"Surgeon:
Eric Pinnar (Reston, VA)
son of Robert (on the list)
Met and had about 1 hour meeting with surgery nurse discussing program and Lap-Band procedure in overview style. Once she found out the name of my insurance company and facts about me, she 'pre qualified' me for the surgery and stated that in their experience in the past, the operation should be covered by my insurance company and that the process (insurance) should be rather painless, like the lap procedure.
Was approved for surgery on May 6, 2003 and am schedualed to have the procedure on June 13, 2003.
The procedure was completed and I had a rapid recovery. Dr. Pinnar ROCKS!"
"The hospital is rather new, built in the late 1980's. The hospital is going thru a huge expansion at the present time. They are adding a number of buildings and a large parking garage. From the outside of the hospital one could easily get the impression that the entire hospital is being built and at times it is hard to believe that the hospital is open. Every road and external surface is torn up and being updated and the new buildings are being connected to the old buildings. I was a bit concerned that the construction noise and/or dirt would effect my stay. To my surprise and delight. I didn't hear even a nail hit the floor while in my room. Once inside the hospital, you wouldn't know any construction was taking place. The staff were great and the surgical prep crew made me feel very comfortable."
