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Alejandro Aguirre M.D.
Dr. Aguirre in Ensenada, Mexico is one stellar surgeon. He has been very easy to deal with - unlike most doctors and surgeons here in the US. He doesn't make you lose weight prior to surgery, he doesn't have you on a liquid diet for 3 months, he doesn't require you to jump through his hoops. He cares greatly about people and obviously takes great pains to ensure we all have a good experience. He is always accessible and goes out of his way to ensure you are doing well. Call him on a Sunday? Yup - I did. And I apologized all over myself, but he was so very kind and caring - AND reassuring. Additionally, his daughter Rosella has taken on many tasks to help ensure the patients are comfortable. She is always available as well. I, like pretty much everyone before me, had a wonderful experience and I truly am indebted to him for saving my life.

Dr. Aguirre is a highly skilled surgeon who performs only 1 surgery a day about 4 days a week. I assume he does it this way because he values having a life outside of work, but he also has more time to make available to his patients outside the OR. The fact that I know he isn't performing more than 1 surgery a day (unless there is an emergency) comforts me and makes me feel like he saves his energy for each patient. Here is a man who knows not to burn himself out.

Dr. Aguirre is quickly forming a fan club of sorts due to his care and skill. Having had this surgery 1 month ago now, the more I read about other people and the ways their surgeries were different, how they struggle with head hunger, how many of them have serious complications, I say now that I would also go back to Dr. Aguirre in a heartbeat. I have had people tell me that even if they had insurance, they would still see Dr. Aguirre. I didn't think I would feel that way, and I have to admit if 100% was paid, I would have indeed stayed local, but if I had the money to pay out of pocket for any surgeon anywhere, I would choose, again, Dr. Aguirre. I feel fabulous in so many ways.
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  • Humor - Laughter is what keeps me sane. Or insane. Depends on your perspective!!!
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  • Parenting - I have a 5 year old son, Mason
  • Collectibles - My husband got me hooked, but I'm still more motivated to make a good sale!
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  • Christianity - I'm a Seventh Day Adventist. God has worked wonders in my life.
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Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by Eggface on 3/14/07 11:32 pm
    Happy Surgiversary! Thank you for contributing to the board through the year. Your knowledge sharing has definitely eased my journey. Your profile was one of the ones I read every word of before decided to go to Dr. A. Thank you! It is appreciated. ~Michelle (MV)
  • Comment by boemary on 2/7/05 12:29 pm
    "YOU LOOK WONDERFUL DINA" God Bless you and stay healthy. I Can't believe it has been almost a year since our wls....The new hair doo looks great on you also! Hugz Mary
  • Comment by Stacy B. on 8/29/04 12:50 pm
    hi, congrads on the weight loss. my name is Stacy i live in illinois i seen you and i have the same surgery date thought we could chat sometime. i am down from 427 to 270 and loving every minunute of life again.. keep smiling one day someone will ask you why you are so happy......stacy beck keep up the great work.
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3 years out....150 lbs down
on March 12, 2007 8:55 am
Well, here I am, 3 years out and I FINALLY took another after picture. Not a shocking difference from my last after picture, but a few pounds lighter.  It was a last minute thought or I would have tried to find something more flattering to wear. You can look at the side shot  to see how droopy and saggy I am.  Really hits home how badly I need that tummy tuck and boob lift!  ::sigh::

But am I happy?  YES.  I wouldn't change a thing.  



3/10/07:  175 lbs

Here are my other pics - before and "during."


3/9/04  325 lbs
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Well, I'm goinng to quit guessing....
on February 23, 2007 9:22 am
Yesterday I got on the scale to see another pound gone putting me down to 175.  This has been an incredible week.  I am sure I'll bounce back up a few pounds as I always do, but it does make me want to keep moving that number down all the sudden.  What will I weigh on my 3 year anniversary of the surgery?
 
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LOL - this has to be it!
on February 21, 2007 2:24 pm
This has to be it.  I can't possibly go down any more, could I?  I can't believe how quickly I'm dropping weight this week.  This is like the old days of loss around my period.  I just started my Aunt Flo yesterday and couldn't believe when I got on the scale and it was 176.  Just blows me away.  I'm just a couple weeks shy of my 3 year anniversary from wls, and here all the sudden I am losing again.

I do have to admit that suddenly I'm feeling so close to my goal that I might actually put some steam into this and work to get to that goal.  Slow has been fine, but now that I'm close to the finish line it's really getting me excited!  If I can do that and then have plastics, I could actually be thinner than when I was at my lowest in high school.  That is nearly unfathomable to me.  Wow.  Just...wow.
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Another 2 down...what the heck?!!!
on February 20, 2007 7:58 am
I'm definitely not looking this gift horse in the mouth, but I'm down to 177 now!  I never thought I'd get below 180.  Heck, I never thought I'd get below 200 for the longest time.  How in the world did this happen?  I didn't lose anything when I was sick with the flu, but right after I started dropping again.  I can't believe this luck!

I do know that during my normal sugar pig out the week before my period (aka PMS) I was sick and not eating anything, and now I'm in the phase of nothing sounds interesting enough to eat (which always seems to follow the pig out), so maybe that is why it worked out this way.  Imagine if I quelled those demons every month...would I continue to lose like this?  Don't know if I'll ever find out though, but it might be worth trying for an experiment.  If I could keep from wanting to murder someone during that hormonicidal period.

On the down side, I finally ate something for dinner last night at work, which was a banana.  Well, putting it on an empty stomach must have been a bad idea because I got the trots really bad.  So bad I could feel my legs cramping up from the potassium loss.  Who knows - could have been a fluke, but I'm thinking it was the banana.  I did this early on right after surgery and it was the only other time I've dumped like this before or since. 

I'm very curious to see what the coming months bring.  Will I finally make it to my goal?????
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What's THIIIIISSS???
on February 17, 2007 1:10 am
Wow.  I am pretty much beside myself right now because I have dropped another pound.  What - 3 weeks after my last pound lost, I lose another?  Folks, that takes me out of the 180's!  I can't believe this:  179!!!  I am almost 3 years out from surgery and still losing a little bit here and there. 

This blows me away.  I'm happy, of course.  But just blown away!  Do you realize that if I had a tummy tuck right now that I could lost 7-10 lbs just from that?  It's incredible to think about....that I could be so close to a real goal as that.  I never thought I'd see the day where it came. 

I guess I really better be boning up on my vitamins and minerals if I really want to have that tuck done.  :o)
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Date
Weight
Pounds Lost
Total Pounds Lost
BMI
2003
338
Highest
Ever
52.9
03/10/04
325
0
0
50.9
04/09/04
301
24
24
47.1
05/13/04
287
14
38
45.0
06/13/04
275
12
50
43.1
07/10/04
263
12
62
41.1
08/12/04
252
11
73
39.5
09/10/04
244
8
81
38.2
10/08/04
235
9
90
36.8
11/10/04
227
8
98
35.6
12/10/04
223
4
102
35.1
01/10/05
219
4
106
34.3
02/10/05
211
8
114
33.0
03/10/05
209
2
116
32.7
04/10/05
206
3
119
32.3
06/30/05
197
9
128
30.9
08/13/05
192
5
133
30.1
09/16/05
191
1
134
29.9
10/03/05
189
2
136
29.6
03/10/06
188
1
137
29.4
06/20/06
187
1
138
29.2
07/23/06
186
1
139
29.1
08/02/06
185
1
140
29.0
08/22/06
183
2
142
28.6
09/26/06
181
2
144
28.3
02/16/07
179
2
146
28.0
02/20/07
177
2
148
27.7
02/21/07
176
1
149
27.6
02/22/07
175
1
150
27.4