"Dr. Alvarez is FABULOUS. I took my 70 year old mom with me to stay with me at the hospital (my husband was home with our little boys). When we came off the elevator, Dr. Alvarez was in the hall and there were introductions all around. He said \"Let me take you to your room\" and he took my mom's bag and schlepped it from one end of the hospital to the other. Then he saw us comfortably in our rooms and patted my mom's cheek and said \"we love to have mamas here\". My mom is in love :).rnrnHe came in a couple of times prior to surgery - very very nice. Took time with the pre-op questionaire. Answered questions. Was just extremely down-to-earth. Also, his whole staff is terrific. The patient coordinator, driver, and day nurse are all fabulous.rnrnI had a complication during surgery. They got in and found a mass on my liver. Dr. A went back in and made a video of the mass so a gastroenterogist back in town could see what was going on. He came back to the room several times to see how I was doing and to explain what had happened.rnrnBack home, turns out after an MRI that it is a Focal Nodular Hyperplasia and is just hanging out on my liver - pretty common, totally benign, and no treatment needed. So ... it's back to mexico for the Gastric Sleeve. I wouldn't consider going to anyone else."
