"I met with Dr. Murphy on my Evaluation Day (Feb 11, 2003) in San Diego. Other than her running late, my experience in her office was overwhelmingly positive. She is very personable and patient, and took the time to answer all of my questions. She wrote out a list of all of the potential problems with the surgery, discussing each with me in turn, making sure that I understood all of the negative possiblities, but she was not negative herself. She does want me to be sure to exercise every day before surgery, and to be sure to maintain my vitamin regimen, but she stressed that by doing these things, my recovery would be easier. How's that for a carrot! Everyone in the office was nice and happy to help in any way they could. My only regret about Dr. Murphy is that I will only get to see her when I go to San Diego for surgery, since I'm from out of the area and am flying down for it. I hope that she'll be the doctor at one of the post-op check-ups I will go to. I would rate her as a 10.
Dr. Mary was sweet, kind and caring every time I saw her in San Diego. She is a skilled surgeon and I do not hesitate to recommend her to anyone who is thinking about this surgery. "
"All of the staff that I had contact with were wonderful, although I did hear about a horrible nurse on the ninth floor that some of my bariatric buddies had to deal with. She is the sole exception on the excellent staff. I had read about her on this site before I went for surgery and I am quite glad I did not get her."
