Just gotta say...

All this A Lighter Me and Ready for a Change coordinator drama is very off putting. It makes it hard for those of us who are putting our money, and more importantly, our lives in the hands of these surgeons to make the right decision, and trust in it. Dr. Garcia. Dr. Kelly. Dr. Lopez. What is true? What is crap? I think I may go back to my original choice. Dr. Ponce. There doesn't seem to be a drama factor and he is well reviewed by people on here.

Amanda Rae

Dr Ortiz was assist in my surgery and I saw him more after surgery than I did Dr Lopez. I have worked closely with hundreds of doctors over the last 10 years (ER and ICU) and I have a pretty good gut feeling for good doctors and I really liked Dr Ortiz. He has a great personality and wonderful bedside manner which is pretty rare to find in Surgeons unfortunately. So what he may lack in experience he makes up for in heart. Ill admit I have a nursy crush on him and I let my friend know once he left the room that when I came back next year for my new boobs I'd be proposing to him lol

For all of you that are going to TJ for surgery with Dr. Lopez, it is my understanding that for now, Dr. Osuana is NO LONGER doing suregery in TJ with him, she has her own practice (In Puerto Viarta maybe?) Where her family is based and her 2 children live. Because of this, she is no longer travelling at this time to TJ to do surgery. PLEAS PLEASE know this before you go, ask Ronda or Janese, maybe it ahs changed. I found this out only 3 days before boarding my plane to go to TJ for the surgery. I admit, I was REALLY upset I felt like I had been lied to, but in the end I still went, and I'm thankful I did. I ended up looking at it this way. Lopez and Osuana are the only 'team' that I know of that advertises together, Ortiz (who assisted with my surgery) was trained by Osuana and Lopez. He has done over 500 sleeves himself now, and he is also a certified bariatric surgeon. Many Drs do not even tell you who will be assisting, so with Lopez you still have 2 certified bariatric surgeons instead of one, whether it is Osuana or Ortiz assisting. I also found Dr. Ortiz spoke more English, and he was the one who came to my hotel the night before I left and removed my drain. He was very personable, and had great bedside manner. Bottom line, just research a ton, and ask millions of questions! I know I did. I sought out previous patients of theirs on my own, I called Ronda and Janese both, and I ended up having a great experience. Whatever you decide, just remember when you are doing your research, no question is a silly question! YOu deserve the best experience ever! Don't rob yourself of that on accident! Good luck to all of you no matter what you decide!

Glad everything went great for you despite the last minute disappointment. Just as an FYI regarding doctor teams. Cabrera/Valenzuela perform all their surgeries together and advertise their team together too. .

For all of you that are going to TJ for surgery with Dr. Lopez' date=' it is my understanding that for now, Dr. Osuana is NO LONGER doing suregery in TJ with him, she has her own practice (In Puerto Viarta maybe?) Where her family is based and her 2 children live. Because of this, she is no longer travelling at this time to TJ to do surgery. PLEAS PLEASE know this before you go, ask Ronda or Janese, maybe it ahs changed. I found this out only 3 days before boarding my plane to go to TJ for the surgery. I admit, I was REALLY upset I felt like I had been lied to, but in the end I still went, and I'm thankful I did. I ended up looking at it this way. Lopez and Osuana are the only 'team' that I know of that advertises together, Ortiz (who assisted with my surgery) was trained by Osuana and Lopez. He has done over 500 sleeves himself now, and he is also a certified bariatric surgeon. Many Drs do not even tell you who will be assisting, so with Lopez you still have 2 certified bariatric surgeons instead of one, whether it is Osuana or Ortiz assisting. I also found Dr. Ortiz spoke more English, and he was the one who came to my hotel the night before I left and removed my drain. He was very personable, and had great bedside manner. Bottom line, just research a ton, and ask millions of questions! I know I did. I sought out previous patients of theirs on my own, I called Ronda and Janese both, and I ended up having a great experience. Whatever you decide, just remember when you are doing your research, no question is a silly question! YOu deserve the best experience ever! Don't rob yourself of that on accident! Good luck to all of you no matter what you decide![/quote']

Thanx for the info. I reached out to Ronda and she assured me it was temporary.

Amanda Rae