brookc73

I am here too, I have my surgery on Oct 29 and I can't believe that is next week!! I am so excited! PRAYING FOR EVERYONE

My date is OCT 29th with Dr. Alvarez, I can't wait, my friend is a nurse and she used him, she looks awesome, one year later, she loved it and said she wished she would have did this 10 years ago, I have been obese for 17 years and I am ready for my surgery!!

I will be sleeved by Dr. Guillermo Alvarez in Piedras negras, mx on OCT 29!! I am so excited to start my weight loss journey!

I have my surgery with Dr. Guillermo Alvarez next week, I have a registered nurse friend who went to him last year and she looks amazing, no problems, all professional and she said she would send any family there! So I am happy with my research and decision, I researched Dr. Aceves too, I just felt more comfortable with the flight and situation with Dr. Alvarez. Good Luck

Brook

I find your reply insulting. First of all I already told you the reasons he remains on my list. ~$1000 (airfare for myself and mother) might not be a lot to you, but it is to my family. Also, he has performed far more VSGs than many of the surgeons in my area charging 3k+ more. I have not book a date nor paid any deposits. I am RESEARCHING. But yes, I do believe there are two sides to every story. If you think I'm trying to explain away everything fine. I like to investigate both sides and keep an open mind until I feel I have adequate information to pass a judgment.

You have provided me, so far, the only two negative posts about him that I can find. And really the first one was not a complaint about the doctor himself. The fact that there are 200 or so positive reviews of him does carry weight. I am not writing these incidents off completely, but if I merrily crossed surgeons off a list because I found one negative I may never find one! I think its squirrly to not find ONE negative about any surgeon. More than that, every patient of every one of these doctors does not post. There maybe be all kinds of stuff from every doctor out there. I may never know and I don't really trust the surgeon's office to be completely honest about those types of things when asked.

If you think I am somehow incompetent or don't take my health seriously because I will not jump to cross a surgeon off my list over one questionable review and hearsay from you then I guess that's your problem. I asked you to provide me with more solid information not just that you've heard things...plenty of things. That's fine, but I would like more than your word on that. You haven't even used this surgeon. The way you present your information does indeed sound like catty office gossip at best and scare tactics at worst, though I can't see what you would have to gain.

Bottom line, if I absolutely felt I needed to, I would find a way to come up with the extra money to get plane tickets to go elsewhere. However I am not at that point yet. I don't understand why it bothers you that I am questioning your posts. I never said you were LYING I asked for more information and verification.