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Surgeon TestimonialVadim Gritsus, M.D.My "joke" about Dr. Gritsus is that he really has no business being a surgeon because he has none of that "doctor" ego. Rarely have I been blessed to be treated by a doctor (and staff) who has such empathy and patience for their patients. The best thing about Dr. Gritsus is that he listens; he never made me feel that any question was wrong, or had previously been discussed and needn't be asked again. I felt that I was in good hands, I always felt safe, I always fetl that I was under the care of someone technically competent.
I chose Dr. Gritsus because he was on my plan. Friends who had had the procedure urged me to go to another doctor, but there was no way that I could do this without my insurance covering the costs. However, I decided to STAY with Dr. Gritsus after attending his information session and going for an evaluation visit.
Some people prefer their medical professionals to be just that, strictly professional in the highest degree. I needed to go through this life changing procedure with someone who had that professional capability, a comparable staff, but also with someone who understood what this meant to his patients. I feel I got this in going with Dr. Gritsus.
The next day....
I wanted to add something about this office. Everyone in the staff is welcoming and accommodating - without Kathy's persistence I don't know long it would have taken the insurance company to come through. And the rest of the desk staff (I'm lousy with names) equally are so nice. Finally, a "shout out" to Dean, he has been so conscious and caring through the last few meetings before the surgery and now with my aftercare.
C Schoenbrun Latest Surgery Support Comments
 Comment by calgal on 4/30/07 11:00 pm
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Congratulations on
your upcoming
surgery! I am
post-op Laparoscopic
RNY; my surgery was
on 5/24/05. Anyway,
I will be praying
for you, and I know
you will come
through surgery with
flying colors.
Pretty soon, you
will be a big ol’
loser!! I’m not
going to tell you
that the first few
weeks after surgery
will be a bed of
roses because it was
pretty bad for me.
But today, I feel
fine and the only
thing that I regret
is that I didn’t
have surgery in 2004
when I first started
researching it. So,
if you find that
you’re having a hard
time coping right
after surgery,
please know that it
DOES get better.
Don’t ever hesitate
to email me if there
is anything I can do
for you – even if
you just need a pep
talk! So here’s to
you… may you have a
successful surgery,
improved health,
energy galore, many
“wow moments”, and
fabulous
before-and-after
pics! God bless!
Hugs, Tracy
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Congratulations on
your upcoming
surgery! I hope your
surgery and recovery
are swift and
uneventful - and you
are soon posting
your first WOW
moment!
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09/04 - OK, I feel better now on September 4, 2007 12:32 pm
This is the "milestone" I've been waiting for - I finally reached the lowest weight that I hit when I was succesful on Weight Watchers nearly 12 years ago, before I "lost my way" and gained it all back.
How wonderful to know that if I do this right, just carefully, that I will never have to take that journey again, that it's "once and done"!
Of course today I didn't make it to the gym (usual mix up at work) but I'm going home tonight and doing SOMETHING, whatever it is.....
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09/02 - 4 month surgiversary on September 2, 2007 9:05 am
Today is my 4 month surgiversary, and while I'll "soldier on", of course I am feeling a bit discouraged. Of COURSE I measured myself (I hear all of you in the background) and I lost a total of 6 inches since 08/12 - 4 inches on my waist alone and I KNOW that's good. But whatever, I guess I'm whining and being self-insdulgent/pitying. But I know this is the place I can do it.
On the other hand, two gentleman (husbands of friends of mine) both went out of their way to tell me that they didn't recognize me (in the summer hear people tend to go away, etc), and that is HIGHLY unusual in my neighborhood - men usually are not that forthcoming. So that was nice.
I am STILL incredibly grateful, still so happy I did this but wish I was more consistent in my loss. That could be because my schedule is inconsistent, but I don't know. My NUT feels I'm doing fine, I'll see what the surgeon thinks, but I want some more weight-loss wow moments!
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