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Surgeon Testimonial Steven C. Poplawski, M.D., F.A.C.S. I wouldn't have trusted my life with anyone else other than Dr. Poplaswki! I first met Dr. Poplawski at a Barix seminar that he held in Windsor. I was very impressed with this man. Having previously been a transplant surgeon, I have complete faith in his surgical abilities. He was professional and yet funny during the seminar and I liked his manner about him. My husband said that he feels really good about Dr. Pop, and that he feels that I would be safe in his hands. Dr. Pop stressed the importance of the fact that this surgery is what you make of it, and whatever lead you to overeat in the first place will still be there once surgery is done. He is extremely realistic and expects you to know your facts before the surgery about aftercare. It is not a magic pill and Dr. Pop stressed that you need to deal with whatever has caused you to overeat in the first place. He doesn't fluff off things. He knows what it takes to be successful post op. One thing when researching this surgery that I was really looking for was that the surgeon do the leak test/ultrasound the day after surgery. My biggest concern is a leak especially since where I live will be a good distance from where the surgery will take place. The other groups that I'd enquired about, Cori and Livlite, do NOT automatically do this test post surgery. Dr Pop does. I feel very safe with this extra preventative measure. The other thing that I really think is great about Barix is that the post-op appointments are covered by OHIP in the agreement with Barix. That means no big out of pocket expenses post surgery. That's a great extra that no one else seems to provide. I want to also mention that Dr. Pop recently came out to our Barix support group in Windsor. I don't know how many other surgeons would do this for such a small group of post ops. I commend him for showing his dedication to his patients. I highly recommend him to anyone - he is a top notch surgeon! I do hope that Barix would start putting more work into helping patients dealing with the psychological aspects of surgery which by far are more challenging than any physical restrictions of the surgery. Member Interests
Diminishing Dawn's Journey Click Here To View Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery. I was raised in a bit of a food dysfunctional family. I had a mother who didn't like to cook, a father who had a lot of food intolerances and lived off a lot of processed foods. No one ate together at the table. Fruits and vegetables were barely ever found in our house. I didn't even try half of the vegetables in the world until I was in my 20s. Corn and potatoes were the only veggies that we ever ate regularly. My mother was large but never ate regular meals and my father always teased both of us for our weight. All the women on my mother's side of the family were obese. My Grandmother scolded me incessantly not to end up like her or my mother. I consider myself to be fairly knowledgable about nutrition and diet. I am the Queen of information and... Latest Surgery Support Comments
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Jennifer D. commented on 1/1/09 8:50 am 
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