"<b>3/19/03:</b> After my bad experiences with Dr. Chua, I have selected Dr. Atilla Nakeeb, MD. I found Dr. Nakeeb to have a very similar personality as me, funny and yet sarcastic. That made me feel at ease with him. My surgery is TOMORROW morning, so I'll have more to say after that. After my experiences with Dr. Chua, I'm very careful who I endorse!<p>
My wife Arlene, and I both met with Doctor Chua on May 14th. (I just figured out how to put info here...sorry!) We were greeted warmly, and not as another fat person walking in the door. Dr. Chua spent as much time as we wanted answering questions and going through various options. He didn't have one prescribed procedure he uses for everyone, but rather had a different opinion on what I needed vs. my what my wife needed. Also, he identified our eating habits and told us of possible complications down the road if those specific eating habits didn't change. He has over 30 years experience and has performed over 1000 procedures, and did admit to having 1 death. She was 68 years old and 800 lbs, and surgery was not recommended, so I cut him some slack :). Our insurance required a Psych Evaluation and Tammy Lynn, his assistant gave us some recommendations. She has been very helpful and a joy to deal with. As things stand now, we're waiting for insurance approval on me. If I live through this, my wife will have it too (just kidding). I am very confident about the approval because I already did some prelim work with them, and they told me the exact requirements needed for approval, and we both meet them hands down. The only negative I noticed in Dr. Chua's office was that he did not have any Obese Friendly Chairs (no arms), which we thought was odd. I mentioned that to him, and he didn't even realize it, but promised to change it."
