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Alfons Pomp, M.D.
My first impression of Dr. Pomp was really good. He is a very down to earth man with a hell of a sense of humor who plays off the personality of his patients but works to ease any tension and make you feel like you've been his patient for a while. His office staff is highly trained and very professional. Genuinely nice people too, who seem to like their work. His offices are equipped with chairs wide enough for me AND MY HANDBAG so that was impressive and relief-giving. Dr. Pomp was very thorough in explaining the procedure and was patient with my Q&A period, although you can tell that his office is very very busy. They all try to accomodate you as much as possible but they do believe in "let's keep it moving, folks". Comparing him to some other surgeons, I find that he does a lot that they do and some things he doesn't do. He does leak tests during surgery, not after. He doesn't do drains any more. He said he did them with his first 100 surgeries but doesn't find them necessary any more. He does not give heparin for blood clots but prefers that you get up and walk as soon as you can post-surgery. He does give bile-thinning/reduction medicine to offset the risk of gall stone formation. No tubes in the nose or throat post-op either. He was very real about the risks involved in any surgery as well as this particular one. He was forthcoming with the fact that he had one fatality in a super extremely morbidly obese case. He was comforting and sympathetic when discussing sensitive or personal matters and was very easy going when discussing all others. So far so good and I am very happy that out of the 3 surgeons I was considering, I decided to go with Dr. Pomp and his staff.

[DATED: 7/16/04] I really have to say how pleased I am with the professionalism and courtesy of the PAs, MAs, and Practice Manager of the Weill Cornell WLS Program at NY Presby. They are top notch in my book and after dealing with some VERY unprofessional people at a local area hospital, I am rejoicing in the difference.

[DATED: 02/28/07] Still, after 2 1/2 years, I still sing the praises of Dr. Pomp and his top notch staff. I recently consulted with a P.S. who is a former colleague of Dr. Pomp's. Of course I needed to get documentation in order for insurance approval and asked Dr. Pomp to do a letter of support for me for the P.S. Not only did he agree to do it, he answered my email request quickly and had a fantastic letter drawn up within days. When I received a copy of the letter, I was very impressed and thought it would go a long way in the insurance company's review. I was right. I got approved within 8 days. Again, Pomp and his crew are the best and all his patients that I know really REALLY like him as a person and are grateful to him as their surgeon!
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  • Comment by Yankee on 5/18/05 9:27 pm
    Wow! Your loss is really coimng along and your looking great! Keep up the great job! :D
  • Comment by Mamablack2k on 9/14/04 1:57 am
    i just wanted to tell how much i enjoyed your profile. BEAUTIFUL PAGE! I almost chose Dr. Pomp as my surgeon 'cause my aunt worked at Mt Sinai but then he left there. I am very happy for you and your journey to a new beginning! CONGRATULATIONS! martine in harlem 453lbs waiting on consult 9/29/04
  • Comment by BK S. on 8/26/04 3:38 pm
    CONGRATULATIONS NAE NAE!!!!!!!! XOXOXO
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Waiting for Plastic Surgery is a B------
on March 25, 2007 4:14 pm
in a weird kind of way.  The anticipation and the wonder is part of the process but the waiting is crazy.  You go for so long not knowing if you really want this...do you really NEED this...can you get insurance to pay for this and if not, what bank you have to rob to get the money to pay for this...then what surgeon is best...what procedure am I going for...what is the worse part of me to get done first...damn, this is harder than WLS was...why am I going under the knife again...can I really live with this hanging skin and fat and am I being too dramatic about having it removed...have I lost this weight and turned into "one of THEM" now that I am not 387 lbs. anymore...is this a selfish thing...am I talking myself out of something wonderful that I want to do for MYSELF for once....

and the list just keeps on growing!

Well, then you get to the magical place where you're going to do it and everything is in place and you talked to x amount of folks and looked at a cazillion stranger's naked body parts, surgery pics, removed fat, etc. and you have a date.  Tic Toc Tic Toc.  Damn.  Hurry up and wait takes on a new meaning.

A whole different kind of anxiety this plastic surgery thing is.  Not like WLS where I felt like I was doing something to SAVE MY LIFE (or at least prolong it).  If I didn't have plastics, me ad my sagging gut will somehow find a way to co-exist even if we didn't like each other.  So even though I SO WANT THIS - I know it wasn't LIFE THREATENING for me not to have it.  The mind is a trip, ain't it?  Okay so I may be two or three steps from crazy right now but I'm going forward with this and I can't wait.  I so want to be on the road to recovery, it's not even funny.  I DREAD being stitched up from "the rooter to the tooter" with this LBL but saying goodbye to that hanging gut, the saddlebags and getting those ripples out of my behind is worth it!  I pray it is!
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