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TO REACH MY DOCTORS GOAL WEIGHT

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Weigh 140 pounds

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Surgeon Testimonial

Ariel Ortiz Lagardere, MD FACS
On the phone and email, very knowledgeable. Had many bariatric surgeons as friends worldwide and is highly regarded as an inamed trainer. the staff was nice but it helps to speak some spanish. he was doing 3 surgeries a day--he is doing 8-9 now. not an assembly line process. HE WAS IN SURGERY WITH ME ALONGSIDE MARTINEZ. HAVE TWO EXPERT SURGEONS IF YOU CAN. THAT WAY, IF ONE LEAVES THE PRACTICE, YOU STILL HAVE ANOTHER DOC TO RELY ON.Aftercare is minimal but I knew that--they welcome any doc's patients for aftercare. Cannot beat that. Excellent surgeons (ortiz/Martinez). Request that your surgeon stays in the operating room with you-whoever opens ya up has to close ya back up. your surgery experience is what you make of it. mexican surgeons i recommend with no hesitation are ortiz/martinez and kuri of tijuana. az: simpson (lap band). i recommend dr. juarez (rny) at st. luke's in phoenix. i recommend only one u.s. surgeon in the southwest u.s.--dr. terry simpson--excellent and is concerned 4 all patients even if he didn't do your surgery. ask dr. simpson questions at obesitydr@yahoo.com. he carries a blackberry all the time. awesome doc and does the most lap bands in az!!rntake a proactive role in your care--even if you have insurance, act as if you are a self pay. see it as an investment. also, be aware, future health insurance premiums might be more expensive if you have complications. update your life insurance if you've lost weight to lower premiums.
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angelarias's Journey

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Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
iI ATE WHEN I WAS HUNGRY OR WHEN "I THOUGHT" I WAS HUNGRY.
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DR. ALMANZA SLEEVE-LONG POST BY OH PATIENT
on January 22, 2010 10:13 am
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lexnike chickpea salad recipe
on January 5, 2010 7:49 pm
  I also added finely chopped lettuce, their recipe didn't call for that.  The only other suggestion I have is to cut way down on the onion if you use red onion, they were potent and made me feel like I had heartburn!
Oh, their recipe also called for roasted red pepper, which I didn't have.  You just chop everything up and mix with a can of drained garbanzos.  It's nice and fresh tasting!

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Mix all together, let marinate for 10 minutes.

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NINJA MIXER RECIPES
on January 5, 2010 10:27 am
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