"During the workshop I attended Dr. Schauer spoke for about fifteen minutes. He seemed personable and was very positive and encouraging in all that he said. The rest of his staff was just as positive and encouraging. Dr. Schauer is very busy and may not be able to spend much time outside the operating room with any individual, but his knowledgable staff, will I think make up for that. Two of the other doctors in the office also introduced themselves. They seemed just as positive and encouraging as Dr. Schauer. After care is just as important as the surgery. If there is no commitment to the aftercare there is no surgery. Risks were explained several times, but always with the confidence that most risks can be lessened. Still surgery is always a risk.
So far I am just beginning the testing. It seemed to take forever to get started- seven weeks- but now that I have started at least I am not where I was seven weeks ago or 5 months ago when my primary care physician first suggest this as an option."
"My primary care physician is a resident at Wheeling Hospital. He suggested I look into having this surgery as a means to help with the related health problems I have that accompany morbid obesity. Severe degeneration of joints and hypertension along with having had deep vein thrombosis and a pulmonary embolism. He was almost appologizing for suggesting the surgery, but he said he and the teaching staff could think of nothing else that might help the situation."
