"Outstanding surgeon. He has the VSG down pat, but mostly does RNY I hear. Typical genius, drifty, rambles, probably has a hard time tying his shoes, but is one hell of a surgeon. He remains at the forefront of his profession, and once you meet him, you will understand why. He has certainly changed my life for the better, and I'm eternally grateful for that. rnrnBut as with many great people, he has some bag holders that are along for the ride, not because they rate being with such a great man. I didn't care for his office staff, in particular Frau Pohl-Ziegler, his administrator. She attempted to brow beat me when I asked about a bill I had received. Why was I to pay for a post RNY check up when I was there for an initial VSG consult, and that I be able to talk to two VSG patients of Dr. Weiner (to get their opinion). It was a matter of hundreds of dollars. I didn't care for her at all. She is very aggressive and unprofessional. For instance, there is a web site dedicated to explaining the proceeedure from \"is it for you\" to \"here's your diet\", I never found out about it until a couple of days before surgery, and that was by chance, from my insurance company of all people. Five days before surgery I was told I should have been taking a multivitimin 14 days prior to surgery, and that I should stop eating most solid foods for a week before the operation. That was explained to me 5 days before surgery. Nobody told me not to take my normal daily asprin therapy until I mentioned when I thought I should stop... \"Oh yes, perhaps 5 days would be good\" I was told in an offhand way. I had my staples taken out ten days after the surgery, I'll have a 30 day consult on 20 Feb. The hospital offers a number of websites dealing with Bariatric patients, all in German. There is no post op aftercare as far as forums or discussions groups. Dr. Weiners surgical competence is known worldwide. His assistant surgeons are also supurb. But they are normal people in the way they talk to patients, one day is not as good, or is better than the previous. Not to worry, they are very competent and see more in looking at you and in talking to the nurses. All in all, a life changing experience, in a much better way. As Dr. Weiner said - Mrs. Black, I think I can give you another 15 or 20 years with your husband\". What else needs to be said?"
