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Hey! I just found out that Dr. Jalil won't be in the team….apparently some issues with his patient facilitator.  Does anybody know doctor Maytorena?  he is the other doctor…… I am reading his credential and seems to be very experienced, but not sure.  

anybody has had surgery with him???

I got that in an email.  I am kind of bummed about it.  The idea of being able to have surgery with Dr. Illan for less money was appealing.  Such is life.

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Yeah, that does kinda suck. That would have been a great price for Dr. Illan for sure! He is usually around 5k.

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The surgeon on that site also is Dr Jorge Maytorena. I tried looking up reviews but haven't found many. I talked to the coordinator and he was very nice and super informational. He said the price was low because they perform the surgery at in a surgical clinic instead of a hospital. Then you are transported to the recovery place. 

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I spent a ton of time reviewing the website & Dr. M. I can't find anything bad about him (negative stuff always comes up of its there). The lower cost is because it's an outpatient clinic. I'm going to look into this.

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When r yall set for surgery?

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I will more than likely be going with them also. If you guys are nervous like me lol i emailed them the other day and asked to speak with the surgeon! You just let them know a time and date and he'll call or skype you which is Awesome. I just want to make sure I ask him as many long term questions about the sleeve as possible. Becasuse if anything goes wrong I wont have the money to go back to Mexico I will need care in the U.S. Im ready!

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I will schedule some time in May, maybe the beginning also wish it could be sooner though

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I just returned from Tijuana after being sleeved by Dr. Maytorena. I am tired as I literally just got home but I will make it a point to provide an update of how my surgery went.

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