T. Karl Byrne

"MY HUSBAND & I WERE IMPRESSED WITH THE ENTIRE "MUSC EXPERIENCE" YESTERDAY. FOR DETAILS, PLEASE LOOK ON MY PROFILE JOURNAL FOR SEPTEMBER 1, 2005. DR BYRNE WAS INFORMATIVE, DETAILED IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS, EXCITED ABOUT THE ENORMOUS HEALTH BENEFITS OF WLS & DETAILED ABOUT THE RISKS. HE ALSO EMPHASIZED THE PATIENT'S PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE & AFTER SURGERY. HE CAN DO THE SURGERY & GIVE US A "TOOL" TO LOSE WEIGHT ... THE NURSES CAN CARE FOR OUR NEEDS AFTER SURGERY ... BUT, ULTIMATELY THE SUCCESS (OR, FAILURE) OF OUR WEIGHT LOSS RESTS WITH OUR DETERMINATION TO FOLLOW THE "PLAN" & PROPERLY USE THE "TOOL" OF OUR WLS FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DR MORGAN WAS WONDERFUL DURING MY MEDICAL INTERVIEW. SHE WAS TREMENDOUSLY INFORMATIVE, ANSWERED ALL OUR QUESTIONS & REALLY PUT US AT EASE. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TONYA SHIPMAN (Dietitian / Nutritionist) ... MUSC (Medical University of South Carolina), CHARLESTON, SC I THINK THIS IS THE HARDEST PART OF THE ENTIRE WLS PROCESS, TO UNDERSTAND & FOLLOW A NEW WAY OF EATING. TONYA SHIPMAN (AT MUSC) GAVE US SO MUCH INFORMATION THAT WE WERE ON "INFORMATION OVERLOAD". THE WONDERFUL THING IS THAT SHE DID NOT LEAVE US "HANGING". SHE GAVE US HER PHONE # & E-MAIL ADDRESS SO WE COULD CONTACT HER. SHE SAID TO CONTACT HER ANY TIME ... & BACKED IT UP WITH A FUNNY STORY ABOUT PEOPLE ACTUALLY CALLING HER FROM THE GROCERY STORE ASKING HER SHOULD THEY EAT THIS OR THAT. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH HER ENTHUSIASM. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DAVID CASTELLONE, MD PALMETTO PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, SUMMERVILLE, SC... IF YOU NEED A FAMILY DOCTOR, I COULD NOT GIVE A HIGHER RECOMMENDATION THAN TO I OFFER FOR DR DAVID CASTELLONE; THIS MAN PRACTICES MEDICINE WITH HIS HEART!!! IF IT WEREN'T FOR HIM (& GOD, OF COURSE), I TRULY BELIEVE MY MOTHER WOULD HAVE DIED DECADES AGO. HE DEMANDS THE ABSOLUTE BEST OF HIMSELF & HIS STAFF, & THEY DON'T DISAPPOINT HIM. HE LISTENS TO HIS PATIENTS & "HEARS" THEIR CONCERNS. WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME PATIENTS OF ONE OF HIS PARTNERS WHOSE OFFICE IS 3 MINUTES FROM OUR HOME ... WE CHOSE TO TRAVEL LONGER TO KEEP DR CASTELLONE! I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH FOR THIS MAN! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DR SARA MONTOYA SEES DR CASTELLONE'S PATIENTS WHEN HE IS UNAVAILABLE & SHE IS AS WONDERFUL AS HE IS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "

DAVID CASTELLONE

"THIS MAN PRACTICES MEDICINE WITH HIS HEART. IF IT WEREN'T FOR HIM (& GOD, OF COURSE), I TRULY BELIEVE MY MOTHER WOULD HAVE DIED DECADES AGO. HE DEMANDS THE ABSOLUTE BEST OF HIMSELF & HIS STAFF, & THEY DON'T DISAPPOINT HIM. HE LISTENS TO HIS PATIENTS & "HEARS" THEIR CONCERNS. WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME PATIENTS OF ONE OF HIS PARTNERS WHOSE OFFICE IS 3 MINUTES FROM OUR HOME ... WE CHOSE TO TRAVEL LONGER TO KEEP DR CASTELLONE! DR SARA MONTOYA SEES HIS PATIENTS WHEN HE IS UNAVAILABLE & SHE IS AS WONDERFUL AS HE IS. I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH FOR THIS MAN!"

TONYA SHIPMAN

"I THINK THIS IS THE HARDEST PART OF THE ENTIRE WLS PROCESS, TO UNDERSTAND & FOLLOW A NEW WAY OF EATING. TONYA SHIPMAN (AT MUSC) GAVE US SO MUCH INFORMATION THAT WE WERE ON "INFORMATION OVERLOAD". THE WONDERFUL THING IS THAT SHE DID NOT LEAVE US "HANGING". SHE GAVE US HER PHONE # & E-MAIL ADDRESS SO WE COULD CONTACT HER. SHE SAID TO CONTACT HER ANY TIME ... & BACKED IT UP WITH A FUNNY STORY ABOUT PEOPLE ACTUALLY CALLING HER FROM THE GROCERY STORE ASKING HER SHOULD THEY EAT THIS OR THAT. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH HER ENTHUSIASM."
About Me
SUMMERVILLE, SC
Location
30.7
BMI
RNY
Surgery
10/28/2005
Surgery Date
Aug 11, 2005
Member Since

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