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Surgeon Testimonial 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! Member Interests
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Almost 6 months out of my LBL
9/14/07 Well, today I went for a follow-up with my PS after my LBL back in April. Dr. Sterry was happy for the most part with how I am healing. He had a bone to pick with me because I put my post op pics on the internet before he even had any post-op pics of me. Apparently, one of his patients told him about me. Also, since he considers me to still be a work in progress, he would have preferred that I waited until all work was done first before my unveiling. LOL. I didn't mean to diminish the awesomeness of his work by showing the goods prematurely but I was so proud of of what he could do considering what my pre-op body was like that I wanted folks to see it. Also, I really didn't know if or when I'd be able to get anything else done besides the LBL. Right now, a combination of timing, money and a few other things are weighing in heavy on the decision to do a next step at this time but I have a lot of thinking and planning to do. He briefly discussed wanting to do a breast lift, opening up my vertical incision from the anchor cut to make it even tighter (I call it muffin top reduction) and going around to the back and getting that annoying back roll removed as well. I hate that damn roll. I used to have 3 of them I think - before gastric bypass and now I have just one thick one. I really annoys me because when I wear a long line bra or my compression garment which smooths that roll down, I can really see the true curves in my body and it would be amazing not to have that roll messing things up. I don't know. I have a lot to consider. Also, it would be totally cool to have the girls return to their original home about a country mile north of where they are hanging out now but I am not keen on the idea of having my breasts cut. I got issues with that, I know. My OH PS crew thinks I should get over it, I know but I just don't know about it yet. The scars I have don't really bother me but scars with all that upper work is something I'd have to learn how to deal with too. Funny how another trip to the PS for a follow-up to the last surgery makes you start thinking about stuff that you thought you'd be able to live with. Okay, let me not be dramatic because truth be told, if I never had another scapel put to me, I feel so blessed to done what I have and both me and my other half could totally be ok if I didn't do another thing. But sometimes I liken plastic surgery to how I feel about tatoos. Once you get thru one of them, you start thinking about how cool the next one could be. I certainly do not want to become a plastic surgery crack head because I have always shook my head at women who just didn't know when to cut bait and live with some imperfections. I also frown upon those who are some kind of quest to get the body they never had 20 or more years ago but always dreamed of because that is just not realistic in my view, but I guess when it all comes down to it, it's an individual's own choice to decide how much they want to have done, how much is too much and how much they can live with. I never EVER want to be one of those who doesn't know when to say when! 0 Comment(s)
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