I am very curious as to how many people on this board had their sleeve done by Dr. Aceves. Please add your name to the list and also post if you have anything what so ever negative to say about your experience with him or any of his staff. Of course, Please post your feelings if they are positive as well. Dr. Aceves does not advertise here, but through word of mouth only, has sleeved many of us here,and I am just curious as to the actual number. Post also if you have surgery scheduled.

I will start. I was sleeved there 16 months ago, and I loved him and everyone there. I felt I was in the care of one of the best surgeons available whether it be in Mexico or the US. sleeve date 4-29-09

Edited September 12, 201015 yr by Oregondaisy

Count Me in, had my sleeve on Jan. 19,10. wouldn't trade it for the world, great experience with the Dr.'sand nurses. I didn't have another hospital or surgery to compare it with as this was my first major surgery. Care was the best, I would recommend them to everyone looking for this sugery.

Brenda

I had VSG with Dr. Aceves on 8/28/10 and was very pleased with both Dr. Aceves and and Dr. Campos. I did have problems with one male nurse the night of my procedure not being around when I need medicine for vomiting but Drs Aceves and Campos were both very apologetic and talked the hospital administration to not have that nurse back in the area with their patients again. I would highly recommend Dr. Aceves to my friends and family!

Ok I'm now officially a Dr Aceves patient so count me in!!! my date is 10/15! I'm so excited!!

Hello all,

I am new to this board. I am in the beginning stages of booking my surgery with Dr. Aceves. I am waiting on an email from Nina so we can confirm a date. Any help or advice is so greatly appreciated. I look forward to getting to know you all.

Thanks,

Denise

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Ok I'm now officially a Dr Aceves patient so count me in!!! my date is 10/15! I'm so excited!!

Yay Can't wait to hear how it goes!!!

Hello all,

I am new to this board. I am in the beginning stages of booking my surgery with Dr. Aceves. I am waiting on an email from Nina so we can confirm a date. Any help or advice is so greatly appreciated. I look forward to getting to know you all.

Thanks,

Denise

Hi Denise, welcome to VST!!! You will ABSOLUTELY love Nina. She is a doll and a half! I got to meet she and her husband in Mexicali, and she is as cute as she sounds! She's usually very prompt so you probably have already heard from her...

Good luck on the days to come!

Thanks so much! Yes..Nina has already emailed me. She said she is going to give me a call this evening. I am getting really excited!!!

Diva, do you think this thread should be moved? I want an accurate count of how many people have already had surgery there and the ones who are scheduled there.

I am afraid people aren't finding it. Maybe it should go in general sleeve discussion? I know some people just go to new posts. I want it to be seen everyday though, and if someone doesn't post , it gets kind of lost.

Count me in, sleeved Jan 25, 2010 along with Keys Pirate. Nothing

bad to sad about the staff or hosptial. Would go back again in a heartbeat

and plan to help my two daughters go there for surgery.

I was a band to sleeve revision with Dr. Aceves on 12/19/09. It was the best care I've ever received anywhere (that includes Europe, Asia, the Middle east) I've ever lived. I would go back to Dr. Aceves in a heart beat. He is the only one that would ever touch any member of my family if they would decide on weight loss surgery.

I am at goal, living a very full/active life. I'm off all meds (used to pay over $500 co-pay per month on meds). Feel better than I did in my teens. Yesterday went tubing on the Colorado River. Several days a week, I hike up the local mountain. Before surgery, I had all I could do to drag my fat azz home and flop down in a chair before going to bed.

Dr Aceves literally gave me my life back. For that, I will be eternally grateful.

I am penciled in for the New Year 2011. I hate having to wait but I know it will be worth it.

Lily

Hi Lily,

I spoke with Nina today and am penciled in for January 3rd!

Denise

I had my VSG on April 16th of this year. I'm down 80 lbs. and feel much better.

Dr. Aceves was great, Dr. Campos was great. Nina and Gaby - wonderful. His staff is really top notch.

One of the after affects was that I still, to this day, have discomfort on the sides of my hips that I can only pinpoint to the epideral given. I never had pain or discomfort there before and I suspect it's sciatic nerve related. I actually have an appointment this afternoon to further investigate this. It's hard to sleep on my sides, I wake up several times in the night, sometimes it's uncomfortable to walk as I get up from a sitting postion.

Also, I had a small infection brewing in my incisions and my primary care doctor put me on a high dose of anti-biotic to combat it. Dr. Aceves and Dr. Campos were contacted by me and were both very concerned. I didn't get a personal email, but I believe Gaby spoke to them and was relaying the information. The only oddity is that when I posted this information (twice) on the yahoo group for Dr. Aceves, whomever was the moderator or administrator must have not allowed it through. I found it very concerning that that type of information would be censored. Several patients asked honest questions and I responded. Unfortunately, my information wasn't posted. I'm not sure who moderates the site, but I'm certain it's not the doctors.

Finally, when I was in the hospital in Mexicali, there was one particular nurse who rarely gloved up and I had to ask her to when I saw her chewing on her fingers before she went to change my dressing. Yes, this happened. She is hospital staff, not Aceves, and when I told Gaby about it they were horrified and said they would take care of it.

One other thing I would share with new patients - There's also a former patient of his who can be really overwhelming and in your face about information regarding Dr. Aceves. I can't recall her name, but she's around here too. I don't know if Aceves knows she's doing him a disservice by the tone she takes with new patients inquiring about information. And out of fairness, I've not taken the time to discuss this with their office. I am a mom of three small kids, I work full time, I coach two soccer teams, run my kids to swim meets, birthday parties, all that mom stuff. I don't have time to fight every battle.

So, that being said, yes - without hesitation, I would recommend Dr. Aceves. I am so glad that I chose him and do not regret my surgery at all. I'm happy to share honest information with people who are looking for honest answers.

Edited September 28, 201015 yr by mswendy

That's concerning that someone didn't let the post go through. I'm going to ask Nina about that : /

Count me in too. Was sleeved on 15JUL10, and had an absolutly, amazing experience!

The only oddity is that when I posted this information (twice) on the yahoo group for Dr. Aceves, whomever was the moderator or administrator must have not allowed it through. I found it very concerning that that type of information would be censored. Several patients asked honest questions and I responded. Unfortunately, my information wasn't posted. I'm not sure who moderates the site, but I'm certain it's not the doctors.

Nina moderates the site.

This is strange - I don't post on the Yahoo Group very much, but I get their messages all the time. I've definitely seen messages about complications. Recently there was even a "Dr. Aceves is not all he's cracked up to be" type of message. So I'm not sure if your experience was really censorship or just some sort of technical difficulty. The one time I wanted to post a question and it didn't go through, Nina e-mailed me back to say she couldn't approve it. I was looking for a plastic surgeon for a friend and she said in the past patients have recommended surgeons and someone went to a plastic surgeon and had major complications, so they no longer allow posts advertising surgeons who are not someone Dr. Aceves trusts and knows is competent.

That said, I trust this board more regarding complications and the like. Even though I personally have not seen proof of censorship of bad experiences there, I'm obviously a bit suspicious that it could happen there.