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Beware Dr. De La Garza


Guest DwayneBreeden

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Guest LOSINANDHAPPY

I am sorry to hear that you had a bad experience however, I am one of many Dr. De La Garza fans if it were not for him I would still be miserable in my own skin and I owe it all to Dr. De La Garza. He not only was very concerned with my welfare after surgery but when I was stranded in Mexico after losing my birth certificate he did everything he could possibly do to help. I find that it has taken this person so long to tell his story kind of suspect. If he in fact had this experience I would challenge him to find a Dr. here or anywhere that doesn't have some kind of complaint about them. I think it doesnt matter how much rsearch you do on a Dr. there is always a risk having any surgery done. I would let Dr. De La Garza do my surgery again and again.

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Dr. Sanchez died on December 2nd so he isnt capable of doing your surgery. I worked with Dr. Sanchez for 3 years and he was never associated with Dr. Javier De La Garza.

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Dwayne best of health to you now and always. Thank you for sharing your experience.

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I am so sorry to hear of your complete and total bad situation. I live in Oklahoma and there is a dr here still performing surgery and has done many of the same types of things. He is no longer allowed to practice at a couple hospitals. But...how do you get the word out? I have told so many people and even pre ops but if they have found their "hope", love is blind. I know these things because one of my best friends is an ICU nurse. Believe me, if you ever want the inside scoop on a dr, get to the nurses. They see the inside.

Now for Mexico, JMO of course, I loved it!!! I will never have elective surgery in the US again. NEVER... I went to Dr. Ortiz and have not one thing negative to say. The quality of care and depth of accuracy was unbelievable. I have never had such care in a US hospital. Now I'm not speaking of being ill, just elective...WLS, boobs, face lift, plastics, those sorts of surgeries. The price too was unbeatable. The lowest I found in this area was 18500 for the lapband, and Dr. Ortiz was 8500. Huge difference. But I must say, post op, if the prices were reversed I would still go to Mexico. The over all experience was so above average. I researched this for five years and I think that made a huge difference too.

Happy days and sweet dreams all...may we all be the "thin" person we are on the inside.

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I'm all for leaving this post up. The good needs to be read with the bad and then people left to make up their own minds.

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