momofthree

i was sleeved by dr. Fernando Garcia in t.j. exactly 11 months ago. he is great the staff
is kind. you will be safe i promise. my advice is LISTEN to what they tell you. if you are
not hungary after great. dont worrie. just dont over eat or eat the wrong food. no diet
cokes no alcohol. and you will look great and feel better. honestly i love being sleeved.
but its still hard. im hungary, and fight eating right. is it easier than before yes.

i was sleeved by dr. Fernando Garcia in t.j. exactly 11 months ago. he is great the staff
is kind. you will be safe i promise. my advice is LISTEN to what they tell you. if you are
not hungary after great. dont worrie. just dont over eat or eat the wrong food. no diet
cokes no alcohol. and you will look great and feel better. honestly i love being sleeved.
but its still hard. im hungary, and fight eating right. is it easier than before yes.

Well i was sleeved february 13th. Have lost 14 lbs since the 13th. Which is great. I have had a few questions since ive gotten home from mexico.
i email dr. Garcia. He responds with in the same hour usually. I couldn't be happier with his care.I doubt he needs any refferences but I feel like
its only right to share my hapiness with others. i have a 8month old, a 2 year old, and a 3year old and im only 2 weeks plus a day post op and i
feel good. I WANT TO THANK YOU DR. GARCIA AND WISH ALL OF YOU TO BE FELLOW SLEEVERS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow me and my fam are from oklahoma as well. i like your real talk. atleast u didnt eat the bun. its awsome you
exercise like you do. im a female but my bmi was close to yours like 44. im only three weeks post op have lost
16 lbs. im wanting to start exercising. i like the show diners drive ins and dives also. but i feel guilty watching it
lol.

i am in the same boat as you, it is embarassing all the questions people ask and they dont really see a big difference
yet... my family watches me eat. i too feel hungary. i go to eat and im disappointed and in pain. or if i do eat and it goes
down ok. i feel guilty maybe i ate to much, just remember how much we ate before our surgery all the fast food and sn
acking and over over over eating all day long. were getting healthy. we are trying. please lets all stick together and
be proud of our lil progress we have made. because before it was bad really bad. today is better because im not
gorging. this is work but i feel god will bless our efforts. dont give up you are not alone. i weighed in on my day
of surgery. at 304 today im 288.6 its not enough but its the truth. and its better than before.

i had my acrylic nails on no problem at all. my ring i did take off. and you know what else i appreciate from dr. garcias staff my money and laptop
was all very secure. i felt safe and respected.

Well i was sleeved february 13th. Have lost 14 lbs since the 13th. Which is great. I have had a few questions since ive gotten home from mexico.
i email dr. Garcia. He responds with in the same hour usually. I couldn't be happier with his care.I doubt he needs any refferences but I feel like
its only right to share my hapiness with others. i have a 8month old, a 2 year old, and a 3year old and im only 2 weeks plus a day post op and i
feel good. I WANT TO THANK YOU DR. GARCIA AND WISH ALL OF YOU TO BE FELLOW SLEEVERS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my husband says what if this doesnt even work. its sad hes not happy for me
nor postitive. i am going with dr, Fernando Garcia on feb the 12th, i am so excited
any of you post op people please give me some positive comments. i have three
lil kids that need mommy

hi i just was sleeved girl by him to. its hard at first the stomach is sensative but im a wimp and am ok you will be to. its 1 day at a time. dr. garcias good
really good

its mom of three here. had my gastric sleeve done this last monday feb the 13th by a doctor f. garica in Tijuana mexico first day or two i was scaired. this is all so new. now it is day four. thursday. i am following the instructions to the t. i dont hurt. they say sip and walk. walk every hour your awake it helps the heart burn and acid. dont gulp drinks. dont eat and drink. at the same time. i like waterd down apple
juice instead of gatorade. this isnt easy. neither is gorging and trying to keep a house hold together. lets surrender and
do this. and remember. good job we are beautiful. its not easy walking the hallways of the mariott after this surgery. but im doing it.
and so can you. feel free to email me on recipe or measuring ideahs. thank you all you positive patients!!!!!!

thank you for the kind words. dr garcias Hospital MI hosptital is so so so nice. it is so
clean. i feel so much better now that im here. were moving from the hotel pueblo amigo to a brand new mariott. which is included in the pkg. im at this point very pleased, they
got my iv on the first try. my nurse karen is so nice, they all are here. i have my surgery
scheduled to start at 2 its noon now. advice so far, bring someone with you to mexico have patience with the language difference, and you will be okay. take care all,

You are a man of integrity. Thank you for the beautifully written
Testimonial!!!!! I appreciate it. I'm up very soon to be sleeved by
Doc Garcia. Wish you the best with your studies and with YOU
Loving you healthy.

really sweet of you to reach out when your heart is broken. i am so sorry. what a test. it is physical pain to
loose our loved ones. it hurts. its like a bad dream at first. sometimes it hurts to even breathe. what i can say is that it takes a good person to share the pain. its one hour at a time. and then in a year or so one day at a time.
november 21 2006 i lost the love of my life. our mothers are our best friends. i am so sorry. today i can smile and i havent had my surgery yet. that is on feb the thirteenth.
remember she would want you to keep loving you. someday you will smile again and then feel guilty. dont your not moving on you are just loving you. reach out to your higher power god. you are not alone.

Hey u got your surgery in 2010 right? How are things now I'm reviewing forums and getting my surgery next month feb 2012

Hello,
I was sleeved last weekend by Dr. Garcia and his staff! They were amazing! I must admit I was a little scared to go to TJ to have a surgery and still smile at the fact that I'm bold enough to do what I did. I am now one week post op and feeling great. I am still having a bit of the burpys when I eat and drink, but have to mention that this gets better daily. I have a low bmi and I truly felt remorseful the night after surgery. Feeling much better now and am looking forward to a better life. Dr. Garcia is still answering all of my questions through the awesome alma and I don't feel like just because the surgery is over that I am no longer someone that he knows. Dr. Garcia takes the time to send long, wordy responses to any question I have and welcomes all post-op comments. Hmmm....never had an American doctor that cared to spend that kind of time without a $35 co-pay! Whatever the case here is my breakdown:
Dr. Garcia - Sweet and soft spoken. Very knowledgable and caring! My sis asked for a less "tight" sleeve because she didn't have as much weight to loose and he took off less of her stomach during surgery. In the states you have a one fold surgery...there is no customizing. So if you feel you don't need to loose as much speak with him about getting less cut off.
His Anesthesiologist: Not only was he amazing but he is hot!!...meaning attractive!!...whew...ok...I'm back....: He comes to meet you before surgery and takes his time and answers any questions you have pre-op. When you come in he totally takes your mind off of surgery and I was so interested in our conversation...I didn't realize that I had stopped talking and had surgery! lol...next thing you know I'm waking up with oxygen on. Really? That was amazing.
His Internal Medicine doc: She is very sweet and attentive. Took all pre-op information and answered any questions I had as well.
His on-call doc: I can never remember names but I know it was Dr. V. She was amazing at making sure I was comfortable and the nurses knew exactly what to do for me.
His nurses: They were sweet, attentive and nothing like any nurse I've experienced! There was one who wore a red jacket, older lady, didn't speak a lick of English, but the best nurse I've ever had. She constantly checked on me and would rub my had on her cheek or rub my back to comfort me. I felt like she was my mother! She was the next best thing...I can definately say that!
His driver: Hector is awesome! He should be a comedian, but I don't think he knows it! He was sweet, funny, and caring. He always sang Dr. Garcia's praises and was ALWAYS punctual and very attentive. You won't lift anything in his presence. I tipped him reaaaly well on my last ride with him.
Hmmm...that's all I can remember for now...ask me any questions.
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Well, I was self-pay. Had it done in the U.S. and I have never in my whole entire life felt better. I've lost 150 pounds in a year, my BMI went from 42 to normal, my pre-diabetes is gone, and my cholesterol dropped from 245 to 131. My knee pain is also gone, thus eliminating the future need for a knee-replacement.
It was the best decision I've ever made. It cost me a fortune, for sure, but I gained an entire life. Hard to put a price on that.
Hope your wife can get behind you.

Yes, I used Alma! I was sleeved by Dr. Garcia last weekend. Alma took care of everything and is still answering any questions that I have. She sends them straight to them and then forwards his answer back to me instantly! I was very impressed by their staff!

Maybe you can schedule your sleeve in Mexico with someone else here? I'm going at the end of January to Dr. Almanza - maybe you can find someone going when you want to have yours done and to the same doctor? Then you won't be alone!

I agree. It sounds like all the co-ordinators actually work under the same umbrella. I had a question, which I directed to my co-ordinator Chrisit, and Linda at a lighter me, addressed it. As well, for payment, I had to send it to Sandy, even though I went through Christi.
In the end, its all about your surgeon....

I was sleeved on Monday 11/14 by Dr. Garcia at Mi Doctor Hospital. This man is WONDERFUL! Dr Garcia, his GI specialist, his internist, surgical team, and nurses are a wonderful team! They are very caring, you will not have a question left unanswered. He is not well known and does not advertise...so...I'm going to put this man on the map! (He is well known in Mexico, but not yet in the USA) He needs his success stories to advertise for him! He has never had a leak, nor lost a patient. He is very professional and caring. Two nights in an actual hospital with 24 hour nursing staff is ideal! I never once had to call for a nurse, they checked on me ALL the time!
I was originally going to use Almanza, but so many things made me uncomfortable...my boyfriends cousin is an orthopedic surgeon in Tj and when my bf asked him about Almanza he said he didnt know him, but his friend does bariatric surgery...he gave us the email and phone number to him and we immediately connected.
His team is very through with their pre-op testing and questions and their post-op leak tests...the two things I will not rave about are the two NASTY liquids you have to drink for the leak tests...the blue dye was worst than the X-ray contrast!
I could have stayed in a hotel the 3rd night but chose to go home (I'm about 2 hours from the border.) Dr. Garcia and his GI specialist checked in on me everyday and would have come to the hotel if I had stayed also.
Please message me for any questions...I could go on and on...and I'm definitely not an english major!
Heather :seeya:

I was scheduled to have my VSG with Dr. Kelly on October 24 but my coordinator just called and said he has meetings that week & will be unable to do it. I have already purchased my plane tickets & made arrangements for my kids--so the coordinator gave me the option of using Dr. Garcia. Does anyone know anything about this Dr? I did a lot of research before I choose Dr. Kelly but so far I cannot find many with experience with Dr. Garcia. I am just trying to decided if I stick with Dr. Kelly (what I am leaning toward right now) and change my ticket no matter the cost or go with Dr. Garcia? Any comments would help. Thanks!!

Thanks so much for the comments! Thank you RGW! After much thought and prayer I decided to go with Dr. Garcia. Having six kids in various grades in school I just couldn't reschedule without some major problems. I feel good about my decision & so I am going with it. My Mom & I are doing the surgery together & my father is coming with us. My Mom feels good about what we decided as well. KellyL-- my coordinator is Christi & she has been very apologetic & more than willing to help re-schedule with Dr. Kelly if I had decided to go that way, also offering me a medical reason for the change in plane ticket. Apparently the hospital has a calandar when Dr.'s are on & when they are gone. There was some sort of mix up with that. Once again thanks for the comments!

22.5 lbs in 5.5 weeks!

Congratulations!!
I am so happy you posted this. There is so little information.
I have surgery with Dr. Garcia this coming Monday. Flying out Sunday from Canada.
I went through Christi, Successfully Slimmer also affiliated with Obesity Solutions.
The pre op diet is not fun but I guess I shouldn't complain, I only have to do it for 3 days were others have had to stay on it for 2 weeks or longer.

Taking off the fat suit makes us cold. I can live with that!