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Anyone else using Dr. Alvarez for gastric sleeve? And why is his price higher than other doctors from Mexico?

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I think the price is higher based on experience. He has done over 5200 sleeves. You are also in a hospital for 3 days and 2 nights. Price also includes you meds to take home. Also some other doctors in Tijuana work out of clinics and not hospitals.

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My fiancé and I were sleeve by Dr Alvarez on 9/30. We are very pleased with him. I'm an operating room nurse and was looking for short cuts or some negative about the whole process. He's fantastic!! My incision scars look like a plastic surgeon closed them. They are so flat and faint already. His coordinator Susan was great to work with. She responses quickly to emails.

His van driver Rosie is super nice. We also really loved Andrea; she checked in on us several times to see if we needed anything and even offered to go get my mom dinner outside the hospital.

I highly recommend Dr Alvarez and would go to him again in a heartbeat.

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My fiancé and I were sleeve by Dr Alvarez on 9/30. We are very pleased with him. I'm an operating room nurse and was looking for short cuts or some negative about the whole process. He's fantastic!! My incision scars look like a plastic surgeon closed them. They are so flat and faint already. His coordinator Susan was great to work with. She responses quickly to emails. His van driver Rosie is super nice. We also really loved Andrea; she checked in on us several times to see if we needed anything and even offered to go get my mom dinner outside the hospital. I highly recommend Dr Alvarez and would go to him again in a heartbeat.

What she said. I posted a long review in the Mexico forum as well and if you search here you can find lots of reviews for him. He is very experienced.

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My fiancé and I were sleeve by Dr Alvarez on 9/30. We are very pleased with him. I'm an operating room nurse and was looking for short cuts or some negative about the whole process. He's fantastic!! My incision scars look like a plastic surgeon closed them. They are so flat and faint already. His coordinator Susan was great to work with. She responses quickly to emails.

His van driver Rosie is super nice. We also really loved Andrea; she checked in on us several times to see if we needed anything and even offered to go get my mom dinner outside the hospital.

I highly recommend Dr Alvarez and would go to him again in a heartbeat.

Oh thank you! I am scheduled Nov 11. How is it working having no support group and dietician to have?? I worry about this so much!! I do have my PCP to follow me ..my IM dr sd she wd take care of my tests and follow care.

How are you handling this with no support group and all? Thank you.

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Oh thank you! I am scheduled Nov 11. How is it working having no support group and dietician to have?? I worry about this so much!! I do have my PCP to follow me ..my IM dr sd she wd take care of my tests and follow care.

How are you handling this with no support group and all? Thank you.

Dr Alvarez sends you home with a copy of his book and Susan will email you info about all the pre and post op diet plans, info on the Vitamins we need to take.

Dr Alvarez also emails us when it's time to move to the next phase of our food plan. I'm sure there is plenty we could have learned from a nutritionist, but we are doing great with the support & info we get from this forum. I'm confident we will reach our goals.

It's great that you have a PCP who is supporting your decision and will follow you. We are lucky that way too. My fiancé has been able to get off 2 Rx meds already. He's very happy about that.

Good luck on your journey. You'll do great. Looking forward to following your progress.

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I did march 14 2013 down 50 with @bmi of 22now! Plenty of aftercare with Facebook, his weekly radio show where he replys to your questions by your name, email, twitter ect you will always be able to reach him for questions or concerns.

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Anyone else using Dr. Alvarez for gastric sleeve? And why is his price higher than other doctors from Mexico?

He is worth the higher rate!

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He is fabulous! He team is wonderful! Well worth the $$.

I could not agree more. 13 weeks out I'm down 81 pounds. I feel great.

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I am due to be sleeved by Dr. Alvarez on January 28th. I had the band removed by him in September. Everything went well there. The pain was terrible for a couple of weeks after I came home so I am hoping that this time around it goes easier. I have read that the sleeve is easier than the band removal

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You are in great hands!! He is amazing , so skilled. Honestly, you are blessed to have him

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