site

www.endobariatric.com

and also , you have a site for fillcentersusa.com where you may find Drs. for fills in your area.

Go ahead and find the information you are looking for

Good Luck

I am so glad to hear you are happy w/ your surgery in Mexico. I may have to go there if my insurance doesn't go through. I am trying to find out- how do things go when you get home. Is it difficult to find doctors to fill your band? I really want this done, but need some insight- Thanks!

Misty

Wowwwww, thanks sooooo much for your detailed answer.

It helps a lot.

I will definitelly will keep in touch as most likely, will have the procedure done with him.

Thanks so much for your kindness and support.

Have a great day

Marcello

Hi there. Yes, I agree about Dr. Alvarez. He is the lowest cost for Lap Band that I found anywhere in the world. As for the pre-op appt, he has a patient coordinator who is a nurse that calls you after you set your date and she is very, very thorough about your health history which she details and then sends it to Dr. Alvarez to go over. If he has any questions or concerns, he calls you to go over them. He will tell you what you need for the pre-op diet. He requires it for some, others not. I had a 10 day pre-op and after the first few days it was fine. When I got there for the surgery, they did all my blood work and got it for him to look over before I went to the OR.

As for hotel and transport, you might what to do like I did and take care of it yourself, that saves you around $500 than if you fly into San Antonio and let them pick you up. His flat rate is $6500, if you do the San Antonio route and they pay your hotels and such, it is $7000. Both are still a real bargain. I drove down there from Dallas, about 7 hours and booked my own hotel in Eagle Pass the night before. I booked it online and it was $75 a night. I think I would stay somewhere else a little less expensive next time and would probably stay on the Piedras Negros side in Mexico because it was a lovely and safe town. I was very impressed because I was expecting a nasty dump like Laredo and it was nothing like that. I believe you can stay at the Casablanca Inn for under $60, which is a short drive to his office and the hospital.

Had I to do it over again, I would not have stayed an extra night in Eagle Pass because I really felt fine driving back the day after surgery, but since I already paid for it and hate to waste money, I hung out at the hotel that day and left early the next morning.

If you have any more questions, feel free to email me. I have nothing but wonderful, wonderful things to say about this surgeon. If you haven't done so already, go to obesityhelp.com and read his reviews from his patients. They all rave about him. I don't regret getting the band from him at all. It went so smooth and easy that I am still surprised by all of it. If I have to, I will go down there to get a Tummy Tuck and some new breasts after my excess weight is gone and I have loose skin. Hopefully I won't have to get any plastic surgery, but if I do, I will most definitely get it there in Piedras from the plastic surgeon. I can get both procedures done there for what one procedure would cost in Dallas.

Let me know when your date is so I can check up on you. I plan on going back down there on May 15th and getting a fill if I can hold out that long and still lose weight. Would love to meet you if you are around at that time.

Take care,

Misty

Hi Misty

I have been checking the internet and Dr Alvarez might be the most affordable choice.

Just have a doubt, how does it work with the pre-op check ups, are they included..?? is it taking the same day of surgery..??

How does it work if you choose to have your own transportation for local transfers..??

And the last, how much extras did you have included hotel..??

Thanks for your advice and any extra info you may provide.

Wish you may loose your extra pounds soon..!

Bye now

Marcello

Hey Deb, everything went wonderful. He is a very busy man and now I see why. He was incredibly kind, considerate and my lap band procedure was flawless, I didn't even get sick once or feel nauseated!! I am one very happy camper and glad to be home. Piedras Negros is a lovely town and doesn't look like any border town I have seen. Most of them are nasty (Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros). Please tell him Misty sent you, I can show my eternal gratitude to him by referring others who are in the same situation that want to take control of their lives like I did. Thanks. Misty

Hi Eficka

Thanks for your message.

Would u be kind enough to give me the email or any other information

regarding your Czech Dr..??

APpreciate your kind comments

Have a great day

Marcelo

Thank u very much for your message.

Info given of use.

I am still undecided, anyway have to wait until

I get all the cash needed.

Keep in touch

Kind regards

Marcello

Hi There

Thank you very much for your message.

How was your experience in CZ.???? it is in Prague..??

What about the refills in USA..??

Do you have to pay in cash or can you pay with VISA/Amex..??

Thanks again

Kind regards

Marcelo

try www.iscare.cz its in europe but the band there is around 4K

Thanks very much for your kind comments.

I am not decided yet , asi I am still saving order be able

to pay the surgery in cash.

But as I had travelled a lot , I would not be scared to perform

the surgery in France or in Dominican Republic.

Anyway, the one you gave me , it is the most reasonable in USA.

There are many in my area, but they charge between 13000 to 15000 which is unaffordable.

Thanks again and good luck

Marcelo

Thanks very much for your kind comments.

I am not decided yet , asi I am still saving order be able

to pay the surgery in cash.

But as I had travelled a lot , I would not be scared to perform

the surgery in France or in Dominican Republic.

Anyway, the one you gave me , it is the most reasonable in USA.

There are many in my area, but they charge between 13000 to 15000 which is unaffordable.

Thanks again and good luck

Marcelo

Thanks for your answers.

I have researched internet for a while and the most reputable

and affordable I have found as fls:

- Dominican Republic between $5000/6000

- in Tijuana for $8000

- In Colombia for $8000

- In Argentina for $7000

and still missing quotes from Czech Rep and France both might be ard

$5000/$6000

Thanks again and if someone still hears about affordable and reputable places, pls let me know.

Thanks a lot to everybody

Marcelo

Good Nite everybody

As Lap Band is not affordable in USA ( have no Insurance or chance to get a loan ) decided to try abroad.

Found reliable places in Dominican Republic and Mexico / Argentina.

Anybody have any experience...??

Appreciate your help

Thanks

Marcello