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Anyone Getting Sleeved By Dr. Almanza On Sept 1St?

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Megie1107    11

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I'm going to Mexico on September first to get sleeved by Dr. Almanza. Just wondering if anyone else will be there that day too!

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Pab    0

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Hi I am considering this surgery with the same doc in October let's keep in touch.

 

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Megie1107    11

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Awesome! I'll be there til the 4th, maybe wel see eachother! Good luck to u!

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aprilsolea    6

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I used Lopez and he uses a real hospital. Please research.

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Megie1107    11

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I've been researching for almost a year. I have 3 different friends that have gone to Dr. Almanza and have had great results. I've read all the good and all the bad about him. When it comes down to it, you can get an infection from ANY surgery regardless of where you have it. My personal friends said everything was super clean and professional and they felt like they were in a big hospital. It doesn't really matter if it's a big hospital or a small clinic, the procedure is the same. Thanks for the advice, but I've definitely done the research :-) Wish me luck!

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yazun82    22

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Where exactly in Mexico are you going?

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Megie1107    11

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It's Hospital Jerusalem in Tijuana MX :-)

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Megie1107    11

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And thanks lvnmom1!

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yazun82    22

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Thank you! I'm considering Dr. Rodriguez in Cd Juarez Mexico!

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sleeved080212    46

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Dr. Rod was my surgeon for both my lapband surgeries and he's awesome!!! Wonderful, caring man. I would just warn you about Juarez, it's not the safets place to travel to right now. I was going to go back to Dr. Rod for my sleeve, thinking he was still in Acuna Ciudad...but when I found out he moved to Juarez, I researched new doctors. I went to Tijuana and was sleeved by Dr. Garcia. Excellent care, service and much safter. Good luck to you all!!!

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I am one month out from my sleeve done by Dr Almanza in TJ. I have some mixed feelings about it all but over all I am pleased with what I got for 5k and I am doing very well. It would be nice if you were just put into a room and got to stay there for 3 days and be cared for.. the traveling back and fourth for meds is what really sucked the most but that is what we get for the discount right? The drivers were all very nice, my driver Tony was awesome. I did end up with infected wounds but the doctor said I had a reaction to the material used. It is very clean and it is very safe and everyone there was very kind and caring and compassionate , more so probably than in the US. If there was one thing that worries me it is the fact that they do not use a " bougie " to guide the surgery and size of the sleeve , my understanding is that that is the only problems down the road is being too narrow at the top and lots of acid reflux which can lead to having to have RnY or Bypass. That said, I think I am doing very well, I am down 42 lbs and I feel like I can have pretty much what I want just very small amounts of it.. I do have the acid issue, but I take Prilosec and it is all good .. not sure about the liquid coming up while I am sleeping and I wake up choking on it, pretty much every night .. I am going to the doctor here at home Friday and will try to start a follow up relationship with her. Good luck Megie.. tell them hello from Vicky and Kayla, especially Tony. ( bottom line )

TJ is a safe and clean and afforable option for those of us that can't afford the bigger places.

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