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I got sleeved with Dr. Alvarez Dec 2011. LOVED HIM!!!!!!!!!!! He is SO down to earth! The only regret is NOT doing it sooner!!!!! You will LOVE HIM TOO! Good luck!

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I really have heard nothing but good things about him. I feel like I have met him from watching so many of his videos on YouTube. I am sure he is a great man and an even better surgeon. I am also impressed that he has great bedside manor as many surgeons do not seem to have that.

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Beside manner.............. what would I do if my iPad did not change my words for me ?

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I was sleeved by Dr. Alvarez on 5/8/12. I choose Dr. Alvarez because he was the most qualified doctor. He has performed approximately 4500 VSG and knows what he is doing. He speaks English extremely well. He does cost a bit more but it's well worth it. I highly recommend him.

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Hi, its been a long tome since ive been on this forum,but when I saw the topic I felt I had to comment. Dr. A was my doctor,I had my surgery 10 months ago and I am so glad that I chose Dr.Alvarez as my surgeon! I have lost 94lbs and have had zero complications! I don't take my acid reducer any more and in general I feel great! I would highly recommend him! you can see my progress on you tube if you like,my user name is 12342087 what ever you do or whomever you choose I wish you all the best!

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I had my sleeve surgery with Dr. Alvarez three months ago and he is wonderful. Extremely skilled surgeon for this procedure! I was so cared for by his staff, they were wonderful. I know he is more expensive than other surgeons, but he is truly worth every penny that paid to him. I healed perfectly and had very little pain.

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I just booked my date with him -- January 18th!

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I just booked my date with him -- January 18th!

That is so great! You do not have to wait until summer :) you will do great with the surgery, Dr.A is pretty amazing!

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Hey all, I'm new to this site. I've been over weight since I was 15 I'm 24 now. I've tried multiple times to lose weight. Some of those times were a bit successful. But I only gained it back the moment I attempted to return to normal eating. Now I will say that my eating habits aren't the best at all, and no matter how much I try I just can't fight the hunger. In 2010 I lost 70 lbs on HCG. Was able to keep it off for about 6 months but as always the hunger comes and I gain the weight back. I'm about 10 pounds away from gaining back all the weight I lost.

A friend if mine is in the process of preparing for her surgery mid-jan. So I've been researching the VSG procedure. In order to give good support I felt I needed to know what was going on. In the mix of all that I've come to the conclusion that this might be something that I wanted for my self.

I was told to research Dr.Alvarez in Mexico. I've heard good things about him. But was wondering if someone had specific website info. So that I can look up his pricing and etc...

Congrats to all those who have lost successfully. And good luck to all those with up coming surgery dates.

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Hey all' date=' I'm new to this site. I've been over weight since I was 15 I'm 24 now. I've tried multiple times to lose weight. Some of those times were a bit successful. But I only gained it back the moment I attempted to return to normal eating. Now I will say that my eating habits aren't the best at all, and no matter how much I try I just can't fight the hunger. In 2010 I lost 70 lbs on HCG. Was able to keep it off for about 6 months but as always the hunger comes and I gain the weight back. I'm about 10 pounds away from gaining back all the weight I lost.

A friend if mine is in the process of preparing for her surgery mid-jan. So I've been researching the VSG procedure. In order to give good support I felt I needed to know what was going on. In the mix of all that I've come to the conclusion that this might be something that I wanted for my self.

I was told to research Dr.Alvarez in Mexico. I've heard good things about him. But was wondering if someone had specific website info. So that I can look up his pricing and etc...

Congrats to all those who have lost successfully. And good luck to all those with up coming surgery dates.[/quote']

Dr Alvarez is great. Had surgery on 08/31/12 and had no complications at all. $8,700. Includes being picked up in San Antonio, transportation to eagle pass, hotel the night before surgery, 2 night hospital stay and one night hotel stay after being released.

http://endobariatric.com/

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Dr Alvarez is great. Had surgery on 08/31/12 and had no complications at all. 8' date='700. Includes being picked up in San Antonio, transportation to eagle pass, hotel the night before surgery, 2 night hospital stay and one night hotel stay after being released.

http://endobariatric.com/[/quote']

Thank you and congrats

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I would like to talk about alvarez

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