"I first met Dr. Meilahn at my friends after care appointment. Even though I was there for her He addressed me as well. He seemed very kind and caring. When I went to see him for myself I realized my first thoughts of him were right. Going through this has been truly hard. It was not easy to decide to have a life changing and even dangerous surgery. Dr. Meilahn and his staff made it a little bit easier. It took years for me to even decide to have gastric bypass. After making the decision I was very lucky, my insurance approved Temple hospital. I had to put out $600 dollars for pre testing that the insurance would not pay for, but I have to say it was worth it. It was recommended for me to go to another place that was closer but I spoke with several people who had gone to both places. Dr. Meilahn was my number one choice. They have a support group, pre and post op. They do a lot of testing before surgery to make sure there will be little or no complications. All questions I asked were answered honestly. Aftercare is stressed due to helping YOU the patient out. Its very important to know that if you are going for this surgery that aftercare is for YOUR benefit not the Dr's. I found Dr. Meilahn to be absolutely the best in surgical competence as well as bedside manner. He and Laurie are so great. You can , and it is stressed to do so, call after surgery with ANY questions. They do not mess around if you have questions about anything they will answer you. They actually will call you back to help you. Each and everyone of their patients are very important to them. I would rate Dr. Meilahn with a 15 out of a 10. I am just so impressed with every aspect of my experience dealing with Dr. Meilahn and his awesome staff. I truly love them all for everything they have done for me and helping me through my new transition in life. I just read the paragraph under this spot and have to say that if reading this you find anything I have typed here to be suspect, I am sorry. This was not an easy thing to decide and go through with, but it was all made easier due to Dr. meilahn and his staff."
