"The first time I saw Dr Davies, he was a pretty imposing figure. "No nonsense" is the best way to describe him. He examined me, asked me questions about myself, explained the surgeries in detail, and stressed that the surgeries still would not work without my working too, on diet and exercise. Still, I knew I was going to like him when he asked me the question, "What is the one thing above all you want to get from this surgery," and I started to cry. I apologized for crying, and he was very very kind.
When I asked him about complications with the surgery, he was very honest; he said that even though he strives for no complications at all, there's always that possibility, and told me he had a patient at that time who had had some severe complications. I appreciated that.
I also appreciated the fact that when I went for my pre-op visit, as it was ending he asked if my parents were with me (I'd told him the first visit they were who'd be taking care of me post-op). I said 'yes,' and he went out and met them, the very picture of confidence, and explained how things would go, how long surgery would take, etc. That helped my folks a lot, and I thought it was very nice of him to do it.
As I entered the hospital for surgery and afterwards, my opinion of Dr Davies has only gotten better. I saw him briefly before surgery and he put me at ease, and he was there every morning to wake me up and check me over.
I'd recommend him highly to anyone. To everyone!
Also, may I say that Missy, Dr Davies' nurse, is great, I've had to call her several times post-op with general questions, and she's always been patient and answered thoroughly. And I know she works with several Drs in the Roanoke area, but dietician Kay Clatterbuck is a wonder. She's terrific."
"My overall impression of Roanoke Memorial is excellent. The nurses were kind and friendly, and the facility was modern and accomodating. The only problems I had were with my medications - was having trouble with morhphine, which they knew about for two days before they offered me an alternative. And the early morning parades of what I suppose were resident doctors coming in and looking at me. One was quite snippity, and when she pulled my surgical tape off my incision, my skin came with it - I was raw! She didn't seem to care in the least."
