"When I decided to explore the surgery in depth I asked a number of doctors I know who the best surgeon in Norfolk for this kind of procedure was. The unanimous answer was George Hoffman. I made an appointment with him and went in with a long list of questions. He answered all my questions and provided me with about 100 pages of technical reports on the procedure which I read later. There was no pressure to do it or not do it. He agreed I was a candidate due to my weight and co-morbidities. His office handled the filing of insurance and I more or less tabled the whole thing until I learned if it would be covered. Several weeks later someone from the doctor's office called to say it was approved and within a day or two Trigon provided me with a letter to that effect. I called and told Dr. Hoffman's office to go ahead and schedule the procedure and set me up with whatever pre-surgery testing he wanted. The whole process has been handled efficiently and without fuss and I expect the same from the surgery itself.
10/1/01: A quick post surgery update; Dr. Hoffman was fantastic. He saw me twice daily in the hospital. After sending me home he called the house the next day to see how I was doing. He has seen me twice in the 3 weeks since surgery and we have another appointment for 10/9. He even called me at the office last week to see how I was doing. This is the busy senior member of a large surgical practice and yet he seems to have all the time in the world to see to my welfare. Most impressive and the actual work was flawless too! "
