"I laughed at him the first time he asked me about having this surgery. I had gone to him to try to get him to remove three fatty tumors and he refused. I went home and told my father who is also overweight and is 84 years old. Then I asked him if he would have had surgery 40 years ago if he could have lived and worked as a thin man and he said YES. That made me start thinking. I did alot of research before deciding.
I was worried about Dr. Nighbert's experience - at the time he had done 12 surgeries. Dr Bolar had done 1700! BUT the seminars made me think that Dr. Nighbert's support group and follow-up was MUCH more thorough and nutrition conscious. His staff was still learning but very eager to please and get approval from insurance co. I was well aware of risks of surgery and would probably not have had it if my children had not been in college and able to take care of themselves - well a little bit anyway.
I had some trouble getting through on the phone lines. "
