"My first impression of Dr. Bright was that he was too skinny to appreciate the challenges of being obese - it's funny, but those of us who are obese think we're the only sensitive ones.
As we spoke, however, I realized he wasn't judging me at all - in fact, he was actually offering me a way to join the ranks of others who have fought the battle of the bulge before, and won (or should I say lost?). He asked a lot of questions, and complimented me on the fact that I had done a lot of research on my own before coming to see him.
His nurse, on the other hand, seemed rather confused...like she wasn't quite sure what to do with me. She thought she would weigh me on the Dr. scales, but I told her that it didn't go high enough. This seemed to embarrass her. I thought that was strange, since I was the one who should have been embarrassed by that. And, Dr. Bright seemed to have a lot of confidence in the person who does the insurance paperwork. However, when I called in a couple weeks after my initial visit, I was told that my insurance carrier ALWAYS denies so she wasn't going to submit the paperwork. As it turned out, I decided to go to another insurance carrier, so it was a mout point. However, I thought it rather brazen of her to take it upon herself not to submit the papers so I could at least get started on some kind of appeal, if that was the route I wanted to take. Oh well, as I said, mout point now.
I was particularly impressed with the Dr.'s track record...Zero complications, Zero deaths. That really put my mind to ease. I think the fact that Dr. Bright is a general surgeon, not just one that specializes in WLS, is good in that he doesn't become rote in his surgical skills. There is enough variety to keep his mind sharp.
Since I have yet to have the surgery, I have to go by what others say about his surgical competence and bedside manner....and bottom line is, they seem more than satified with the care he gives them."
