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Howard Simon
"So far I have only gone to the information session where the surgeon, the dietician and the exercise physiatrist(?) talked. I was impressed with his record, he answered many questions from the audience. There was anrnemphasis on before and aftercare. The importance of exercise and emotional needs of the patient. Have appointment next week with post more then.rnrnrnMy initial appointment was march 19th and I was told I wound be a good canidate for laporoscopic gastric bypass I handed all of the items on the list but still need a psych eval. I met with the RD and was told how to eat and to write everthing down it is now April 12th and my next appointment is april 30th I think I have lost about 5 # of the 12# I need to lose but my scales are different than the scales at Dr. Simon's office. I couldn't get an appointment with Dr Hayes for my psych eval until june 2 and I tried other avenues but most others are booking out as far. This is probably better considering that I have 2 kids graduating from high school the end of June. I'll write more after my next appt.rnrnrnrn5/7/09rnWell I am over six months out and never updated my surgeon information. I have been very happy with the way syracuse conducts business with their patients. I have made good progress I am currently down 95# and I had my surgery on October 16th. I think the Bariatric surgery Center in Syracuse has a great program compared to some of the other places doing surgeries since the dietician is right on staff, they want to see your commitment before the surgery with the 5% weight loss, and even though it may take a little longer to get in Isn't it worth it to have a surgeon who is one of the best. I have had no problems or adverse affects- it is very important to do the things the surgeon asks. After all this is probably one of the biggest changes in your life- I recommend syracuse over utica to anyone who asks me since I had such a great experience my only regret is that I waited so long to get healthier."
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10/16/2008
Surgery Date
Mar 14, 2008
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