"Dr Denise Murphy was not initally scheduled to do the surgery. Because of a health issue with my original surgeon, Dr. Stone on the morning of the surgery, she came in to discuss the situation. She explained what had happened to Dr. Stone and told me I could postpone the surgery if I felt it would be better to wait. Her reassuring, calm manner made me feel secure in having her do the surgery. She was very kind and concerned, she has a great bed side manner and, from the information I had read about all three doctors in the information packet Team:Bariatrics sent initally, I felt she would do a fine job.rn My surgery turned out to be more complicated than just the band placement. It was discovered , by Dr. Gerig, my other surgeon, that I had two hernias on my right side and scar tissue from a gall bladder surgery years ago. Once those issues were taken care of, the band was put on, but the port and to be put in the left side because of the hernias. I will see her again on the 27th of July for my 6 week check-up. rnAs far as which is better, all three doctors are great and I can't say how much I appreciated her willingness to step in and complete the surgery. She assured me that she had read my medical file and became familiarized with the history, etc. She's a fantastic doctor and i would heartily recommend her to anyone wanting a top notch surgeon, person and friend. 06-04-07: Dr. Murphy is going strong and helping me get back to normal after my band slipped 05-31-07. I'm in good hands, but not AllState's (:o)rnrnTeam: Bariatrics has a great after-care program, very structured. The risks of the surgery was well explained. The staff in general are great people, kind, concerned and helpful. rnSurgical compentence, bedside manner, and personality of the doctores are all very important to me, and all three doctors fill the bill.rnI'm sure the surgeons have their areas of negative value, but so far I can't say that I have had any unpleasant experiences with all of Team: Bariatics.rnrn1-11-07 rnBOTH MY SWEET, WONDERFUL SURGEONS ARE SUPER SUPPORTIVE, PATIENT WITH MY QUESTIONS AND ALWAYS CONCERNED WITH MY COMFORT DURING FILLS. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN BLESSED BY HAVING TWO SUCH WONDERFUL DOCTORS! NEGATIVITY DOESN'T EXIST HERE AS FAR AS MY OPINION IS CONCERNEDrn01-17-07rnWELL, A NEW YEAR HAS STARTED, (HALF OF JANUARY ALREADY GONE). I'VE HAD 7 FILLS SINCE SURGERY, 6-21-06. BOTH DR. MURPHY AND DR. GERIG HAVE DONE THEM. BOTH HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY SUPPORTIVE WHEN I HAVE VOICED CONCERN AS TO HOW MANY FILLS I HAVE HAD. BOTH ASSURED ME THAT I WOULD REACH THE \"SWEET SPOT\" BEFORE THE BAND WAS FILLED. BOTH URGED ME TO HAVE PATIENCE AND NOT GET DISCOURAGED BECAUSE THE SWEET SPOT HADN'T BEEN REACHED. I SEE DR. MURPHY 1-18-07 FOR A GENERAL CHECK ON MY BAND AND POSSIBLY A SMALL UNFILL. I'M NOT A BIT CONCERNED AS TO WHAT WILL BE DONE, AS BOTH DOCTORS HAVE ALWAYS ACCEPTED MY INPUT, (ASKING FOR THE INPUT) AND WE HAVE REACHED MUTUAL AGREEMENT ON WHAT PATH TO TAKE. I AGAIN, CANNOT EXPRESS THE GREAT WAY THE DOCS. TREAT ME. NOT ONLY AS A PATIENT BUT AS A PERSON. THANKS DOCS.!!!!rn "
