"May he rest in peace...
Life is too short and one never understands the pain another human being goes through.
Dr. Jean-Batiste was a thoughtful and kind human being... and should be remembered as such!...
When a vascular surgeon informed me that 3 of the deep venous valves in my two legs were malfunctioning and inoperable, and that quick weight loss is the only thing that will help slow down the permanent deterioration that started in my legs in the form of cellulitis, I called St. Francis Center for Advanced Weight Loss. Dr. Demesvar Jean-Baptiste, MD was thoughtful enough to take my call and promptly arranged for a Consultation with him and the Program Coordinator/Registered Dietician John Bocks few days later.
I met with them on Friday 11/4/2005 and their medical determination for me was to undergo a Laporoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery. I was given a long list of Pre-op consultations to schedule.
I must admit I was walking on Cloud 9 when I left their office. Dr. Jean-Baptiste and John showed me "competence" with a heart...
I promptly scheduled ALL the Pre-op consultations, tests and bloodwork to be completed in time for surgery.
Inspired by them, I also diligently started my focused research to prepare for pre and post surgery and I started summarizing this information at for my own sake and for the sake of others to spare them the agony of browsing thousands of web pages of incomplete, unreliable and often contradictory information."
