thank you for the postive wishes, i will defintely need all the support that i can get !!!!!!!  if you need  support or a friend just let me know and i'll be there.

thank you to everyone *****sponded to my post i'm kind of nervous because i have not got much one on one time with her yet, but from what i have seen she is pretty no nonsense. i think i took that the wrong way at first but now i appreciate her approach with me. can anyone let me know about how long it took to get approved for ur surgery and then get ur surgery date???

I really liked her as well.  You are right she does seem to really care and want whats best for you. 

Hope everything works out well for you!

I have to say I love having Noel as my nurse/guide/support/etc. with Dr. Kligman's office.  She's fantastic!!  I had yet another complication this last weekend where I spent 9 hours in the ER.  It turns out to be an ulcer at the end of the pouch where it meets the duodendum.  She knew right away what to do and told me step by step how I will feel withiin a few days and what will happen next.  She was right on the money.  I am feeling much better with very little pain now.  I have to drink this horrible tasting syrup and double my nexium but I gotta do what I gotta do.  

She also is sending me for an ultrasound tomorrow on my entire right side.  I've been having pain and my ct scan showed something abnormal with the appendix.  On top of that, my alkaline phosphatase has been chronically high the last few labs that have been drawn .  She wants to check my gallbladder, liver and appendix.  The labs could just be due to the low Vit D level but she wants to make sure.

She always responds right away to my emails or phone calls.  She always know exactly what to do and you can feel how much she cares.   She told me not to worry, if there is anything I need done (surgical-wise) whether it be my gallbladder or appendix...I already have a surgeon.  Once he's my surgeon, he always will be my surgeon.  And honestly, I wouldn't trust anyone else but Dr. Kligman.  That was a huge relief for me.

If you ever have abdominal pain that just doesn't go away, please don't ignore it....this came out of nowhere! 

To all you fellow WLSers who are with Dr. Kligman at University...you are in great hands!!!

Hey there!! Welcome to the WLS Community! Everyone here is great and more than willing to help whenever you asked. I had my surgery at John Hopkins Bayview. Awesome team over there!! Good Luck in your process!