who has had Suregey from Dr. Sergio Quinones

[chula]

Does anyone have an e-mail address for Dr. Quinones' coordinator? I do better on e-mail than I do on the phone since I am at work so much.....thanks!

Santafemedicalgroup@gmail.com good luck!

[Lynnsey2121]

So, I've been approved to have surgery with Dr. Quinones, but have not scheduled a date yet because my husband is totally against this. ESPECIALLY because it's in Mexico. I think I'd have a better chance of him being supportive if our health insurance covered it and I had it in the states. But even then, he would probably balk. He seriously said this is the easy way out. Please. He has no idea, he's never been more than 10 lbs overweight his entire life. And then he just drops his carbs and loses it like in a month. Sigh....

He also made some comment that I should get life insurance before I go to Mexico....but who the heck is going to insure me now at 260 lbs, 5;3", co-morbidities galore? I have an almost 3 year old and almost 2 year old, and I know if anything happened to me, I would want for them to be taken care of, but no one is going to cover me, let alone give me a good rate on life insurance right now in my condition. I want to lose weight and become healthier before I apply for life insurance, but no matter what diet I've been on, I've lost weight and gained it back. So, I'm seriously in a catch 22 here. Very discouraging....I feel so stuck.

[L.Gould]

Tell your husband that you would love to be there for your 2 & 3 year old & him for many years to come, and there have been many that have gone to Mexico, including myself, that had the same fears, but after research & picking a competent surgeon came back alive from Mexico and now am living a happy healthy life for my family! Certainly he wants that for you and him & his kids!!! If not, down the road he may lose you to health issues from being overweight, does he want that on his shoulders..and by the way..it may get the weight off like no other program you have ever tried, but it is not the easy way out!!!!!
He can talk to my husband if he would like, he had some of the same feelings, its not uncommon for husbands to feel that way

[Lynnsey2121]

Thank you for your response, L.Gould. That is very sweet of you to offer.

And I totally agree that this would not be the easy way out. It is surgery for crying out loud. To go through VOLUNTARY surgery to cut out 80% of my stomach and to never be able to binge again and comfort myself with food is NOT the easy way out. But he (as many don't) doesn't get it. Doesn't he see my level of desperation when I'm finally starting to look into surgery? I just wish he could spend a day in my body (and mind) to see the struggles I deal with all day long.

He thinks I should just go back on low carb.....I was doing it before and having some success....but the thought of losing weight just to gain it all back and then some again is exhausting to me, I don't even want to try. Heck, the pre-surgery diet for the sleeve scares me, I don't even know how I'd do that. But I would if I knew I had a surgery date scheduled and plane tickets bought. I KNOW I have a fatty liver, I was just in the hospital last month for kidney stone surgery (first visit was to the ER via ambulance from work, the pain was that bad and I had no idea what was happening to me). They took blood and told me I have a fatty liver. No surprise to me there!

Anyway, I wish I could just start "eating normally" and lose the weight. However, I have proven time and time again that I fail at that. I started my first diet when I was 12 years old when my dad told me I could be pretty if I lost some weight. (My mother is 5 feet tall, 95 pounds soaking wet). I look back at my old school pictures and I wasn't fat at all! I was very athletic, and played a lot of sports. I'm sad for all my lost years.

[My Tai]

I had a horrible experience with Dr Q then later with his staff of coordinators. My sleeve ended up being too small and narrow. I lost 35 pounds in one month! I went to see a specialist and had a diagnostic procedure done which showed that the sleeve was twisted in three places. I had to have a complete revision done which was a nightmare to get my insurance to approve. Dr Q refused to believe that my sleeve was twisted and even proceeded to argue with me and my doctor. He had his coordinator email me my medical records but I never got the DVD of the actual surgery because it was never recorded. The wife of the coordinator runs a group on FB and when I tried to seek support for what I was going through I was banned from the group. The coordinator name is Bill and his wife is Stacey. She was giving medical advice to patients and she isn't qualified to do so. She even discussed what was in my medical records without my consent. I don't regret having the surgery but I do wish I had went with the doctor my friend went to. But I was on a budget and you get what you pay for I guess.
To those having surgery with any doctor please do your research and talk to people who have had surgery with the same doctor if you can.

[NotJustaPtrettyFace]

I am scheduled to have surgery with Dr. quinones on October 1. I have done extensive research on him and the only bad references I have found are frompeople that used to work for him and just want bad things for him now except for the one above. I am in the group on Facebook and I have never heard of this. I am sorry if she had a bad experience. But it would be the first one I've heard of. I am in the group on Facebook so if you have any questions or would like to be added to it let me know and I will pass it on!

[SweetDejavu]

What's the fb page?

[NotJustaPtrettyFace]

Contact Stacy, she is the admin and can add you to the group
She is on my friends list. She is. Stacy'sSleevedLife

[My Tai]

I am scheduled to have surgery with Dr. quinones on October 1. I have done extensive research on him and the only bad references I have found are frompeople that used to work for him and just want bad things for him now except for the one above. I am in the group on Facebook and I have never heard of this. I am sorry if she had a bad experience. But it would be the first one I've heard of. I am in the group on Facebook so if you have any questions or would like to be added to it let me know and I will pass it on!

I used to be a member of that FB group from Sept 2013 to April 2014. Stacey is very shady in my opinion. There were several of us who had complications after surgery with Dr Q but Stacey didn't want to have that in her FB group so she blocked us. Anyway, a new group was started called Real Support For Real People.

[KimberlyH]

Great experience with Dr. Q and his staff! You can see by my stats I'm doing well in weight loss and I'm exercising 6x/week. From someone who NEVER exercised, this is huge.

[SweetDejavu]

I prob better remove myself from this forum bcuz the more I read the more terrified I become!

[chula]

i prob better remove myself from this forum bcuz the more i read the more terrified i become!

noooooooooooooooooooo!

[Lynnsey2121]

Here's a question to try and get this thread back on track....for those who used Dr. Quinones, what made you go with him? If he doesn't advertise that much or at all, how did you hear about him?

[SweetDejavu]

Don't worry Chula I won't let the devil scare me away! He has no authority in my life! It's really unfortunate for those of us that are trying to get educated and get as much info as we can! I attended a seminar a few weeks ago so I def have enough info I just wanted to join this group 2 read about experiences! Can't win em all I guess! Lol

[SweetDejavu]

Here's a question to try and get this thread back on track....for those who used Dr. Quinones, what made you go with him? If he doesn't advertise that much or at all, how did you hear about him?

When are you getting sleeved and where?