HI, I am scheduled for July the 9th for VGS surgery, I was going to have the band but find that i will need less "maintenance" with the sleeve.

I am going to have the surgery by Dr. Rodriguez in Juarez, Mexico, He has done 90 of these so far.

Please give me your input and or experiences, I am getting nervous.

Thanks for any information!!1:thumbup1:

HI, I am scheduled for July the 9th for VGS surgery, I was going to have the band but find that i will need less "maintenance" with the sleeve.

I am going to have the surgery by Dr. Rodriguez in Juarez, Mexico, He has done 90 of these so far.

Please give me your input and or experiences, I am getting nervous.

Thanks for any information!!1:thumbup1:

I would contact Jackie_p36 on OH and see what she has to say. Might get some good info there.

Thanks Wasa. I will do!

Ok, Wasa , I cannot find that anywhere. can i have a hint?? lol

I'll PM it to you.

Isn't Juarez one of the cities that is still under a travel advisory?

That surgeon is one who I would advise people to steer clear of.

HI, I am scheduled for July the 9th for VGS surgery, I was going to have the band but find that i will need less "maintenance" with the sleeve.

I am going to have the surgery by Dr. Rodriguez in Juarez, Mexico, He has done 90 of these so far.

Please give me your input and or experiences, I am getting nervous.

Thanks for any information!!1:thumbup1:

90 seems like a small number compared to the over 600 that Dr. Aceves has done ... have you considered Dr. Aceves?

HI, I am scheduled for July the 9th for VGS surgery, I was going to have the band but find that i will need less "maintenance" with the sleeve.

I am going to have the surgery by Dr. Rodriguez in Juarez, Mexico, He has done 90 of these so far.

Please give me your input and or experiences, I am getting nervous.

Thanks for any information!!1:thumbup1:

Hey Barbara,

Dr. Rodriguez has done over 500 sleeves with no leaks- this info is per the Doc himself-I spoke with him last week :lol0::lol0:

He has done over 5900 laporoscopic procedures-he's not a newbie by any means :lol0:

Best of luck with your surgery-keep in touch-I'm going on the 20th:001_smile:

Good luck on your surgery!! The patient Facilitator I talk to at BeLiteWeight Sharon said 90. hmmm

I am glad you spoke directly to him. Glad to hear he has done 500!!!

makes me feel better!! How did your conversation go?

What did you learn?

Do tell!!!

Thanks for all and any info!!

I wonder if that facilitator is new? I spoke with 2 different facilitators, Ishi, and Jessica who both had surgery with Dr. Rod and they were very informative. I wanted to speak to the doc personally, I spoke with a couple other surgeons in my quest to find one I was completely comfortable with. He told me that at least 50% of his patients come to Juarez alone, and that Ruth(at the hospital) will take very good care of us :001_tt2:

He told me that he hasn't had any leaks, and that he has done over 500 sleeves, for a few years, the Lap-Band has been the "favorite" procedure for people going to him, but over the past couple years, the sleeve is in the forefront. We had a very nice conversation, he was concerned with how I felt and wanted to make sure he answered any questions I had, he addressed everything I asked, and I'm confident things are going to go just great. I was asking technical questions about the staples, the leak tests, surgery time, and he was informative and calming. I was getting alot of static from my family about going to MX, and he made me feel more at ease.

I'm ready, still nervous about the whole thing, but I'm at ease knowing we will be in a hospital for our entire stay.

Good luck on the 9th! Let me know how it goes

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

You have made me feel soo much better. !!

It really helps to hear. :thumbup:

I wonder if that facilitator is new? I spoke with 2 different facilitators, Ishi, and Jessica who both had surgery with Dr. Rod and they were very informative. I wanted to speak to the doc personally, I spoke with a couple other surgeons in my Quest to find one I was completely comfortable with. He told me that at least 50% of his patients come to Juarez alone, and that Ruth(at the hospital) will take very good care of us :thumbup:

He told me that he hasn't had any leaks, and that he has done over 500 sleeves, for a few years, the Lap-Band has been the "favorite" procedure for people going to him, but over the past couple years, the sleeve is in the forefront. We had a very nice conversation, he was concerned with how I felt and wanted to make sure he answered any questions I had, he addressed everything I asked, and I'm confident things are going to go just great. I was asking technical questions about the staples, the leak tests, surgery time, and he was informative and calming. I was getting alot of static from my family about going to MX, and he made me feel more at ease.

I'm ready, still nervous about the whole thing, but I'm at ease knowing we will be in a hospital for our entire stay.

Good luck on the 9th! Let me know how it goes

One correction here, Ishi and Jessica were banded by Dr. Kuri in Tijuana.

Did he tell you how big he leaves the stomach? I keep reading here how important the size is for your weightloss. So that scares me ... :thumbup:

Did he tell you how big he leaves the stomach? I keep reading here how important the size is for your weightloss. So that scares me ... :thumbup:

It is not bougie size that matters as much as technique. Rodriguez does make tiny little sleeves just like we want. ;o)

Wait... are you referring to Jose or Arturo Rodriguez? Jose is the one that makes good sleeves. Not Arturo Rodriguez.

Thanks, I believe we are talking about Jose. That is who I am going to... :thumbup: