This is my first post. I have finally confirmed all of my arrangements and will be heading to see Dr. Alvarez for my surgery on November 4th. Is anyone else going to be there on that date? How did everyone else determine what surgeon they were going to use? I feel like I'm not quite educated as much as I want to be for the post op period.

This is my first post. I have finally confirmed all of my arrangements and will be heading to see Dr. Alvarez for my surgery on November 4th. Is anyone else going to be there on that date? How did everyone else determine what surgeon they were going to use? I feel like I'm not quite educated as much as I want to be for the post op period.

Hi MelB1~!!

Are you going alone? My surgical date is on the 3rd w/Dr Alvarez so I'll be 1 day ahead of you. Susan notified me of my sleeve 'sista' who is having surgery that day and who is also going alone. We can all hang out

Why did I choose Dr Alvarez?

1. Location - I didn't want to fly from the East Coast to the West Coast for surgery, Texas is right in the middle, hoping that it will decrease the # of hours I'll be stuck on the airplane. And Piedras Negras seems to be pretty close to the US border, feel a bit safer. Surgery is performed @ a hospital.

2. Reputation - ObesityHelp reviews and Youtube testimonials. Seems like many medical professionals go to him. Some of the people I was following on youtube had surgery w/Dr Alvarez... and they seem happy w/the results.

3. Surgical incisions - I'm a surgical nurse so I see alot of abdominal incisions. His incisions looked great. I was considering another surgeon for half the cost but after seeing the horrible, not well-approximated incisions on a blog, I ultimately decided to go w/Dr Alvarez.

4. Marketing - Professional website and Youtube videos. Fluent in English. Responds very quickly via FB/Twitter/Youtube.

What made you choose Dr Alvarez?

What are you uncomfortable with in regards to the post op diet? 1st week: clear liquids; 2nd+3rd week: full/pureed liquids; 4th week: start soft foods. I know that for the 1st week... we should just be sipping constantly. In the hospital that I work at (I work on a weight-loss surgery floor), we instruct our patients to get about 4-8 medicine cups of liquids in an hour. 1 medicine cup is 30ML which is 1 Fluid ounce. So no more than 1 cup (240ML) of liquids in 1 hour. I'm sure that Susan or Dr. Alvarez will answer your concerns more in depth if you contact them.

I had my sleeve done with Dr. Alvarez on 9-13-11. You guys are going to love him as well as his staff. I could not of asked for better care. I had a very uneventful recovery (thank goodness)! My incisions are so very small. Good luck and if you have any questions, please feel free to message me!

I'm scheduled to have a band to sleeve revision with Dr. Alvarez next week on 11/8!

Hi!

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