"Dr. Papasavas has been a plesure to work with so far. He has taken ample time to discuss any questions I have. The office staff is friendly and attentive so far. I'll be having much more interaction with both the Dr. and his staff as we move through pre-op and on to surgery and I'll be sure to update with that information as it happens.rnrn3/4/09 Pre-op Appointment. Everything went well and as expected. I have a surgery date scheduled for 4/7/09. I have one final pre-op physical to complete with my PCP. Not anticipating any issues there. Went over all pre-op and immediate post op instructions. Nothing out of the ordinary - standard of care for the RNY procedure. I've lost 5lbs since the last visit. Doing liquid pre-op diet for 5 days. Bowel prep will be required. Dr. confirmed that I will have a drain which will be removed before I go home. We discussed the possibilty of having to convert to open vs. lap if there were adhesions or other issues related to my hysterectomy in 2006. He was confident that shouldn't be an issue but if it was I could opt for a gastric sleeve via lap instead. I honestly hadn't even considered it so we agreed that I would do my research and let him know on surgery day if that was going to be plan b or not. I've done my research and will opt to have the RNY via open surgery if that's how it had to be done. "
