I am currently have a slipped lapband, I am planning on having it removed and having the sleeve done. Does anyone have any info they would like to share on Dr. Valenzuela? Good, bad, ugly? How long did you have the drain tube? How was the hotel? Tips for before I go and after I get home?

Thanks in advance!!

I'm not having surgery with Dr. Valenzuela, so I can't give you any insight on her. I know where you are mentally because I have a Lapband that slipped twice and now has a leak. It was a great tool and worked well for approximately 10 years, but the last 2 years have been a real struggle. Since my band can no longer hold saline fluid, I've regained the 135 pounds and a bit more of the weight that I lost with my Lapband within 2 YEARS.!!! I was so frustrated and continued beating myself until I realized that I can't help the fact that my band is leaking.

Since bariatric surgery is an exclusion in my health benefits here in the US, I've opted to go to Mexico for my revision surgery. I'm scheduled for (Lapband to VSG) revision on April 4, 2018 with Dr. Jorge Maytorena - Longterm VSG/WLS. I chose this surgeon, because a I have a few friends that had VSG surgery by him and have had great results. I'm quite nervous, but I know that this is something that I MUST do.

Everything is going to work out fine for the BOTH of us.

On 03/10/2018 at 02:54, VI_VSG2018 said:

I'm not having surgery with Dr. Valenzuela, so I can't give you any insight on her. I know where you are mentally because I have a Lapband that slipped twice and now has a leak. It was a great tool and worked well for approximately 10 years, but the last 2 years have been a real struggle. Since my band can no longer hold saline Fluid, I've regained the 135 pounds and a bit more of the weight that I lost with my Lapband within 2 YEARS.!!! I was so frustrated and continued beating myself until I realized that I can't help the fact that my band is leaking.

Since bariatric surgery is an exclusion in my health benefits here in the US, I've opted to go to Mexico for my revision surgery. I'm scheduled for (Lapband to VSG) revision on April 4, 2018 with Dr. Jorge Maytorena - Longterm VSG/WLS. I chose this surgeon, because a I have a few friends that had VSG surgery by him and have had great results. I'm quite nervous, but I know that this is something that I MUST do.

Everything is going to work out fine for the BOTH of us.

How did the surgery go?