"DR. MERRIMAN IS REALLY GREAT.. HE WAS VERY NICE AND DOES NOT PUSH ANYONE INTO HAVING THIS DONE.. IT IS STRICTLY UP TO YOU.. HE WAS VERY GOOD IN THE HOSPITAL ALSO.. HIS OFFICE STAFF IS VERY HELPFUL.. I BELEIVE OVER HALF OF HIS STAFF HAS HAD THE SURGERY AND ARE A HUGE HELP TO ME.. HE IS VERY DRY BUT TO THE POINT.. HE IS VERY KNOWLEDGABLE AND I AM VERY GLAD FOR THAT.. HE IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF YOU BUT HE DOES NOT WANT YOU TO FOCUS ON WEIGHTLOSS AS MUCH AS HE DOES THE WAY YOU CHANGE YOUR EATING HABITS.. HE IS MORE LENIENT THEN OTHER DRS ARE THAT I KNOW ON YOUR DIET AFTER SURGERY.. HE WANTS YOU ON LIQUIDS BUT HE DOES NOT CARE IF IT IS SOUP OR MASHED UP POTATOES AS LONG AS THEY ARE EASILY DIGESTIBLE.. I WOULD HAVE THE SURGERY OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH HIM.. I LOVE HIM.. HE JUST GAVE ME THE BEGINNING OF MY NEW LIFE.. I WOULD SAY HIS SURGICAL COMPETENCE IS BETTER THAN BEDSIDE MANNER WHICH WAS FINE WITH ME..MY MOTHER HAD THIS SURGERY 7YRS AGO WITH ANOTHER DR HERE LOCALLY AND HE WAS MUCH BETTER WITH BEDSIDE MANNERS.. THAT IS THE ONLY MAJOR PROBLEM I HAD WITH DR MERRIMAN.. LISA"
