"The only issue that I wasn't happy about was my pain after waking from sugery. At first they tried to tell me that I wasn't hitting the button enough but I know from past experience about how long it takes for the machine to reset and wasn't trying to be obsessing about too much. After they said something about that I started to hit it everytime I thought about how much I was hurting. That started to get their attention a little. When I asked them to make sure that it was hooked up correctly they sorta blew me off but I was sedated and that could have been my perception. When I started to get to the panicking point I was getting to be a bit of a problem to deal with. When the nurse told me to wait another 30 minutes and I said "FINE" she looked at me really hard and said "no, it's not fine... if you hurt I'll call the doctor. Do you want me too?" I told her yes and within 10 minutes my pain meds were upped and I was comfortable. By the next afternoon I weaned myself off the pump completely and started taking oral meds as I was getting too much and unable to visit with friends. The nurses were attentive to my needs and while there were times that my calls weren't answered right away I was very satisfied with my care."
"I first met Doc Todd in 2001 when I first thought about doing a revision. I was impressed with his demeanor and his honesty. He had only been doing WLS for less than a year and he wasn't going to be doing revisions for a while yet. He said he would be happy to find someone to do it for me, and would do my follow up care, but he wasn't ready now. I went back to WW (and other WL programs) and dieted myself 20 lbs. heavier. Doc Todd has now taken on Doc Searles as his partner and they have started to do revisions. They have about a dozen under the belts and have been very thorough in preparing for mine. I had to call Auburn General where I had my first surgery and get my operating notes. He won't even think about doing your surgery until you go through all the tests. His thinking is that we are already at risk just being heavy and he wants to make sure that we will come through this well. His office staff has been changing but I really like all the people that I have met there and while at first they weren't even sure where some of my paperwork was they are coming together and working well. Doc Todd really believes in aftercare and I truly believe that takes him above just being a great surgeon.
These are my own personal impressions of my own personal experience and I am making no statements about what other people may experience."
