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Surgeon Testimonial Michael Bilof TODAY IS 9/29/07 AND I'M STILL PRE-OP so I'll give what I know so far and will update after the surgery. First impression: Really liked him. He has a calm unrushed manner that I didn't expect from a surgeon. He spent plenty of time with me and was very personable. I immediately felt safe with him. He discussed all my options, all the major risks and answered all my extensive questions! Office staff: Amazing from what I can tell. Seems to be very well staffed, didn't have to wait at all when I had my consultation. I was late due to traffic (I'm NEVER late!) and they were very understanding and kind. I have dealt the most w/ the surgery coordinator, Dominga, who has always been kind, quick to respond and very well informed. Like least: Not his fault...but he's almost 2 hours from my home w/ traffic! Aftercare: We didn't really discuss it much because I told him I'd probably find an after-care program that I could attend closer to home. I know I've read he has a good program though. So far, I'd rate him and his staff a 10...or I wouldn't be planning to use them! TODAY IS 11/12/07 5 DAYS POST SURGERY: Surgery went very smoothly, St. Barnabas has a great staff and is well ran. Of course, it's an older hospital but it feels clean and well equiped so I didn't mind. The nurses were amazing. Dr. Bilof came to see me before I went into the operating room to see if I had any last minute ?'s or anything, which I appreciated. The operating table was surprisingly comfy, they had it all heated up and padded out to support my back. As for my incisions: they are very small...I have 5. One is literally so high that my bra hides it...one is so small (on my right) that I doubt there will be any scar at all, and the other 3 are less than an inch long so I'm sure they'll heal nicely as well. He used a surgical glue to close so I don't have any stiches or steri-strips or anything, there is NO incision pain. I felt better than I expected right from night one. Dr. Bilof visited 2 mornings in the hospital and his PA Joan visited 2 times (I got them both on the last day!) so I felt they were right on-top of how I was recovering. I think Dr. Bilof and his PA Joan are GREAT! I'm so happy I chose them. I will update again after a couple of post-op appt's. Member Interests
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Mayday, mayday! I dropped into ONEderland on May Day!
I've finally been rewarded with 198# this morning! Just wanted to share with people who actually think getting below 200 is amazing and aren't just appalled that I ever let myself get to over 200 lbs in the first place!I'm glowing today!! 4 Comment(s)
Comment by molly_mcb on May 09, 2008 at 08:41pm
HOORAY!!!! Congratulations!
Comment by prez4tyme on May 19, 2008 at 03:22pm
CONGRATULATIONS HEATHER !
I'LL BE CHECKING IN ON YOU FROM TIME TO TIME AND MAY I ASK ,WHAT TYPE OF WORK-OUT HAVE YOU DONE . Comment by molly_mcb on Jul 04, 2008 at 07:56am
That's awesome, hon! I've got 23# to go. I'm inspired.
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