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We are loving Dr A, I haven't schedule mine even though I made my deposit, what a great guy, he makes you feel so comfortable, he's so smart, he answered all my question, all his patients are very happy with their result, I know I shouldn't worry, neither do you! CONGRATULATIONS!

I'm not sleeve yet, but I chose Dr. Carlos Altamirano, great great great DUDE, I did my research on him, with his patients, with reviews here and there, I Skype with him, with the nutritionist and the internist doctor contacted me to review my medical history, I'm schedule on december, and I have faith that I'm making the best decision ever, he performs his surgery at Oasis of Hope, I also did my research on that hospital, and it's not a clinic, it is a hospital, which is a plus for me, just in case anything goes wrong, I want them to be prepare, they are also giving me 2 years follow up with my nutritionist. Givve them a try!!

I joined this amazing group on Facebook, only carlos Altamirano patients, giving such support to each other, he answers question, the staff form bp also helps, all patients sharing their experiences, you'll learn a lot there, it's not like you have to choose him, but the support the give, it's perfect for me....the group name is Dr Carlos Altamirano Support Group.

Have a consult (Skype) with Dr. A. Just ready to get my life headed in a different direction.

I'm not sleeve yet, but I chose Dr. Carlos Altamirano, great great great DUDE, I did my research on him, with his patients, with reviews here and there, I Skype with him, with the nutritionist and the internist doctor contacted me to review my medical history, I'm schedule on december, and I have faith that I'm making the best decision ever, he performs his surgery at Oasis of Hope, I also did my research on that hospital, and it's not a clinic, it is a hospital, which is a plus for me, just in case anything goes wrong, I want them to be prepare, they are also giving me 2 years follow up with my nutritionist. Givve them a try!!

I'm not sleeve yet, but I chose Dr. Carlos Altamirano, great great great DUDE, I did my research on him, with his patients, with reviews here and there, I Skype with him, with the nutritionist and the internist doctor contacted me to review my medical history, I'm schedule on december, and I have faith that I'm making the best decision ever, he performs his surgery at Oasis of Hope, I also did my research on that hospital, and it's not a clinic, it is a hospital, which is a plus for me, just in case anything goes wrong, I want them to be prepare, they are also giving me 2 years follow up with my nutritionist. Givve them a try!!

Welcome to Dr. A club!!

My insurance will not cover me.
Weight loss surgery is an exclusion.
The private pay here in Jacksonville is $15,000.
It is $3899 with BariatricPals.com in Mexico.
So, I am going to Mexico.
Surgery date is 8/10/2015 with Dr. "A"

We are loving Dr A, I haven't schedule mine even though I made my deposit, what a great guy, he makes you feel so comfortable, he's so smart, he answered all my question, all his patients are very happy with their result, I know I shouldn't worry, neither do you! CONGRATULATIONS!

I am scheduled with him this Monday June 15th, He has been incredible so far, I have a slightly unique situation as far as my health history goes. So I have had multiple questions that popped up after my Skype session, and he and his team have answered everyone of them quickly and detailed. I actually thought to myself..."I wish it was this easy to get a hold of my pcp here in the states and I am able to understand what they are saying much easier then my doctors here that forget I don't have a medical degree...there is no language barrier , wonder if I could stick with them lol"

I know I feel SO comfortable with him as my doctor! I am very excited!

We are loving Dr A, I haven't schedule mine even though I made my deposit, what a great guy, he makes you feel so comfortable, he's so smart, he answered all my question, all his patients are very happy with their result, I know I shouldn't worry, neither do you! CONGRATULATIONS!

Thank you eortega and that's exactly what I'm feeling, that I'm in very good hands, I know I won't have any regrets...he will be my angel too..and my mom's haha, perhaps she will be next.

Good Luck, I schedule mine for december...if I get vacations on september...I will be able to move my date, finger crossed...can't wait, Dr. Altamirano is a great doctor.

We are loving Dr A, I haven't schedule mine even though I made my deposit, what a great guy, he makes you feel so comfortable, he's so smart, he answered all my question, all his patients are very happy with their result, I know I shouldn't worry, neither do you! CONGRATULATIONS!

I just came back from surgery with Dr. Altamirano 5 days ago trust me you are in great hand, he is a very knowledgeable doctor and a great person, super sweet, I call him the angel that change my life. Good luck

Thank you for your honest post, I think I'm going with Altamirano, my mom loved him and his patients are really happy with their results (he is very skill) and all the complete service, they say the even took them to the beach, this guy at the recovery house is the nicest person in earth...lol...Im excited and I hope everything goes the right way!!!...if I scheduled my surgery, I think I'm gonna do it in winter...thank you very much!!

Thank you Dr. Altamirano, I already sent an email to henry and david, I'll be seeing you SOON !! so happy!!

Hello all!!!
My name is Thomas, or Tom or Tommy! I am 34 year young and currently live in North NJ (Bergen County). I am married for just over 5 years. I have been obese my entire life, and late last year I decided I wanted to take the steps to a better life and a healthier life. I am going to be having the gastric sleeve procedure done, on July 22nd (just found out my date this morning). I am extremely excited!! I have done WW in the past, other diet fads, nothing really worked or stuck. My first time I did WW as an adult was about 8 years ago and the reason I started was prerequisite for gastric bypass surgery (had a date, but did not have the surgery). I never had the surgery because I was doing so well on WW, I lost almost 100lbs in less than a calendar year, and then life happened and food was there and I gained it all back and then some!! SO NO MORE!!!! I know food will always be there, and life will too, but this will help me to deter myself from food!!! Plus, I am hoping it gives me more energy and motivation to get to the gym!!! My goal weight is 200lbs, but as long as I can get to 220, I will be happy!!!
Thank you all for taking the time to read part of my story (have to leave some mystery behind me), and I look forward to connecting with as many people as I can! Cause I have tons of questions!!!
Tom

Yep, you are in full blown denial, sorry but thats one of the first stages, just like the stage of grief your in those grieving over food, and trust me you overate, anyone e who says they didnt overeat they just ate bad things is unable to look at themselves as the cause for their weight problems. You overate, plain and simple accept it, its not some mark against you that people can hold over your head, its just something that you put behind you and learn to be better. If you cant accept yourself as an obese person, and know that only you can make this happen, then you wont get anywhere. Trust me, in week two post surgery i said to my wife that i wish i could undo this. Now id would like t go back and slap myself. Why did i say it? because i wanted to go back to eating my old foods, I wanted to give up. But that is why this works, because you cant give up. You have to see it through. When you get where your going, its a wonderful place to be and im only most of the way there and my life is amazing compared to what it was and I thought it was good before.
Lets see you said "Unfortunately, I now realize that I could have did this on my own. I'm working out everyday, which I wasn't doing before the surgery. Since they recommended I workout daily and eat a high Protein diet, I'm doing it. It's not that I "couldn't" before.
So are you really saying you had no idea that diet and exercise would help you lose weight and only learned that because they told you now? Really?
Here's a hint. diet and exercise help you lose the weight , but keeping it off is up to you! That's how this helps, it forces you to train yourself to eat right.
Remember the start of the journey is always the hardest.

I didn't go through BariatricPal to book my surgery, but I did use the forums extensively when researching surgeons. I ultimately chose Dr. Ariel Ortiz at Obesity Control Center, but there are MANY excellent surgeons both affiliated and unaffiliated with BariatricPal. I highly recommend reading through threads on these forums and doing your research.

Thank you Dr. Altamirano, I already sent an email to henry and david, I'll be seeing you SOON !! so happy!!

Thank you Dr. Altamirano, I already sent an email to henry and david, I'll be seeing you SOON !! so happy!!