"Dr. Dressler is a wonderful physician, I feel blessed to have found her and have since referred my two closest friends to her and they love her too. She supported my decision to have surgery and referred me to my surgeon with no hassles. She is a very down-to-earth individual and close enough to my age that she is dealing with similar issues in regards to perimenopause and willingly shares her own experiences with me. She is caring, concerned, kind, thorough, open to alternative therapies, appreciates my active participation in my health issues, welcomes new information, and has a sense of humor. She has cheered me on every step of the way!"
"I found the staff to be quite compassionate, caring and understanding of the special needs of obese people and especially those following surgery.
There was only two nurses during my four day stay that were rude and lacked any understanding of the surgery and the reasons why I had it. One of those also handled me quite roughly while examining my incision, actually pressing on the area so hard that I cried out in pain. I did register my concerns about this nurse and she was not my nurse again during my stay. Otherwise, they were excellent all the way around."
"I really liked Dr. Estakhri, she was completely focused on explaining everything to me about the surgery and all things associated with it. Her explanations were clear, concise and in layman's terms. I like the team approach of meeting with the RN coordinator, Dietician and Psychologist as well the surgery before they will approve you for the surgery. It is also clear they are concerned with treating and caring for the whole person, not just performing the surgery and then you are on your own. The groups and aftercare will be a big help. My only difficulty is in how long everything takes to get approved and done. I called for an appt. in Dec. and here it is March and I still don't know if I have been approved for the surgery.
Just wanted to add that when I met with Dr. Estakhri at my pre-op appt. I was once again incredibly impressed by her! She seems so down-to-earth in her approach and took as much time as I needed to make sure all my questions were answered. She explained things so I could understand them and made sure I knew exactly what would happen. I have the utmost confidence in her skill as a surgeon and am so glad I found an amazing surgeon than also has a personality!
OK, here I am, 11 days post-op and I want to add that I am so glad Dr. Estakhri did my surgery! She is an incredibly skilled surgeon and did and outstanding job with my Open RNY. Due to a prior surgery for heartburn 2 1/2 years ago, Dr. Estakhri had to do an Open procedure so she could take down the other surgery before doing the RNY. I have had no complications and my care has been exemplary! The staff at Valley Care Medical Center is also wonderful and I am so pleased she did the surgery there. You cannot go worng with having Dr. Estakhri do your surgery! Thank you for helping me get my health back on track."
