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Which Doctor Should I choose?  

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  1. 1. Which Doctor Should I choose?

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Hi Everyone,

This is a wonderful forum with SO much information!

I posted this message in the introduction section, but I think I probably should have posted it here instead -- so here goes.............

I have made the decision to get the band in Mexico (I think) and have narrowed my choices down to three Docs -- Rumbaut, Ortiz, and Zapata. Zapata is the least expensive of the three.

Questions:

Any opinions about which of these three I should choose?

Are there any other Doctors that I should consider?

They say you get what you pay for, but in this case all three Doctors seem excellent -- so is it safe to just go with the least expensive?

Thank you so much for your help!

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I was very happy with Dr. Valencia. I think he has the best credentials of all the doctors I researched in Mex.

Good luck!

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Hi Mari,

Thank you very much for the feedback and another option. Dr. Valencia seems to have excellent credentials and I will check into using him as well.

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Everyone knows I swear by Dr. Zapata but not just because I went there but I sent my motherinlaw, sisterinlaw and brother on October 31st of 07. I'm less than 40 pounds from goal, my brother is at goal and the other 2 are within 50 pounds. He is fabulous. His asst. alma is wonderful. She calls me every month or so. His whole staff is tops. My daughter is a nurse at Lourders where Dr. Agartaue does these and was having a fit because I didn't use him and I told her I have pics of the hospital where Dr. Zapata does surgery and where I was and it makes ours around here look like a clinic. I had a private suite with french doors overlooking the mountains of Monterrey. The nurses were fabulous. He's done over 7000 and my daughter's Dr. had done 125. It was a no brainer for me. If I can help you any I have pics, all the phone numbers, his cell phone number and email addys. I have called Dr. Zapata twice and got to talk to him, not someone under him twice and once at midnight.

I wish you luck and he really is topnotch.

Pm me if I can help at all.

hugs,

Sherri Jo

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Hi Sherri Jo,

Wow! That was a great recommendation and it gives me a real comfort level with Dr. Zapata -- especially considering that you and so many people in your family have been to him.

From the pics on the website the hospital facility does look very nice. Thank you so much for your kind offer of additional info/advice, I will probably be taking you up on that very soon.

Thanks again! :D

~WT~

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