"When I walked into Dr. Tillquist's office expected a bustling and hectic atmosphere. To the contrary, the office was quiet and only had one person waiting. I arrived early and sent my husband and son to TOYRUS for a couple of hours since I thought he'd be running late, etc. Within 10 minutes I was in a room and in walked the Dr. He seemed small, gentle and softspoken. He let me ramble on for a while and then explained about the surgery, recovery, etc. Since I'm coming from Casper WY (about 5 hours away) we agreed that the preop testing can be done at home and results faxed. He'll also do the second appointment over the telephone and the physical the day of surgery. I thought he was most accomodating and talked about aftercare with my PCP in Casper. He took to heart my concern over pain meds (as some make me hallucinate)and was forthcoming about the hospital stay and recovery time. I'm very pleased. I guess I did expect more "stuff" going on at the appointment. What "stuff" I don't know. Maybe it was more of a let down that it was so easy and quiet when my nerves were so raw and I was so nervous. Heavens knows, I did travel all that way for a fifteen minute appointment. My insurance carrier AETNA Healthcare already denied my request for LAPBAND and wouldn't be upfront about if I was denied for the type of surgery and/or for my profile. I'm praying for a quick decision on this one....Next stop Denver in two weeks for a nutritional counseling session. A must have for Dr. Tillquist."
