"I met my surgeon for the 1st time in August 2002. I was impressed with the things he has to say about the laparoscopic bypass procedure. He was just moving here to Memphis so he anticipated it taking a while to get everything in place for his practice, before he could even start performing this operation here. He anticipated I would not have surgery until the 1st of 2003. I was fine with that. I had already waited 9 months for this appointment. He was very informative and patient. He answered all of my questions. Some more than once. He has a wonderful aftercare program. I received a booklet, more like a dairy, on my first visit. And postop I will bring this diary with me on my visits with him. We will go over any problems I have been having and he will monitor through my diary how I have been doing on my proteins and foods.
He also is available by e-mail, and he personally answers every one.
The only thing I could say that annoys me is the wait sometimes at his office. I may be there 3 hours or so before seeing him sometimes. I do know that when he took this practice over at UT Bowl Hospital he walked into a bit of a nightmare. They were overbooked and understaffed and guess he just has to work through it.
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