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I was just banded on 3-12-05 at the Molding Clinic in TJ Mexico with Dr. Huacuz. It was a great experience. The patient coordinator Andres is a real character. He kept me and my friend in stitches most of the time which made us feel relaxed. He has been banded himself so was a wealth of information. Dr. Huacuz was a very kind and gentle Dr. (not hard to look at either :cheeky )and went through what he was going to do every step of the way. He showed me the band that he was going to use and verified that it was the INAMED and latter gave me the card with the serial number so I could take it back to the states. Everyone there from the Dr. to the nursing staff treated me with the utmost respect and care. I stayed at the Hotel Emporio for two days after and received the same attention, most everyone spoke enough English to communicate.

I feel great so far and don't regret having it done for a minute. I have a local Dr. in Oregon that does followup care but I am planning on going to Mexico for my fills if everything goes ok.

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Carla, congrads and THANK YOU for sharing! I'm not sure I've heard of your surgeon, but I'm in need of a new port and I can't afford one in the US (considering it cost over $40,000 to remove the bad one.)

Glad you made it through with such a positive experience. Be good to yourself for a couple weeks, take it nice and easy and allow your loved ones to pamper you. Keep us updated. Again, congrads, and welcome to the other side.

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Congratulations, Carla, and welcome to LBT!! Please come back and let us know how you're doing with recovery and eating. Nice to meet you!

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