Thank you for your story. I'm considering Dr. Almanza and my question for you is, "how old are you?". I'm 50 and am at 37 BMI. I would love to get my BMI below 30 and after YEARS of dieting I would...

Dr. Ortiz in Tijuana, Mexico? I've had my heart set on working with him on my journey later this summer. Can you tell me a bit more about your experience? Cleanliness?, Pre-Op requirements (by him or...

More than anything, I want to say CONGRATULATIONS on quitting smoking! I, too, am a quitter. My husband and I quit last month and it's terribly hard. We did it with hypnosis. Really, well done YOU! I...

Thank you so much for your honesty. You know, I wanted to hear, yea! it's easy, no problems but I'm old enough to know better. Your comments help and I appreciate them.

I'm considering going to MX to have my VGS with Dr. Ortiz as BCBS turned me down because my BMI is 36 and not 40. I don't have the co-morbidity problems to have the VGS at this BMI. That's a bummer...

I understand the hype for the lap band is through advertising it so heavily (no pun intended). It is a manufactured product by a pharmaceutical company who has millions in marketing dollars to, well,...

Thank you! And best of luck with you surgery and fancy stapler :-)

Thank you for your comment. I agree, with all of the advertising it seems like a hot ticket. I'm really liking the idea of the sleeve and appreciate the feedback.

There was a nurse at the seminar who, at the close of the dialogue offered to us that she herself had the sleeve done. I asked her age (I know, inappropriate!) but she 9 years older than me and I was...

I went to a Bariatric Surgery Seminar yesterday with the full intention of checking into the LapBand procedure. I am almost at a BMI of 36-38, I've dieted (WW, Jenny, all of it over 3 decades). I...