cindybindy

Hey Bob if you have any questions about the surgery you can just ask me and I would be glad to help you out Katie BSN

Hey Katie you are probably right but I really want the people to know that there are options and we had such a great experience in TJ, and our doctors were really super nice, professional and superb surgeons. As a BSN trained nurse working in a large pysch unit, I see how being over weight can really affect patients in such a negative manner. I just want to share and hopefully decrease some peoples fears about going to TJ for surgery and get on their paths to a healthier life!!Your journey started with Ortiz and ours started with Valenzuela and Cabrera!! and in the end we all end up being healthier

I would suggest the one's who did my mother and my surgeries!! Drs. Valenzuela and Cabrera or even Lopez!! I have helped 4 of my friends go to them and we all work together as nurses!! and we are doing fantastic . I know that the doctors have to start somewhere but it is way better to be number 2050 than 301!!!!

Angelia , ask the right questions and find out if he is a certified bariatric surgeon!!! I think that he is not!! that scares me!!!

Hey ask the right questions for sure, My mom and I did our sleeves in Feb. and we are doing fantastic and have lost over 75 lbs!! We went with Mexico Bariatrics at www.mexicobariatriccenter.com they were wonderful to us both and it really was "doable" I wish we did not wait 3 years to do this just because we had so many fears about doing surgery in TJ but they were really great to work with and every one is sooo nice in Mexico. I loved it!!

I did the same thing!! I prayed about it ..a lot and went with Drs. Valenzuela and Cabrera and the great team at Mexico Bariatrics. I think there is a lot of confusion because there are a lot of companies with lots of doctors and you can only so much researching until it all starts to blend into one !!! I am really glad that we did our sleeves, I feel so much healthier now and would do it again in a second!! Thank you MBC!!! :wub:

Ask if he is a certified bariatric surgeon!! he could be a fantastic person and doctor but I would not want a podiatrist or ob/gyn to do my bariatric surgery!!!

I think you were lucky!! because when my girlfriend talked to one of the coordinators there at A lighterme , one of them said he has done 400 bariatric surgeries and was not a certified bariatric surgeon and then the very next day she called and talked with another coordinator there and she was told that Dr. Ortiz did 600 surgeries!!and that he was certified and then gave her a definition of what "certified" meant!! He must of been very busy that night! LOL

Lopez left??? they just told my friend who wanted surgery with him that he could do her surgery but the way the coordinator was talking made her feel like it wasn't the truth!!!

That happened to my friend also!! she was inquiring about surgery with Dr. Alejandro Lopez and when she got her surgery consent form it had a Dr Ortiz name on it!!! when she tried to talk to the coordinator there about that her whole demeanor changed and she said that she had to stay with Dr Ortiz!!!!!! she went with another company named Mexico Bariatric and they were very open and clear with her, no surprises!!

My mother and went down to TJ in Feb. and we used Drs. Valenzuela and Cabrera and they were fantastic to us. We made sure that they are both certified bariatric surgeons with over 2000+ bariatric surgeries done with no leaks!!. We booked thru Mexico Bariatric Center and I have to say that they were wonderful also to us.

I had surgery with my Mom thru MBC and I am a BSN, I am posting on her account .So I researched the company and facility thoroughly, I am very satisfied with all of the services I received from MBC, all of the doctors and coordinators far exceeded my expectations and went out of their way to make sure we were well taken care of while we were in Mexico, I always felt that we had a safety net around us!! I am not a coordinator or an employee of MBC, I just want people to know the truth , that they can get a great, safe surgery in a good and clean environment and I highly recommend MBC to any one thinking about bariatric surgery,. I have sent 4 of my friends from the hospital I work at and they have all had very great experiences also with MBC and Dr. Valenzuela!! Thank you, Katie BSN

I had surgery with Dr Valenzuela in Feb. of this year and I am down almost 70 lbs already!!! Christy was wonderful to me and my daughter!! Remember people that weight loss surgery is a business and unfortunately there is a negative side to it with the competition. The doctors and patient coordinators were outstanding and I would do it again in a second. There was never any "bait and switch" with George, Dr. Kelly was excused from Florence because he threatened to hit one of the employees there, and he should accept responsibility for what he did, he changed the hospital , not MBC because he LOST SURGERY RIGHTS AT FLORENCE, so get it straight and lets stay professional George. I am glad that you are both doing well, and investigate to find out the truth instead of posting something that is not true. MBC was outstanding to me and my daughter and to 4 of our friends that we have sent to TJ for surgery. No "ghost surgeons" no BS right up front, great service and very happy with the results!!! Cindy