I was wondering if anyone had had surgery with Dr. Taggar? He works with Dr wizman in southwest Florida.

I'm curious too. He's running a really crazy self pay special right now that I have been considering.

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I've heard Dr Taggar speak at Dr Wizman's support group. Dr Wizman did my surgery last year. Dr Taggar seems very intelligent and has no problem stating when he has a different opinion from Dr Wizman. He also doesn't seem to have the same...ummm...opinion of himself that Dr Wizman has of Dr Wizman. [emoji12]

However, I don't know which patients at the groups have had Dr Taggar. If you can do it, I strongly suggest attending the monthly support groups and nutrition lectures that they offer. I did it for 6 months before my surgery and the information I gleaned from attending was invaluable to my success.

Good luck with your decision. I think you'd do well with either surgeon.

One more thing. The practice is incredibly busy. You will have to stay on top of them to get what you need. You may not have as hard of a time if you do self-pay, but they're not always the most responsive pre-op. But again, maybe now that Dr Taggar is there things have gotten better.

I was sleeved with Dr. Wizman, whom I love. I met Dr. Tagger at the hospital when he stopped in to check on me. He was very nice. I did meet a couple of his patients who were pre-op and spoke well about him. I was also told by someone who works at the hospital, that Dr. Tagger's patients love him. Not sure how much this helps you. I do agree with mlbdl that the office is super busy and you have to stay on top of them 100% of the time. That part was the only non-favorable aspect of my experience with their office.

I was able to an initial appointment pretty quickly and truthfully I don't want to do he surgery for another few months, but I wanted to lock in the discounted price. I guess if it's a busy practice that's a good sign. Thank you

18 minutes ago, sunshinegal22 said:

I was able to an initial appointment pretty quickly and truthfully I don't want to do he surgery for another few months, but I wanted to lock in the discounted price. I guess if it's a busy practice that's a good sign. Thank you

I took it the same way! It must be a good sign Good luck!

Hi! I'm 4 weeks post-op with Dr. Tagger. Down just about 20 lbs. I had a great experience with him and his staff. They are busy but they responded fairly quickly to me and the staff at the hospital was amazing. I almost went to Mexico and so glad I found him. I highly recommend him! Good luck!

I was sleeved by Dr. Wizman last month and it was the best decision I ever made. I'm very satisfied and my experience was amazing from start to finish. Good Luck

How many of ya'll traveled for surgery? How did all of that work (compared to going to Mexico). Was it out patient? How many days before /after? Etc....

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I too was considering dr tagger specially with his special deal for self pay. I was also considering mexico and still am considering. Im just concern about post op care in Mexico.

Hi Tosleeve - great name...

I live in San Diego - just found this site. It sounds like we're on a similar mission. However - I'm looking for a conversion from a lap band to a sleeve surgery. That being said, I know two people who traveled from San Diego to Dallas for the procedure.

Arrived Wed for pre-op appt, Thurs to fill prescriptions (pain killers they couldn't fill in advance) and run errands/prep, Surgery on Friday - then follow up appt Monday AM and flew back Monday afternoon. Both claimed it wasn't a problem. They had someone go with them and didn't feel awesome, but both said it wasn't a problem. I will be doing the same -

I'm low BMI, but not as low as I'd like and still qualify for the surgery but will be cash pay. Its super expensive in San Diego. Thanks for your list, I'm going to look into Vegas.

Let me know if I can help - if I find anything out - I'll post