Informational Meeting

May 16, 2011

So that went very well. I got there a little late and missed a bit of the introduction but what I did hear and asked about after the meeting gave me quite a bit of confidence that I have found the right surgeon. I like that he is up front about everything and is not afraid of questions.
Okay so here is what I found out. He has done 12 DS surgeries in Cincinnati and only 1 here in Stevens Point. HOWEVER...95% of practice is strictly bariatrics. So he doesn't dabble. He was a bariatrics instructor at University of Cincinnati and has taught other doctors how to do the robotic assisted laprascopic bariatric suregeries as well. So I am pretty sure it's safe to assume he knows his stuff. He also intends to play Devil's Advocate for ANY of the surgeries in that he plans to ask a lot of hard questions about why you want the suregery you think you want and how you plan to use your tool once you get it.
He is also very big on making sure that people understand this is not a quick fix. There is going to be a long hard work ahead for me both on the pre-op side as well as the post-op. I can also expect him to be there and available for me every step of the way. I found out that his DS patients, in gerneral spend 3 nights on average in the hospital and that he considers the DS the more "elegant" of the surgery options as well as the most complicated to perform. I believe his exact words were It is the most delicate of the surgery options." I have a folder full of information to go over as well as information to get to him. one of the things I liked that he said was that if "you are a 2 year degree person don't sign up for a 4 year degree at college and then expect to be successful at it."
Really looking forward to hearing from his patient coordinator tomorrow as she is already checking to make sure my insurance covers this surgery.
So everything is moving along now and it's gong to be an interesting ride.

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