"Dr. Dan was caring and concerned and is still the same.
The staff is up beat and supportive all the time, I don't know how they do it. Everyone seems to care about your health not just pounds and inches. The face time that you get with the Doctor is sometimes short. When I thought about it and how many people he is seeing in the amount time with each one, it is quality not quantity. I have been seen and blood work done many,many times before and after the surgery. My aftercare and support has been better than any other procedure I had. There were reasons that I had a a fear of having this surgery. I had a bad experience after a surgery early in life. Dr. Dan talked to me and my wife about everything his was going to do before ,during, and after the surgery. When he went over the risks I still felt good about what I had decided. I actually looked forward to getting it done. I told the Dr. after a couple months that would tell everyone that wanted to know, just how good this has been.
I also told him I wouldn't lie. The post surgery pain hurt!!!
I had pain killers and did all the things that they asked me to do. But, for 4 to 5 weeks after there was pain. I guess I should have known it. All of the talking that the doctor and his staff did, there was only one mention of what they said would be normal post surgical pain. 1 to 10 was two weeks of 9 or 10 then a easing to 0. That would have been helpful to know. Overall, the experience has been a 9.5. Thank you so much for giving me back my life. I'm writing this almost one year from when i started my pre-op diet.
I have lost 160lbs. and 14 inches on my waste, and I have 6 weeks until my one year after surgery appointment. "
