Dr. Fernando Garcia!!!? HELP!!
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on 6/13/12 11:32 pm
on 6/13/12 11:32 pm
VSG on 08/25/12
I have to make a desision on a doctor this week. anyone hear anything about this doctor good or bad? or been sleeved by him? i cant find anything bad on him but then again i really cant find much on him. i just dont want to die or have complications!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks
I am scheduled with Dr. Garcia on July 2. here is a direct link to see his credentials and there are some reviews: http://www.obesityhelp.com/profiles/bariatric-surgeon/fernando-garcia/. there is also another website called Vertical Sleeve Talk. There are some reviews on there as well.
I am going through A Lighter Me and I just emailed one of the coordinators and asked some specifics. I very bluntly asked if he had ever had a patient to die? the answer was "No.". I asked about mortality rate and she didn't have one for him specifically but said the overall mortality rate for VSG was 0.05% (in Mexico). I have only read one review that may have seemed a little negative but you never know. some people are harder to please than others. That patient didnt have any complications that I can recall. I think maybe she just didnt connect with him very well. She also remarked about the hospital but I dont know what hospital it was. I feel very good about my choice but it is a very personal decision. you should feel 100% confident in your decision. dig as deep as you can so you will have peace of mind. Good luck.
I am going through A Lighter Me and I just emailed one of the coordinators and asked some specifics. I very bluntly asked if he had ever had a patient to die? the answer was "No.". I asked about mortality rate and she didn't have one for him specifically but said the overall mortality rate for VSG was 0.05% (in Mexico). I have only read one review that may have seemed a little negative but you never know. some people are harder to please than others. That patient didnt have any complications that I can recall. I think maybe she just didnt connect with him very well. She also remarked about the hospital but I dont know what hospital it was. I feel very good about my choice but it is a very personal decision. you should feel 100% confident in your decision. dig as deep as you can so you will have peace of mind. Good luck.