• Name: Dale
• Age: 53
• Surgery: Gastric Sleeve
• Surgery date: January 13th, 2012
• Testimonial date: February 1st, 2013
• Surgeon: Dr. Almanza

DECEMBER OF 2011 I WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND I WEIGHED IN AT 300 LBS. I WAS ON MEDICATION FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HAD NO ENERGY. AFTER I GOT HOME FROM WORK ALL I COULD DO WAS SIT ON THE COUCH AND WATCH T.V. AFTER MANY DIETS AND WORKOUT ROUTINES FAILED IT WAS TIME TO LOOK INTO SURGERY. AFTER A LOT OF RESEARCH I LOOKED INTO THE VERTICLE SLEEVE SURGERY. i CHOOSE DR. ALMANZA IN MEXICO NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF PRICE BUT I WAS CONVINCED THAT I WOULD BE WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I FEEL THAT I COULD'NT OF GOT ANY BETTER TREATMENT HERE IN THE USA THAN WHAT I RECEIVED IN MEXICO. FREOM THE TIME I GOT PICKED UP AT THE AIRPORT TILL THE TIME THEY TOOK ME BACK I FELT SAFE AND SECURE. AT NO TIME DID I EVER FEEL UNSAFE. THE CARE I RECEIVED WAS AWESOME, WHEN I WOKE UP FROM THE SURGERY THERE WAS SOMEONE RIGHT THERE TO TAKE CARE OF ME. AND THE CARE I RECEIVED AT THE RECOVERY HOUSE WAS EXCELLENT.
I CHECKED INTO HAVING THE SURGERY DONE IN THE STATES BUT IT WOULD OF COST $30,000 AND KNOW KNOW THAT THERE IS NOTHING I COULD OF RECEIVED HERE IN THE STATES THAT WOULD OF BEEN ANY BETTER THAN WHAT I GOT IN MEXICO.
SO HERE I AM 1 YEAR AFTER MY SURGERY AND I NOW WEIGH 200 LBS THAT IS 100LBS LIGHTER THAN A YEAR AGO. YEAH I HAD TO GET USE TO A FEW THINGS LIKE FOR SOME REASON I DON'T LIKE THE TASTE OF WATER ANYMORE BUT I THINK THAT WILL COME BACK TO ME. I NEVER FEEL LIKE I'M HUNGRY BUT I HAVE TO REMIND MYSELF TO EAT.
I WOULD SAY THAT THE FIRST 2 MONTHS WAS THE HARDEST TO GET USE TO. HAD TO FORCE MYSELF TO DRINK ENOUGH FLUIDS AND EAT ENOUGH PROTEIN. BUT AFTER THAT THINGS ARE GOING GREAT.
I WOULD DO THIS AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT(WISH I WOULD OF DONE IT SOONER) AND I WOULD DEFIANTLY GO BACK TO DR. ALMANZA