"I went to a siminar about surgical weightloss provided by Dr. Gorospe in May 2006. My first intake office visit was on june 2nd 2006-there was a $400 fee due at this time. This fee is non-refundable and is to cover the cost of wirtting the letter of medical necessity and such for the insurance company as well as your initial visit with the doctor.rnMy visit was short. I was taken back to be weighed and a picture taken. The nurse/assistant took some information and all of the forms I had been sent in the mail with all of the medical information I had already filled out. Dr. Gorospe came in for a quick question and answer session.rnThe doctor is a short man with what seemed to me to be a serious but gentle nature. He answered all of my questions quickly and to the point. He explained the surgery requirements and assured me that I did qualify. He also explained how his program works and why it works. He does require 18 months of follow ups with each patient. He not only does the ruen y surgery but implants a \"ring\" of sorts to make sure the opening to your new stomach pouch doesnt get stretched out and let the patient return to there old ways of eating. This method seems to help each individual reach their goals without allowing their body to return to the previous stretched out form and again become obese.rnI was led to believe that Dr. Gorospe is a wonderful doctor with a great sense of humor and an awesome bedside manner. On this first visit I found him to be very straight forward and thorough with his explanation and requirements, but not overly friendly.rnI am hoping that my next visit will be a bit more relaxed. I was very nervous at the time of my first visit but am feeling more confident in my decision to have the surgery and in my choice of surgeon now.rnThere is another fee of $400 for Dr.Gorospe and $200 for Dr. Kirk due 1 month before my surgery date. If this money is not paid the surgery date will not be held. I was told if my insurance paid all cost this money would be refunded to me, at least the $400 for Dr. Gorospe. I am not sure about the \"deposite for Dr. Kirk. Dr. Kirk does have a much bettter bedside manner in my opinion than Dr. Gorospe. It is probably just the fact that we both like motorcycles so we have somting to talk about other than how good or bad I feel today.rnI was lead to believe that complications to WLS are rare. This is not true. I was also led to believe that I would be able to eat the foods I ate before surgery but shouldn't, this also is not true. There area total of 4 people that I know from the same work place and all of us have had some kind of complications.rnI am not convinced this surgery would have been the path I choose if I had to do it again. I have been hospitialized 1 time for 5 days.since my surgery. I was dehydrated & an endoscopy was done to \"stretch\" out the area where my esophogus connects to my \"pouch\". The vomiting continued while in the hospital and after my release. I was very disappointed in Dr. Gorospes office when each time I called to find out what can be done to stop the vomiting I was told \"go to the emergency room\". This was before and after my hospitilization.I have used all my fmla from work and cannot miss or even be late for 90 days or I will be terminated and then have no insurance. Dr. Kirk, he is Dr. Gorospes assistant did meet with me and perscribe some nausia meds for me but this did nothing for the vomiting. I feel like the surgery and after care are very expensive and the docotors staff are not as interested in your health after the surgery as they were before. Just my opinion. I have been told this type of complication doesn't happen very often. I also can no longer eat anything containg wheat, rye, barley, or oats. The information I have found on the internet says this problem can sometimes be caused when the small intestine is irritated such as after surgery. Dr. Kirk and my personal physician both believe it is only temporary and should go away within the next year. Dr. Gorospe said \"there is nothing in the documented medical journals that say this condition was caused by my surgery\". I wasn't implying any mistake on his part and feel he was giving me a line of crap. I dont care what any journal says, I did not have this problem before surgery but do have this problem now. Something caused it. I would think the removal and reattatchment of the small intestine would cause some irratation.rnI strongly advise anyone interested in having WLS to make sure you and your personal physician have gone over what you cannot do after this type of surgery. Dr. Kyra Vineyard has been a god send to me. She has been my doctor for 5 years and has helped me before and after surgery. She does labs and then faxes info to the other doctors so I do not have to have them redone. She works with all my doctors this way and is very proactive in my health and recovery plan.rnDr. Gorospe saw me for my 3 month check up and refered me to another friend of his for another endoscopy. Dr. Ajmur has been working with Dr. Gorospy for almost 30 years and has done many endoscopies for patients refered to him. He was didn't seem overly concerned but wanted to do the endoscopy on the next business day. He also said sometimes the endoscopy along with the stretching I mentioned before will have to be done 2 or 3 times to offer permanant relief. This will be my 2nd. Dr. Gorospes' office did not setup this appointment, I was given a business card and had to make the call to setup a consult then the endoscopy.rn"
"She is awesome!She has worked with myself and my family for years and has always helped in anyway she could. She is just as good with babies as she is with teenagers and adults. I feel she has always gone above and beyond what you expect from a family docter to get information, provide treatment and make referals as is necessary."
