"So Far So Good. I'm totally impressed with the team
at Dr. Fallang's office. I haven't actually visited
with them in person yet as I am in Atlanta, GA
and they are in Ohio. So far Dr Fallang's staff
is by far the most patient and customer service oriented
staff I've encountered EVER! They have always
received my calls warmly and have always taken the time to
answer my questions in great detail. I'm scheduled
to attend one of Dr. Fallang's support/info sessions on
May 18th (a requirement before surgery)...I believe this
is awesome the way they require everyone to attend before
they operate on you. I'll let you know how it goes!
POST-OP:
Dr. Fallang was absolutely the best! He is so kind
and caring. He took so much time with my husband
and I at my bedside and was very straight up with me
and told me very bluntly and clearly what to expect.
Anytime I was uncertain about what was going
on in my body he would take the time to detail
the human body for me and break everything down at an
elementary level so I'd come away totally understanding
and feeling at ease. I got scared because my blood
pressure spiked, or so I thought...140/92 ...he said
that wasn't alarming considering the changes my body
is going thru and the anxiety I was feeling. He was so right
cuz now that I'm home and getting back into life my blood
pressure is back to normal. He really is a wonderful surgeon. I've
tried to follow everything he told me to do and so far
no vomitting, no nasea..not since the hospital...but even
in the hospital it was only once and it was mild.
Remember I had the surgery Laparoscopically...so the healing
time for this procedure is different than having the open
procedure. I must tell everyone though considering the Lap RNY that
having this done LAP doesn't mean 'WITHOUT PAIN'...I totally
thought I'd be up and out of the hospital day 2 and back to
myself...and that was soooo untrue! There is pain with this
procedure...but I guess it doesn't last as long as having
the Open procedure."
