arealsweety

Yes, he was my band surgeon and has done my follow ups and fills. I have nothing but good things to say about Dr. Huacuz. He is always available for questions and is very thorough.

It is so amazing how much easier banding makes the life style changes. Of course it is only a tool, but what a tool! I have told friends that it feels like my brain got banded along with my stomach. LOL! Hang in there!

What are you asking Linda?

Excellent! He banded me too! That's almost my bandiversery (Nov. 3)! You will find that the clinic is new, clean and up to date. The doctor is caring, professional and very skilled. Even though I was in a foreign country I didn't feel nervous at all because the staff put me at ease. In fact I was more ready to get banded than nervous. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about Dr. Huacuz and the clinic. Sweety

Too bad I'm one of those parents who when her kid screwed up in school, she told the pricipal to use corporal punishment (legal at that time in Coloardo) and THEN took care of it at home. I don't play with my kids or with my life or with my band. I have first hand facts. I believe Ms. Bubble would also come to the defense of her surgeon if someone told blatant lies about him.

I am neither trying to change your mind nor am I trying to get you to agree with me. I am just stating my thoughts, experiences and opinions as you are.

Yofu are passing on 3rd or 4th hand information and I am passing on first hand information.

I'm not frustrated. I'm just tired of lies.

What't up with it is my doctor doesn't have these so called serious problems. I know for a FACT (not hear say) that he has provided EXCELLENT care for me and all of my friends. We are all fine with him and the care he has provided us. Even when I am in Tijuana and run into other Huacuz patients, we all say the same thing. He is a GREAT doctor. What am I doing in Tijuana you may ask.... It's across the border and I love shopping there. I know the city well. What do you consider 100% positive weight loss? Do you consider it total and complete weight loss down to "chart" weight? Do you consider it that all patients have met their goals? Or do you consider it that all patients are happy with the weight loss that they have achieved to date? I'll go with the last one.

A Google search with my name will show me as a registered nurse in South Carolina and something else in Maryland. I have never worked in the field or worked or lived in South Carolina or Maryland. In fact neither of those people with my name are me. I take google searches with a grain of salt. Situations can be manipulated and stories can be skewed. Good people work for (are contracted to) bad companies until they can disengage themselves from those bad companies. That is no reason to cast aspersions on that person when they release themselves from the bad companies. I count my surgeon (Dr. Huacuz) among the great surgeons, so yes, we will have to agree to disagree.

Where do you get your information? No, she is NOT one of the few. There are MANY of us who have not had infections and are doing quite well. THANK YOU! And yes, we are lucky. We are lucky we found Dr. Huacuz and very fortunate indeed to be on the road to better health. Again what do you base this frequency of infections on? Conjecture? I was banded by Dr. Huacuz as were several of my friends. NONE of us had an infection nor have any of the many patients of his that I have been in contact with and we are all more than 6 months out.

Of course that is YOUR opinion. We have direct experience with Dr. Huacuz and have put ourselves in his capable hands. Why is it that any time someone says something positive about their experience with Dr. Huacuz, you downplay it? It seems like you have some sort of unterior motive. What is the axe that you have to grind?

I had my band placed by Dr. Huacuz. He is a great surgeon and he has done my follow ups and fills. I have only good things to say about Dr. Huacuz.:clap2:

Yes, I have seen it and I'm glad he has a support group now. It's just startiing but I know it will be helpful!

Hmmmmm... my fill has never been too much because my surgeon does my fills and makes sure I can eat. He is in Mexico and has given me his private cell number I can call in case of an emergency. Once I did have some swelling because my body (for some reason) decided it didn't like Wheat Thins all of a sudden. I called my doctor on a Sunday evening and he answered and had me come down to the clinic where I got an unfill. Wheat Thins are now on my "no-no" list. LOL! The upshot is I would never fill or unfill myself.

As you said that was your opinion. This is mine: I too was self pay without insurance coverage. I don't think any of us are rich. My car is 1994. I saved for the surgery and then had a friend and her husband lend me what I didn't have. They said they would rather have a live freind owning them money than a dead one who didn't. I have since paid them back. My reason for going to another country (Mexico) in the first place is the surgeons there (generally) have a lot more experience than US doctors. They have been placing lap bands for 16 or so years. It has only been FDA approved in the US since 2001. I went with the ones who have more experience. I had a raging staph infection with my C-Section in a US hospital but have had NO complications from my surgery in Tijuana. Living in San Diego has made it very convenient to drive across the border for follow ups and fills. It only takes me 20 minutes to get across the border and to where ever I need to be. Tijuana is not some tiny outpost. It has a population of over 1 million people. What most people see is just the "border" portion of it. If it wasn't for the border wait, I would seriously consider moving there. If I had to choose between having surgery in Mexico and being fat. I'm glad I chose surgery in Tijuana, Mexico. Without it I would not have lost almost 100# and had my life changed. Again, this is MY opinion.

I don't know where they got their information either. I was banded in a hospital in Tijuana by Dr. Huacuz in November 2005 and have an IMAMED band. I also did my research ahead of time.

You are laboring under the delusion that I have NOT done my research. It is not wise to assume that you have all the information and others have none.

If I were looking for price only I would have gone somewhere else. Yes, Dr. Huacuz is still practicing and thank God he IS! Yes, I got what I got. I got a brilliant surgeon and great doctor! I'll be using him for my plastic surgery after I lose all of my weight. I have only good things to say about him.

NataliesMommy I'm sorry about what you had to endure, but that could have happened in any hospital whether Mexican or American. We have to admit that complications DO happen no matter where we are located. I wish you the best and a speedy recovery. By the way, I go to Tijuana for medical care EXCLUSIVELY to Dr. Huacuz. I trust him! He banded me on November 3, 2005 and has done follow ups and fills since. He has treated me for several non-band related illnesses, the latest of which was a vocal cord infecton. Dr. Huacuz is GREAT and I wouldn't trade him for the American doctor I had to dismiss. How is my weight loss progress? I am now down 97# with only 60 or 70 to go. I am THRILLED! People think I am 15 years younger than I really am! Again, I wish you a speedy recovery and congrats on the new baby! Arealsweety

No, Dr. Huacuz has his own clinic. He is a great surgeon and doctor. I have had absoultly NO complaints about him. Besides the original post didn't even mention a doctor. Why bring him up now? Arealsweety

He is also my primary Physician. And I have the added extra bonus of living just across the border in San Diego. Not only am I VERY pleased with my weight loss progress, it was the best decision I have ever made for my health also. I'm not quite at 100# yet, but will be there by the end of this month. Then I will just have another 60# to go. Would I do it all over again? HECK YES!

I am assuming you meant "bad" instead of "bas". No matter what doctor you chose you will get someone who has had a bad experience with him/her. No one is perfect.

If you are driving or walking across the border you do NOT need a passport until Jan. 2008. I know because I drive across 2 or 3 times a week. I even asked the border patrol officer and he assured me that not until Jan. 2008 would I need a passport to drive or walk across the border. I LOVE discovering different things in Tijuana. I have found both Costcos, a Sam's Club and a Walmart so far. :clap2:

OF COURSE! I am happy to say the he banded me in Nov. 2005 and I am 95# down. I have had great success and was treated with care the whole time I was in Tijuana. Some people are hesitant to go to Mexico because they are not familiar with it and we tend to fear what is not known to us. Since I drive across the border several times a week, it is TOTALLY familiar to me. Now, I would NEVER tell my relatives because they tend to hold on to old stereotypes about Mexico in general. Back to your question. He gives you your choice of bands. I chose an INAMED band because I wanted something a US doctor would be able to fill since the INAMED band is FDA approved. He and the other doctors he works with have excellent bedside manner. They take time to talk to you about the surgery, what will happen afterwards and then will keep in communication with you to answer any questions you may have along the way. You can tell that he is genuinely concerned. That is hard to find in a human being let alone a doctor. He new clinic is state of the art and sparkling clean! He will send a driver (Victor) to pick you up at the airport and take you back afterward. Norma is the receptionist and she is such a sweetheart. Dr. Romero will help you adjust your eating habits to your new friend, the band. Let me know if you have any specific questions.