J J.
Post Op
Surgery Type: RNY - proximal
Member ID: J959115270
Surgeon: Luciano A. DiMarco, D.O.


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Surgeon Info:
Surgeon: Luciano A. DiMarco, D.O.
7/6/00 HE WAS LATE FOR THE APPOINTMENT BY AN HOUR. WHEN HE ARRIVED HE DID NOT RUSH ME AT ALL! HE ANSWERED EVERY QUESTION I ASKED. HE DID NOT TALK DOWN TO ME ABOUT MY WEIGHT AND MADE ME FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE PROUD BECAUSE I WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT BEING OVERWEIGHT. HE ALSO IS STARTING A PROGRAM AND HAS HIRED A DIETICIAN AND A PSYCHOLOGIST. MY HUSBAND ACCOMPANIED ME AND HE ALSO SPOKE DIRECTLY TO HIM AND ASKED IF HE HAD ANY QUESTIONS, WHICH HE DID. I ALSO ASKED HIM SOME HARD QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE HOSPITAL HE IS AFFILIATED WITH AND ABOUT SOME PROBLEMS OTHERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED. HE ANSWERED EVERTHING TO MY SATISFACTION. HE SEEMED VERY TRUTHFUL AND VERY DOWN TO EARTH. AT THIS P0INT I WOULD CERTAINLY RECOMMEND HIM, ALTHOUGH HE SEEMS LIKE HE IS OVERWHELMED WITH PEOPLE WHO WANT THIS SURGERY DONE. HE HAS BEEN DOING ONE A WEEK, BUT NEXT WEEK HE WILL START DOING TWO A WEEK INSTEAD.
Insurer Info:
BLUE SHIELD/CROSS,PEBTF