"I felt comfortable with Dr. Alvarez immediately. His office is nice, his staff is friendly and helpful. I do not believe there was anything I did not like about Dr. Alvarez! I would recommend him to anyone, including my closest family members. Dr. Alvarez visited me in my room several hours after my surgery and again 4 times the day following my surgery, I was really impressed by him taking this amount of time. He met with me before discharge and explained ALL aftercare proceedures to my satisfaction and explained all the medication he was sending home with me. I would rate Dr. Alvarez a 9 out of 10 (the only reason I do not give hime a 10 is because I have never been to any other surgeon before! I loved the overall care I received from Dr. Alvarez, as well as Dr. Rodreguez who assisted him. The only thing I would change about my WLS experience would be regarding the hospital care after surgery. The very small and very uncomfortable couches provided for guests are completely unacceptable. My husband had to nap in my hospital bed when I was not in it, and he came home with a horrible backache! Also, I would take my own thermometer for taking post op temps, as the nurses still use the outdated armpit method, which I feel may not be accurate. I also feel there should be one english speaking nurse on each shift just in case there are language barriers! Again, I want to say how pleased I was with Dr. Alvarez!!"
