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iam 4months and 2weeks post opt!!!!

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Wow were do i start it as been a long journey nut...

diva1212
WORTH IT$3,500

Wow were do i start it as been a long journey nut i finally went through with it. were do i start. i was stalking this site for monhs before i made te decision to go with dr. pantoja. let me say that e is a very good dr. He was very understanding to my wants. lol.His staff is amazing!!! Nadia was great with getting back to me in a timely manner and was very kind. Dr. pantoja was also very nice and he checked on me very after surgery to make sure i was ok. i literally woke up to im rubbing my face. He acted as if i was his daughter and treated me and my boyfriend very well during my stay and post opt visits with him. will post my journey later. any questions just inbox me ladies!!! will upload potos as soon as i figure out how to lol.

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Salvador Pantoja, MD

Salvador Pantoja, MD

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January 21, 2013
glad to hear you are doing well... were did you stay when you was there?
January 29, 2013
hotel real del rio for five days
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January 29, 2013
Did you stay alone? How was the hotel? Next tkme I dont think I wanna stay in a recovery house
January 22, 2013
Glad to hear to Tijuana was fine I go there but with a different doctor im scared and nervous at the same time ,cant wait to hear your story happy healing !!
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January 22, 2013
Congrats girl. . Glad youre feeling well and loving your results. Cant wait yo see your results
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January 22, 2013
Congrats! Can't wait to see your results! Happy Healing bbl sister!
January 31, 2013
thanks honey for showing love. im healing very nicely thank god.
January 23, 2013
Congrats what did you have done?
January 31, 2013
hey honey thanks so much for the love. i had full ack, full abdomen, arms and fat graft to the butt. im going back to have my breast lift at the end of may because my chest is gigantic now compared to res of body lol. did you have your surgery yet.
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January 31, 2013
Not yet I'm scheduled with Salama & Pantoja. Undecided but I'm gonna officially decide In 15 days, lol. I'm doing as much research as I can
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Ok ladies sorry it took so long to get back i was...

diva1212
ok ladies sorry it took so long to get back i was super busy with work and school starting back lol. speaking of which having a hard time trying not to sit on my butt for my 6 hr class smh. so where do i start. i arrive in san diego at 7:00pm on jan 3 my surgery was scheduled fr jan 4 at 11:00am.we ended up arriving a hour early, so me and my boyfriend waited for our ride which was provided by dr pantoja's office. Really sweet lady named diana. she spoke very little english so me and my boyfriend was to busy doing sign language lol. it was so funny but i was happy to have a ride being that we never been there and i wanted to cross the boarder with no problem. plus to land in tjuana was an extra 500 dallors that i wasnt going to spend. i was a nice trip from airport on the way she showed us alittle of san diego which i thought was nice. it very beautiful i might add and the weather was so nice. so we finally get to the hotel (real del rio) and the clerk tells us that we are no in the computer. i was so pissed and tired. my boyfriend was more pissed then i was lol. so eventually they gives us our room and upgraded us to a jr. suite because i guess they gave our roon away. i was so tired about time i got to the rom i just wanted togo to sleep after a long 7 hr flight. our room was the bombbbbb ladies lol. it had a jacuzzi, living room, king size bed with flat sreen. it kind of sucked because i was going to be having surgery so i couldnt enjoy it. bu my boyfriend did lol. so next morning i get to the facility and they take blood, they did ekg, then i spoke to the doctor. i explained to him that i not looking for a gigantic booty just for mine to be filled out. so he wipes his eyebrows and laughs and said good. he explained to me the more fat you inject the more you have a chance of catching a infection.Dr. pantoja was really patient and made my boyfriend feel comfortable so i was happy with that. Nadia the nurse that works with him comes in while your speaking with the dr because he speaks little english and she is here to translate. so after that he told me my labs were great i signed some papers(i was bascially signing my life over lol). He then proceeded mark up my body of were he was going too take fat from. after i was taken upstairs to the room i would be staying in over night and i changed into a gown and compression stockings. a nurse came in started an iv. the anasthesiologist came in inroduce hisself and then i was taken to or and next thing i know i was out cold. when i woke up i was back in the room and dr. pantoga was rubbing my face. reall sweet caring man that you can tell really cares about his patients. thank god i wasnt in any pain. i slept pretty much through the night but woke up twice one to be changed because i was draining so much and the other was because i waned to change positions. i had an overnight nurse who stayed in my room all night and anythime i needed to be changed, pain meds, position change, she was right there and i was very grateful for that. I woke up next morning to be discharge and my boyfriend came to pick me up at 10am. They asked me what i waned to eat i sad fuit and cottage chesse and fruit juice. so after i ate, i had to be put into my garment by nurse. i spoe with the doctor and went to pharmacy next door to pick up presriptions and Dr. pantoja's office arranged for car service to take me and my boyfriend back to hotel. so i rode in he back alyed across the back seat on my stomach. hey girls didnt want to ruin the bootay lol. All in all my experience was great. i really didnt want to leave because everyone was so nice even down to the workers at the hotel. we oped to get the breakfast deal so we wouldnt have to worry about breakfast every morning and we recieve buffet breakfast every morning wih everything you get want and free room service so i was very pleased by the staff. when we lefed they asked us if we were going to come and visit again in the summer. i laugh but i said maybe i might be coming back in june for breast lift lol. i recieved one massage while i was in tjuana because i only stayed five days because the doctor said i only needed to stay 4 but i stayed 5 and you have o wait two days after surgery to recieve a massage which i did. my surgery was he friday jan 4h and i had a massage monday and left tues morning. The office arranged for diana to take us to he airport so that was good. okay ladies the ride from airport to hotal isnt free they will arrange it for you but you have to pay 60usd to and from airport but let me tell you it was worth it because i didnt even know the border was so far from the airport. plus its better to be safe then to be sorry. i never been there and didnt know the procedure and didn want to take the chance crossing the boarder by ourselfs and something happen. im sure you guys heard the horror stories lol. but honestly it wasnt nothing like people said it was beautiful and my experience was great thank god. sorry for any mispellings was in a ruch and have to hit the books. i will update progress later. i will post pictures of before and after so you guys can see. any questions just ask.

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Anything i missed in my review i will update later...

diva1212
anything i missed in my review i will update later it was so much info to write so bare with me ladies!!!!! lol

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January 29, 2013
thanks to everyone who i really aapreciate that. im healing great and i want to share my pictures can someone just ell me how up upload pics lol. oh i had my arms lipoed, full back, flanks, full abdomen and fat graft to butt. he said my thighs were fine and i didnt need lipo to them.
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January 29, 2013
Do you notice a difference in your arms? Can't wait to see pics
January 29, 2013
yes i do they are a little smaller but there is sill alot of sweeling ans they are so sore right now.
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January 31, 2013
Nancy was probably your night nurse. She was a sweetheart. Thanks for following up about the hotel. I think that one is a couple blocks fron Pantojas office right? I think ill stay there next time.
January 29, 2013
you guys wouldnt believe how many pics ive taken already amybe like 20. if only i could upload them lol
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January 29, 2013
@diva1212 how was the 1st massage?
January 30, 2013
i took a tyrenol and codine that i purchased from my doctor so i was fine. it didnt hurt as much as i thought. i didnt cry or make one sound at all which was really surprising but great. lol
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May 12, 2015
Where are the pictures?? I wanna seeeee lol