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I'm new here, I'm still a young lady who's been overweight since I was.. Mmm, I think 4, ALL MY LIFE, I 've been going through diets like forever, most of my friends are in shape and it feels horrible to be the OBESE one, I hate taking pictures with them, going to the beach, I hate being fat, I can't stand it any more. One really good friend of my mom, she's older than me, had the gastric sleeve surgery, I never knew till I saw her a couple of weeks ago, she looks amazing, I want to get it done too, I asked my mom to ask her about it, well, I already talked to her, she explained almost everything, she went to Mexico with Bariatric pal, well, I signed in right away, I see that they have a couple of doctors they advertise, but I need to hear from patients who have used them or if there's more good surgeons out here that you can recommend. I know I first have to speak with my prime doctor, but I want to bring him more info about this.

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I totally feel you, and you are pretty young and really beautiful, I'm happy that you finally decide to do something about yourself, healthy life is the way to go if you want to REALLY enjoy life and not only food and things that you are able to do being overweight... you deserve better than that, and don't blame yourself for being like this or no one else, just focus on this new future that you want to live. I also chose Bariatric pal as my coordinators and Dr. j. Lopez as my doctor, I also have my nutritionist and a whole team taking care of me... they really help me through all the journey, from the moment I decided that I wanted this till nowadays, I still Skype with them, especially my dietician, it's not easy going by yourself, sometimes you have new questions everyday and who better to answer them that your medical team, then the price that you pay is really fare, since they include you everything in it.. just have to bring money for tips and food which you will consume very little at their recovery house. Well, pretty young lady, I had a great experience, and after you do your research I hope you have your own success story, I wish you the best.

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I didn't go through BariatricPal to book my surgery, but I did use the forums extensively when researching surgeons. I ultimately chose Dr. Ariel Ortiz at Obesity Control Center, but there are MANY excellent surgeons both affiliated and unaffiliated with BariatricPal. I highly recommend reading through threads on these forums and doing your research.

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I love dr. Nicholson in Plano

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I'm new here, I'm still a young lady who's been overweight since I was.. Mmm, I think 4, ALL MY LIFE, I 've been going through diets like forever, most of my friends are in shape and it feels horrible to be the OBESE one, I hate taking pictures with them, going to the beach, I hate being fat, I can't stand it any more. One really good friend of my mom, she's older than me, had the gastric sleeve surgery, I never knew till I saw her a couple of weeks ago, she looks amazing, I want to get it done too, I asked my mom to ask her about it, well, I already talked to her, she explained almost everything, she went to Mexico with Bariatric pal, well, I signed in right away, I see that they have a couple of doctors they advertise, but I need to hear from patients who have used them or if there's more good surgeons out here that you can recommend. I know I first have to speak with my prime doctor, but I want to bring him more info about this.

Hi Berrych80 Please let me know if you need more info and I'd like to invite you to check my Facebook Page "Dr Carlos Altamirano Support Group". I'm sure there are A LOT OF LADYS that can tell you their stories

Thank you very much, I'm really looking forward on having a consultation with you, I have a thousand of questions since I'm really young, I don't have any kids, I just want to make sure Im doing the right thing...how can I arrange that with you???

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Please contact david@bariatricpal.com or henry@bariatricpal.com And schedule your FREE SKYPE CONSULT!

Thank you Dr. Altamirano, I already sent an email to henry and david, I'll be seeing you SOON !! so happy!!

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I didn't go through BariatricPal to book my surgery, but I did use the forums extensively when researching surgeons. I ultimately chose Dr. Ariel Ortiz at Obesity Control Center, but there are MANY excellent surgeons both affiliated and unaffiliated with BariatricPal. I highly recommend reading through threads on these forums and doing your research.

Thank you for your honest post, I think I'm going with Altamirano, my mom loved him and his patients are really happy with their results (he is very skill) and all the complete service, they say the even took them to the beach, this guy at the recovery house is the nicest person in earth...lol...Im excited and I hope everything goes the right way!!!...if I scheduled my surgery, I think I'm gonna do it in winter...thank you very much!!

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I just came back from surgery with Dr. Altamirano 5 days ago trust me you are in great hand, he is a very knowledgeable doctor and a great person, super sweet, I call him the angel that change my life. Good luck

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I just came back from surgery with Dr. Altamirano 5 days ago trust me you are in great hand, he is a very knowledgeable doctor and a great person, super sweet, I call him the angel that change my life. Good luck

Thank you eortega and that's exactly what I'm feeling, that I'm in very good hands, I know I won't have any regrets...he will be my angel too..and my mom's haha, perhaps she will be next.

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