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Guillermo Alvarez
"I have researched Dr. Alvarez and can not find anything negative. My PCP approved of him and going to Mexico and I am set. I have spoke with Susan who has set everything up for me. She is super nice, understanding and VERY helpful. So the next step is liquids for 14 days before surgery Nov. 28, yeah.rnrnWow. My mom and I traveled to Eagle Pass.rnWe arrived on Thanksgiving and the Holiday Inn was very nice. We were picked up by Rosie at 645AM. Got in the van and off over the border which was no big deal at all. Rosie gave my mom all kinds of information about the town and where she might want to go. We go into the Doctors office and wait for a few minutes and he arrives. He calls me in and as soon as he talked my mom felt better. She was so worried about the whole thing. She asked questions and he answered everything for her and she felt the stress just go away. Then his nurse came and got us and she was very sweet and kind. They were cleaning the suites up so but me in room #7 for pre-op they started my IV. I was very nervous at this time so they gave me something to relax. Well all I remember is waking up in my suite #29 I think. I was hurting ( I do not handle pain well) but Dr. Alvarez was standing right there and said hold on give me 5 minutes and you will feel better, lol it was more like 5 seconds. I slept for 5 hours and when I woke up I felt much better. My mom was MIA and I got up and made it to bathroom and before I knew it people were checking on me. My mom would go downstairs to smoke and I would go with her and walk the 1st floor hallway. Then we went back up to room and relax. My mouth was very dry very very dry but it is just part of the anethesia is what Dr. Alvarez told me. That was the hard part for me the first night. My mom went and had empanadas across the street with a patient next doors mom. My mom said the food was great and the company was better. The next day Christina and Dr. Alvarez were checking on me. I walked the halls some more and then I was able to get the IV out and the surgery wraps off my legs and go to his office and do a leak test. All was well so then Dr. Alvarez said I could have some water. He was so nice and helpful and took me back to room. My mom needed change and he got her change. My mom needed a chair, he got her a chair. He helped to make her comfortable and that meant alot to me. The other patient and left early that morning and we had a new patient. So off my mom was making friends. I was able to shower and that felt great. The bathroom was really nice. I was sleeping on and off. Well before I knew it my mom was having dinner with this patient husband and coming back and we went out to go smoke, not me but my mom. We walked in and there was Dr. Alvarez. He was coming up to check on us, Wow. No US doctor that I know of would do that. He was right on top of things and really cared about his patients. He gave me something to help me sleep and it did. My mom said a trauma came in that night and it was a little loud, I never heard a thing. The next morning Dr. A was there he gave me all my discharge instructions and medicine I would need to take and told me to email him when we got home so he knew we would be home safe. He then helped my mom get all the luggage and walked us to van. The whole experience was amazing. From the first day I arrived I knew I was in safe hands. The hospital was a little old but very clean. The rooms are very nice and the night nurses are very nice. They wear the white nurse dresses with the little white nurse caps, at night they were very gentle with taking blood pressure or changing IV bag. If you needed something there is a button on your bed to push and they were right there to try and help you. Honestly if I had to have surgery again I would rather be there then at home where you get pushed through like a number. No people coming in grapping a chart at the end of your bed, not a million faces coming in and out of your room and surely not a surgeon who checks on you 5 times a day. At the very beginning of this decision I was not sure about Mexico. Then reading stories on here made me feel better and then when my doctor at home ok'd it I felt good. Well I can tell you it was great. Dr. Alvarez is very caring and knows your name and is concerned for your health, comfort and overall being. If you plan on having gastric sleeve surgery I can tell you Dr. Alvarez is the way to go, any questions feel free to email me. The great news my surgery was Nov. 28 I was 259.6 today December 9 I am 245 pounds. 14.6 pounds 12 days post-op. Also I found about 5 or 6 channels in English and had the computer to send emails back home. There is a phone outside of the room and alot of people called to check on me.I can tell you that my experience was great, I would highly recommend Dr. Alvarez, his staff and his hospital to anyone. "
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Baytown, TX
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Surgery
11/28/2008
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Guillermo Alvarez
Surgeon
Oct 01, 2008
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