"I recently met with Dr. Smolik. He seemed very knowledgable with the procedure and told me what he expected of me as a patient. He seems to have a system for a successful weight loss program and wants me to follow it to a tee.
His staff is very helpful and polite, they make sure everything is going smoothly with the insurance and with the nutritional sides of the program and were very helpful in answering any qustions I had.
We really didn't touch on aftercare at this session but I do know that they have a two year post op program that they want you to follow including support meetings and staff appointments. They don't cut you up and then leave you on your own.
Dr. Smolik was sure that I realized the risks of the operation and that complications could occure if I didn't follow the procedures concerning water intake, exercising, Protein intake and eating only 3 meals a day with no snacking. and that a weight loss of 15 to 20 pounds before surgery makes it go a lot smoother.
I think overall I feel quite comfortable in putting myself in Dr. Smoliks hands along with his staffs. He gave reassurances that with a two person surgery team the surgery will go as smoothly as humanly possible and the program he follows afterwards is quite successful.
Lately I've heard people say that giving 110% isn't all that good because you overperform and cause mistakes. Dr. Smolik used the 110% reference for my commitment to the program and all I ask is that he gives 100% and does not overperform on my surgery."
