Good Afternoon, this is my first post. I want to thank everyone who has shared their success stories after having the gastric sleeve, plus all those that went to Mexico and shared your good experiences. It really helped me not only make the decision to have the surgery but feel comfortable going to Mexico were I could afford it. I successfully had the gastric sleeve on 1-24-17. I went through weightloss agents and choose Dr Almanza. Everyone at weightloss agents were professional and very careing and supportive. The different ladies checked in with me almost daily after everything was set up making sure I didn't have any questions and made sure I understood everything about the surgery and understood both pre-op and post-op instructions, making sure I received all the handouts ect. If I emailed or texted they quickly responded. The whole process was very organized. The care I got from the doctors and nurses and Radiology tecs was excellent. I was given a comfortable hospital room and very nice roommate. The bed was even comfortable. I was very sick when i woke up from surgery and the nurses were by my side giving me meds and taking care of me. They got me better in a couple hours. I should mention I have a complicated history and the cardiologist in Mexico that does the pre-op physical made sure he got records from my cardiologist to make sure my CHF was stable enough for surgery. Plus he did a couple extra test at no extra cost. I however did make sure i was cleared by my doctors in the states. There was a total of 12 of us that had Gastric sleeves on the 24th. we all had successfull surgeries and everyone had good leak test. So far Ive lost 12 pounds in 8 days and i tried on a coat i couldn't zip up, had at least a inch to get coat closed before surgery. Yesterday my coat fit!!! so exciting!!! I'll post new pictures when i get more weight off.
Good Luck to those that have upcoming surgeries.
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