After a 20-year battle of the bulge, I decided to have a gastric sleeve procedure. My wife and I flew down to Tijuana together, and WLA picked us up at the airport, drove us to the hospital, and took care of us every step of the way. We were impressed with the staff and the doctors right from the ... * read more.
I spent most of my life being a size 5/7 and after the birth of my third child in 1998 I developed many health issues... weight kept going up, up and up!!! I was discouraged after trying many diet schemes and remedies. I was more discouraged going to the doctor to find I had IBS, Spastic Colon, Ga... * read more.
Wow.. How can I put this in words? I m so very grateful that I was able to have this surgery. The Doctors and staff were so amazing! I m so very happy with my results of my weight loss. I was 255#s and now I m 153#s .. Just thinking about how awful I felt all the time and how my body was just always... * read more.
Office took great care of me. got me a hotel roommate a very nice clean place in mcallen. the doctors speak perfect English which helps to make you comfortable.
You go through a nutritional evaluation, a psychological evaluation, blood testing, egg to check your heart health and much more before th... * read more.
Having weight loss surgery was something I thought about for a very long time. I wasn't scared to have surgery, I was scared of spending the money to have the surgery. As my weight kept creeping up and I kept spending my money on diets that didn't work I felt the world was passing me by. 3 of my fri... * read more.
I fought surgery for a long time but due to progressing health issues i had to do it. It has only been since Nov. 28th since I began my pre op. but I have lost 57 lbs. I went from 474 to 417 and I feel great. Dr. Almanza and his staff were great and the hospital extremly clean and beautiful. I dont ... * read more.
My experience has been great. The team has very helpful. They answered any and all questions that I had. I was very nervous as I had never traveled out of the country or had any kind of surgery before. I could not have asked for any better. The hotel and hospital were spotless. The doctor and nurses... * read more.
I started out great after my surgery, after the first year, I was down 75 lbs, I loved life, the surgery made losing weight so easy, I recommend the procedure to all who needed help losing weight, but after the first year, my daughter started having drug issues and I ended up with her 3 kids! This ... * read more.
New Me (01/15/2018)
It is almost six months since I traveled to Mexico for gastric sleeve surgery. In those six months, I have lost 95 pounds, gone from a size 22 to a 14 and am only 22 pounds from goal weight. I was nervous about surgery but I am so glad I went through with it. My daughter got married last week and it... * read more.
Its been 5 months since I had the surgery that has literally saved my life. Not only because of coming off high blood pressure medication, but because of how I feel about myself and what a dark place I was in prior to the surgery.
I admit that I was skeptical at first and thought it was 'cheating'... * read more.
