"The evening nurses were responsive to my needs, but the hospital is short handed, I was in a semi private room and I was fortunate enough that my mother was allowed to stay, she handled most everything, my walks, my ice chips, making sure I had my meds ect .. she was not supposed to stay but my family had left her with me unknowingly and she had no way back to Jacksonville, so the night nurses turned their heads, but it worked out in both our favor as they were not having to keep close contact with me and my mother did 99% of what they would have had to do. The day shift was the worse .. can hear them ordering breakfast from my room even after I asked for pain meds and took them almost half an hour and most likely would have taken longer but my mom went and requested that they need to get me the pain meds .. all in all .. take someone if you can .. it will make your stay so much more comfortable."
"My first impression of Dr. Jawad was distant, but very detailed with his proceedures, utmost professional. I seen him on my pre op date, he was warmer then, more at ease, I told him I was there so he could save my life, he gave me a reassuring smile and touched my shoulder and said that is what I will try to do. His office staff are very nice and friendly and he is so backed up, the wait is awful (took them almost 4 months to get my medical papers and request for surgery to my insurance company)still I feel over all they did a decent job. Future patients should be prepared to hear the truth. His emphasis on aftercare are well detailed and stressed to follow or you deal with it when you get ill. His aftercare plan is to maintain healthy and follow your diet he gives you. He was very blunt when explaining the risks of surgery. I feel I have chosen the right surgeon for me. If you don't feel comfortable with a surgeon then I would suggest you seek one that you are comfortable with, as you are placing your life in his hands. "
