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Jeffrey B. Matthews
"I only met Dr. Matthews one time before my surgery. I saw him for about 5 minutes. He seemed very nice though. I was comfortable around him. I have not been back to see him however. He is the chief of surgeons for UC hospital. So he's very busy. I go to one of his partners for my after care. His name is Dr. Kelly, and he is great. He has this great sense of humor, but you know the man knows what he's doing. I feel I made the right choice for me. The man's (Dr. Matthews)credentials speak for themselves. The office staff are pretty nice. The one problem I have is the waiting. I know they are busy, but they give you an appointment time then you get there and it's first come first served. The one problem I had with Dr. Matthews himself, he never came to check on me when I was in the hospital. He sent his other surgeons. I realize that my surgery was only a couple days before thanksgiving. But I thought he might have wanted to check me out himself at least once. If you have Dr. Matthews for your Dr. you won't see him much, but the man knows his stuff. I wouldn't worry about that. Dr. Kelly on the otherhand, knows his stuff too, and is younger- so he's very hands on. UC Physicians have a really grate program. They are very thorough on making sure you know all the risks and benefits of this life changing surgery. I would deffinatly say if you have Dr. Matthews or Dr. Kelly, you can't go wrong. 7/20/03 My next appointment in September, I have to go back and see Dr. Matthews. Dr. Kelly was offered an oppertunity at UCLA medical center and couldn't pass it up. So he no longer works in Cincinnati. But for anyone in the LA area, you are getting a heck of a surgeon! "

Universty of Cincinnati Medical Center
"If I ever had to go to the hospital again, I would want to go to University."

Jan Bending
"She told me right off the bat that she had delt with her own weight loss issues, having lost 60lbs. She made me feel so comfortable. It was a really good expirence. "

Mark Wallingford
"I haven't lived in this city long, so this was my first visit to him- about a back problem. I knew I wanted to talk to him about the surgery too. I went in with a list of the problems I have being so obese and a list of all the diets that I've been on over the years. I was expecting to have to argue about why I wanted this surgery, so many others I've talked to had to with their doctors. Suprisingly, he not only knew about the surgey, he knew Doctors in the area who did them. We talked about my background and stuff for a little while, then he said he'd be happy to write the letter to the insurance company for me. For anyone in Maysville wanting to have this surgery, I'd try and switch to Dr. Wallingford. I know a lot of other doctors in this city think that in order to loose weight, you just need to diet more and exercise. As we all know, it takes a little bit more than that."
About Me
Maysville, KY
Location
69.2
BMI
RNY
Surgery
11/26/2002
Surgery Date
Nov 19, 2001
Member Since
Before & After
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This is me and my son about 6 months pre-op. didn't realize I looked that bad. Oh man, I hurt every step I took.
416 lbs.lbs
Only 8 months post-op! I have a ways left to go, but I'm feeling (and looking) GREAT!!!
280 lbs.lbs
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