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Had surgery Mar 26/14... enjoyed my entire support and stay at the Marriot in Tiajuana. Was wondering if there are others out there who used R4aChange and Dr.Garcia Gorvea....terrific doctor! Terrific staff! I am from Update: 12 weeks out 53lbs down...still struggling with Water intake and foods...but still trial and error stage right? Hope to hear from you

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I had surgery 6/24/14 w/ Dr Joya in Puerto Vallarta & had a great experience. I'm down 33 lbs so far. I did have a bleeding ulcer which happened during surgery but I had acid reflux & inflammation prior to surgery. I am in soft/puréed foods stage & struggle as well. I have issues w/ Protein because I can't digest it well yet & so many things upset my stomach right now. It's a process & I'm trying to make myself eat slowly cuz that's a big learning curve for me. My energy levels are improving but I'm still healing.

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I too am from Northern Alberta and I'm going to Dr.Garcia for my surgery on Oct 3!

Glad you have such amazing reviews of him!

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