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Lost!

LOST is by far my favorite tv show ever... love that show.

Just browsing around... anyone near SETX?

I spoke with one of his patients earlier today who has had MAJOR complications from his surgery. He hasn't even had a bite of food since August. Dr. Almanza made his stomach so tiny that it keeps collapsing and he has went thru several surgeries to correct it, but they can't fix it. I believe now he is going to convert to bypass. He said his surgeons here in the states have tried contacting Dr. Almanza but never will he return any calls. I told him that he needed to get on here and tell his story and he plans on doing so. This isn't the first story that I have heard about this doctor... please do extensive research before selecting your surgeon. Go with your gut!

I have done tons of research lol I can't believe the day is almost here

Check on Puerto Vallarta

March 21 with Dr. Zavalza

Wow... a true friend would respect your decision. Don't worry! You don't need that negativity in your life!

I'm going with Dr. Zavalza personally, but I have looked into all these surgeons and I don't think you could go wrong with Illan or Garcia. Both are good ones

Just get the financing but don't tell them you want to pay it off early lol after you get the loan, then just pay it when you get the money in. Or will they penalize you for that?

Check out Dr. Zavalza too. He worked beside Dr. Garcia...

I am heading down there on March 21st with Dr. Zavalza

I'm march 21!!!

I got tired of getting turned down so I applied for several credit cards lol I ended up getting one that has zero arp for 18 months

I finally made a decision on my surgeon.... After 3 years of researching and reading stories, talking to numerous coordinators and surgeons, I have picked Dr. Zavalza. This had to of been the most stressful part of this entire process. It's already scary enough leaving the country alone, but to pick a surgeon and hope and pray he's a good one! In the beginning I paid a deposit it have surgery with Dr. Lopez and Osuna, but chickened out and got my money back. I continued reading stories and then decided that I would go with Dr. Garcia. He had soooo many positive reviews, and I was interested in the single incision surgery. After talking with a bariatric surgeon here in Houston I realized I didn't really need to spend the extra money on the single incision when a lot of people say the other scars are hardly even noticeable. So I was all prepared to go with Dr. Garcia when I saw that bariatric pal had some specials going on. I looked over the surgeons and I knew Dr. Ponce had great reviews, and he used to be around 6k when I first started researching all of this. Then I saw Dr. Zavalza and he looked familiar to me.... The reason being because he worked beside Dr. Garcia on his team. He has just branched out on his own now, doing his own thing. I was added in on the Facebook group and talked with some patients of his, and I trust him to do my surgery. I have also seen how much he truly cares about his patients. I am still extremely nervous and don't really know what to expect, but I will be sure to keep everyone posted I am leaving on the 20th! Ahhhh. Wish me luck!

Judy are you going to Dr. Zavalza to fix your sleeve?

I have never heard of him :/ doesn't mean he's a bad surgeon, I have just never heard anyone on here talking about him. Have you heard of Dr. Zavalza?

I can see where you're coming from. My early 20's was one of the funnest times in my life for sure. But honestly that contributed to my weight problem. All the late night drinking and eating at 2am really took its toll on me lol but would I change a thing? Thats a hard one.

Yeah, that does kinda suck. That would have been a great price for Dr. Illan for sure! He is usually around 5k.

I had a consultation with a Doctor in Cypress. Dr. St Laurent. He is awesome!

Chunkylover did you have your surgery at mi doctor?

What is your favorite protein powder?

What is the website?? I would definitely trust Dr. Illan...

Who in the world is doing it at this price?

Over the years that I have been researching, I have read MANY terrible stories on this Dr.... not saying they were true, because I don't know. But it was enough for me to not want to go to him!