"Hello Everyone, I just wanted to post an update. I am 2 years and 2 months post op from surgery. I just want to thank Dr Alvarez again for changing my life. I never thought I would be this healthy and small again. I am now currently 143 lbs. I recently had 15 lbs removed off my stomach with a circumfrencial abdominalplasty. I have never felt better in my life. I have not had very many problems through out the past 2 yrs, the most was heart burn and acid reflux, but as of today I dont drink or eat things that produce much acid and I take a herbal suppliment to reduce the acid as well, which has been very effective. Other than that I think I am finally stable weight wise and am very happy about it. It was a long 2 yrs and at one point I did stop losing for about 3 or 4 months. I can eat most anything, my little stomach tells me exactly when its full, I have learned to slow down eating and stop when i feel that first little cramp of pain saying my tummy is full. We go out to eat and if i dont order on the kids menu, my kids usually let me split parts of thier meals which works out wonderful since food is overrated in the US and they give you good sized portions lol =). Anyways, Again... I wanted to say thank you Dr A and my only issue with having the surgery is * Why did I wait so long to do it. * Good Luck to all of You. "
"I went thru several years of research to finally coming to my desicion of a VSG. I work in the medical field in the United States and I was a bit aprehensive about going to Mexico. But all in all I was impressed with the patient care from BOTH Drs. and the nurses as well. The Drs. made rounds thru-out the day and one later in the evening before I went to bed. (It was nice to see handsome faces before you goto bed at night :) hehe) I dont meet to many Drs who sit at your bedside and have a common chat with you for a few minutes either. Dr Alveras and Dr Rosales are amazing and very attentive you and your needs. Dr Rosales sat down and discussed everything about what I was taking home the day of discharge. Which included a lil backpack type bag, pain meds, acid reducer, antibiotic and a nice little folder with all the info included inside about the sugery. I am already down over 30 lbs and feel wonderful. Recovery was only hard for me the first couple of days but the more I moved around the better I am getting. I am 3 weeks out of surgery and am the gym at least 30 min a day on an eliptical. I am already down over 30 lbs and feel wonderful. I dont regret one thing about my choice. I would recomend Dr. Alvarez to anyone who is considering WLS. Thank you."
