"Dr. Noyan was my original surgeon for the gastric by-pass. He seemed very nice and helpful at first. However I began to have complications from the very beginning. Some side affects that we're very out of the ordinary. However, Dr. Noyan insisted that everything was going well with the surgery and it must be something else going on with me to be causing all my problems. Come to find out that there was a problem with the surgery that he overlooked. My stomach pouch that is made during the by-pass surgery had collapsed on itself and was full of scar tissue causing malabsorption problems which led to other drastic problems from the mis-diagnosed stomach pouch. My advise to anyone who has had surgery or is thinking of surgery with Dr. Noyan to beware and to be careful. If you are having problems it is your right to question it and seek out second opinions. He seemed to downplay my symptoms and at one point even suggested that I had developed anorexia and pica. Unfortunately due to this mis-diagnosis I have had to get a gastrectomy and had other complications which landed me on a respirator and an induced coma for 7 1/2 weeks and 3 more surgeries down the line to say I am a walking miracle. I will never be the same but if this could help one person then I did my job. After about a year of the suffering I found Dr. Steven Raper out in the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Gastro Surgeon/Bariatric Surgeon. He is sooo good. I have so many complications from the original by-pass that he had to preform a gastrectomy instead of reversing it. He is the most caring doctor. He actually listens to you and takes what you say into consideration. He explains everything and answers your questions no matter how stupid I think they are. Even when I was in ICU for 8 weeks if there were people in the room and they had questions he would take the time answer them. If anyone needs a good surgeon and live by the Philadelphia area please consult with him. You will love him. I travel 2 hours to see him. That's how good he is!!!"
