"The CNA's falsified my vitals when I had a really high fever and diarreah after surgery because the nurse couldn't be bothered to call my doctor at 2:30 in the morning. He never knew how sick I was and wouldn't let me stay longer because he thought I was fine. I thought the doctor was being a jerk until I found out later from another patient that a CNA told her the nurse had told them all to "just make something up" because they were behind schedule.
I was also denied pain medication before my live xray the next morning. I was in so much pain when I got back to my room, I couldn't stop crying and the nurse got mad at me because I couldn't stop long enough to tell her exactly what was hurting."
"Dr. Fermelia and his partners Dr. Parnell and Dr. Pullos all work together on all their bariatric surgeries so if you have question and one doctor is not available, there is always backup. The staff at the Weight Loss clinic at United Medical center are very caring and friendly. The doctors and very knowledgeable and focused on aftercare and are willing to commit themselves to you for the rest of their lives and ask that you do the same. They require follow up care at least once a year for the rest of your life after the first year. In the first year, you must follow up every month. They have monthly seminars and travel to other towns to reach a greater population of people to educate the public about obesity and it's treatments. I have every confidence in them and that I have chosen the right surgeon to help me save my life. I haven't been in the operating room yet, but I will update more on the Dr performance after surgery, but I have no doubt it will go smoothly.
Surgery did go smoothly, Dr. Fermelia has good surgical skills. but is lacking in bedside manor. His attitude toward me changed completely after surgery, but that is all I will say for liability reasons. I heard he had a bad day, who knows, but this was just my personal experience."
