I had my gastric sleeve on 01/09/2018, the best decision I have ever made! I started off weighing 245 lbs 4 months later I am 180lbs and feeling so amazing! I have more energy, my body feels 24 instead of 50! I am so blessed for the medical team and my surgeon for giving me my life back! ... * read more.
It's a live changing experience I'm still trying to get used to eating but I have lost a lot of weight I don't believe in scales but I can tell by my clothes the doctor was awesome I recommend it for anybody having weight problems I've had weight problems all my life but that's about to change... * read more.
If someone had told me a year ago that I would be going to Mexico a year later to get my VSG, I would've told them they were lying, so here I am now, 7 days post-op and the only thing I can think of is, why didn't I do this a year ago. I am glad I finally made the decision to have my sleeve and I co... * read more.
I went with my friend who had the sleeve done a year ago. It couldn't have gone better! I'm 5 days post-op and I feel great! I look forward to having a happy , active life!... * read more.
Let me start by saying everything you have read is for real!! Trust me we looked into it for three years before my wife and I both went for the gastric sleeve. The hospital staff and the nurses (especially the nurses) were absolutely world class!! My wife has been a RN for almost 15 years so when sh... * read more.
Dr Almanza was great. The hospital was very clean and the girls are very caring and sweet. Would do it all over again in a heartbeat.... * read more.
Never in a million years did I expect the change which I would soon experience. I have always been an athletic person. marriage and 2 kids later, I found myself on blood pressure meds due to the excessive weight I had put on. I tried many diets with no luck getting past a plateau of 15 or so pounds.... * read more.
I was really happy with the care I received at the facility. The nurses were great and very knowledgeable. Dr.Mario Almanza was a funny caring surgeon answered all my questions and perform the surgery with great expertise. HIGHLY recommend this surgeon to anyone looking to have the gastric sleeve s... * read more.
After having lap band, i still found it difficult to lose the weight. I never found a groove to help myself lose. I lost about 80 pounds then gained the majority back after I lost my 16 year old son in an auto accident. I started my lap band at 304 pounds then lost to 187 at my smallest. When i wen... * read more.
Wow is all I can say ... going to a different country for major surgery .. I was scared to death .. I put I in Gods hands and went .. it was the best thing I could have done for myself .. I am 40 days post op and have lost 47 lbs .. the hospital was wonderful .. the nurses were fabulous .. I recei... * read more.
