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Maybe im crazy...ive only been here a few weeks but in starting to catch on to some stuff. Are some of these post just to get business going??

Oh Mexico so sorry moving on...

Nothing to see here.. move along

Yeah I am new also, there are internet Trolls everywhere. I HATE the ones that talk about going to McDonalds or some other FF joint. What's scary are the number of positive words of encouragement they get, It makes me wonder Really who is the sick one.

I am confused. Sorry LOL. Are you talking about the trolls who come on and start trouble or do you think that people are lying about a surgeon and just trying to get business.

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Lol...im confused too!! Haha but the more i read the more i can spot them out!! they are very tricky..especially to someone who is very new to all this

..but i have been very happy with nina at dr aceves so i plan on staying with them...ill be in mexico in exactly 4 weeks! And im a real woman no b.s. here!!

Just trolling and lying in general. Especially those who are trying to drum up business very Sketchy.

Lol...im confused too!! Haha but the more i read the more i can spot them out!! they are very tricky..especially to someone who is very new to all this

..but i have been very happy with nina at dr aceves so i plan on staying with them...ill be in Mexico in exactly 4 weeks! And im a real woman no b.s. here!!

To be honest I really haven't paid much attention but that's sad if that is true. I guess i take what anyone says online with a grain of salt anyways so i really don't take it to heart. I hope people are smart enough to do their own research instead of believing everything they read on a message board. The good and the bad. I am having surgery in MX 3/7 and i think I have seen only like 4 post about my surgeon on here. At first that made me nervous but after talking to him and his coordinator I feel he is the best choice for me.

I do notice a lot of poster on here that seem to post just to get drama started tho. They are very easy to spot.

YEEEEA!!! WHAT SHE ^^^^ SAID!!!! LOL

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If you look at someones post history, you can certainly see indicators of someone posting solely to promote (or defame) a specific doctor. When you are self pay, all you have to go on is word of mouth, and a few raving reviews can boost anyones confidence- if a doctor has only rave reviews and a few negative ones, I'd take that as a bad sign. If a doctor has some great reviews but people are critical about some of the same things, it's a good sign. I had a great experience with Dr. Kelly, but was unhappy with some of the care at the hospital he used. Also, keep in mind coordinators want your business- it is best to consider that when making your choice and getting their feedback.

I did a lot of research when I made my choice. I looked up my surgeon on ever bariatric website I could find, I confirmed his cridentials, I contacted people that had posted good and bad about my surgeon, I asked for references (of course they were only good references from the coordinators) but in the end, I felt I had made a good choice. I think WLS and VSG in particular is a very cut throat business in MX, and I would not doubt that some companies have created fake profiles just to drum up business, that's why I think we all owe it to ourselves to do our do diligence and independently research and verify everything about our surgeons.

All of that being said, my surgeon was THE BEST, and all of you thinking about weight loss should only consider him...j/k ;P

Seriously though, take in the good and the bad, and if you read about someone having a bad experience, or contact one of their patients that tells you negative things, talk it out with the coordinator, get their take on it. I read 2 really bad reviews about bad experiences at the hospital I was going to about a week before I went, I discussed it with my coordinator and got the other side of the story. In the end, only you can calm your own nerves, so ask all the questions, don't be afraid, and don't ever think you have to just be quiet and go along with any experience or information that makes you uncomfortable!

Good luck and best wishes on the decisions you make, I love the sleeve!

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Maybe im crazy...ive only been here a few weeks but in starting to catch on to some stuff. Are some of these post just to get business going??

Thank you! I've been noticing that to (especially about plastics!). So glad it's not just me. I think it's LAME.

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Maybe im crazy...ive only been here a few weeks but in starting to catch on to some stuff. Are some of these post just to get business going??

Please use the REPORT button found on the bottom right of all posts to report any suspicious behavior.

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I *WISH* we got $ for every piece of spam posted on here. I'd be swinging on my hammock on some remote island by now

Ok...

Maybe im crazy...ive only been here a few weeks but in starting to catch on to some stuff. Are some of these post just to get business going??

You ALWAYS have to be aware of incognito advertising. I do not know for a fact that it goes on very much on this website or not, but lots of companies hire people to do nothing but make profiles on different sites around the internet indistinguishable from a real one, to say positive things about themselves. There is not usually anything site administrators can do about this because its hard to verify but there are some things you can look for to maybe be able to start to tell if this is going on or if you are suspicious of a particular post.

If a person is giving a RAVE review with litterally not a single critisism, and it doesn't seem balanced at all, that is something that MIGHT be a red flag that it COULD be someone working in that office trying to create some online hype. You have to be careful though, because thats not always the case, and a lot of bariatric patients have a tendency to be really hot or really cold so it might just be a patient who is "in love" (ie, FRESH post op, havent got their bill yet, havent had a lot of pain yet) so its something to consider.

Something else to think about is if someone is constantly relating posts back to a PRODUCT. Now, if someone is asking about Protein and someone tells them their favorite protein that is reasonable, I am talking more about people who seem to go out of their way to mention a product when its somewhat off-topic or even completely out of left field.