Valerie K.
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Harper Bariatric Medicine Institute at the Detroit Medical Center
"Prior to my sleeve gastrectomy I suffered from high blood pressure, sleep apnea, asthma, and high cholesterol. I was taking numerous medications prior to weight loss surgery and now I am off all medications and taking my multi-vitamins and calcium supplements. I feel amazing, I am now able to go to the gym daily and run on the treadmill. After 22 months post-op, I continue to get the same help and support from my family and Dr. Hendrick's team as I did pre-operatively. I am now enjoying my life, this is the best decision I have ever made. "

Steven Hendrick
"I can not thank Dr. Hendrick enough for telling me about the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. He told me I will do great with it. He is right I enjoy loosing weight and exercise now. I thank god ever day for giving my surgeon the gift to help others live longer. He is a very caring doctor and he will also tell you if your doing good or bad and he will not take any excuse from you if your not doing right. As he tells me he will check you and he sure does. He gives you the tool and tells you he expects you to do right by it. He has a great after care program. I like having him on my side of this obeasity fight. The office staff is great. They are so nice and help so much with any kind of question you have. I like going to the support group meetings everyone there helps each other out so much. If you need questions answered by people that know what your going threw than the group is the place to be. On February 28 Dr Hendrick took out my gallbladder things went fine. But 2 weeks after he did this i had a sharp pain in my side. I Called his office to ask if this was normal and they told me they will have him call me back which he did. He told me to go to Er so i did. I told the Er doctor what was going on with me and he said well we call your doctor when we find out something that is how it works he told me. I was sent for an ultra sound than a hida scan. i was in the hida scan and look over there was Dr Hendrick check on me. He came over to me and had to check my area i was hurting in. Than told me things look fine to come to see him next week. The tech in the scan room said wow a doctor that cares enough to make sure his patient was OK is very rare than I went back to the ER the doctor was there with a nurse and Dr Hendrick walked around the corner to see me again. He told me he checked on my blood work and all other testing and things were great. The ER doctor was so shocked to see him there. The Er doctor said well you come with your own doctor you do not need us lol. I told him that is what makes a good doctor great. I felt so at ease in the ER room once Dr Hendrick told me i was fine and he was checking in on me. I now know what an awesome doctor he is. For a doctor to do this is amazing to me. I had no idea he would come to the hospital and make sure i was OK. What other doctor does this?. I was told by that ER doctor most doctors just call and see what is wrong with there patient but he said I guess your doctor cares more than others. I told him yes I guess he does and i am very happy he does. Thank you Dr. Hendrick words can not thank you enough. "

Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Bariatrics
"It is clean. Staff is very nice. Staff is quick when I needed them."
About Me
Dearborn, MI
Location
27.1
BMI
VSG
Surgery
07/19/2010
Surgery Date
Jun 14, 2010
Member Since
Before & After
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290lbs
I am so happy with my VSG it has changed my life so much
172lbs
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