"I arrived at SJHS-Vineland at 6am on the morning of my surgery. Upon entering the surgical ward I was greeted by the familiar, smiling face of the lady behind the registration desk; I had been there a couple of times in the weeks prior to surgery for pre op testing and the upper endoscopy. I checked in any my fiance and I waited for me to be called back. The nurse who called me back was imformative and thorough, less than personable however. I then met the anesthesiologist, who was amazing. He answered questions that I didnt even think to ask and assured me he would be there the entire way. I then met his 2 nurses and the nurse who would be assisting the surgeon. They were all amazing, very friendly and made me feel very special. My fiance and my mother were brought in just before I was whisked off to the OR. The last thing I remember was being pushed down the hall by 3 of the 4 nurses, teasing my about having to remember all of their names, after reciting the second nurses name I was off the "la la land". I was awakened in recovery, which I dont remember; when i had my senses about me, I was already in my private room. My fiance said my surgeon told him everything went well. The nurses on the sugical ward were fabulous! Very attentive and caring, although I was pretty spaced out my entire first day. One of the nursing assistants was a male, who appeared quite young which alarmed me a little but he was great also. The only negative part of the hospital experience was when I was taken down to radiology for the leak test. The radiology assistant took me into the xray room and left me sitting there; my IV machine started beeping and blood was beginning to fill the IV tube which really freaked me out. She had no idea what was happening or what to do, I began to feel a panic attack coming on and she again left me there alone for what seemed like an hours. Once the xray dr finally arrived, did the leak test (GROSS) and i happily went back to the surgical ward... ahhh, what a relief. All in all, the hospital experience was really good, although I didnt feel that after only 1 day I was ready to be sent home; but I went home."
"I had read so many great reviews of this product pre op that I just had to get some. I was TERRIBLY disappointed!! I mixed it with water, and even tried mixing it with Crystal light but I could not even stomach it!! Gross"
"I was very happy with Dr Iqbal from my very first meeting with him. He has been extremely thorough in providing me with all the information regarding my surgery. The office staff is very friendly and willing to answer any questions I had for them. I would definitely recommend my surgeon to someone looking for a bariatric surgery. He is very personable and caring. He has always been open with me about what to expect, what I should be (and not be) doing; even if it wasnt what I wanted to hear. I supposed the only negative thing I can say is that the wait at his office is usually pretty long, but I think thats because he has so many patients...because he's such a good doctor!"
