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Eric Smith
"Dr. Smith is a really nice guy. My first impressions of him were great. @ the seminar he seemed almost passionate about WLS in general, and he was very kind and attentive to anyone who had questions. I have to be honest here and say that the other surgeon that was presenting w/him seemed bored and was very short w/people's questions. He acted like most of the questions were stupid as opposed to Dr. Smith who answered every question to the best of his ability, and he didn't cut people off either. Another thing that impressed me about Dr. Smith was that after the seminar was over, I stayed for @ least 30 minutes talking to an old friend. I noticed that almost that whole time Dr. Smith was talking to the same man, giving him his undivided attention. That said alot to me. I want my surgeon to be a GREAT surgeon but @ the same time I want him to listen to EVERYTHING that I have to say. In the office Dr. Smith was great also. I've never had alot of questions or concerns but I know he would take the time needed to adress them all if I did. He also did a pre-op Endoscopy on me. I've had one in the past that left me w/a sore throat for awhile but after having this procedure w/Dr. Smith I couldn't even tell that he had done anything involving my throat. He had a great bedside manor during this procedure also. I have not had the surgery yet, I am scheduled for Jan. 30, 2008, and I will let everyone know how it went but as of right now, I feel very confident in Dr. Smith, and I'm extremely glad he's doing my surgery:) rnUPDATE: I am now a close to 4 and half months out from surgery, and I have to say that my opinion of Dr. Smith has only gotten better, if that's possible. My surgery went GREAT, and I still have had no complications whatsoever. Dr. Smith's aftercare program, and the Surgical Weight Loss Team @ KDMC have been absolutely wonderful. I feel that one of the biggest reasons that I have had no complications is because of Dr. Smith's competance as a surgeon, and the very involved preparation that the Sugical Weight Loss Team put me through before surgery. I give my thanks to Dr. Smith and the Surgical Weight Loss Team (especially Rayetta Parker, R.N.) for helping me to get my life back!!! "

King's Daughters Medical Center (COE)
"The only thing that I would like to see improve about this hospital would be the response time after hitting the nurse call button. I personally think that this is due to being slightly understaffed."
About Me
Portsmouth, OH
Location
23.9
BMI
RNY
Surgery
01/30/2008
Surgery Date
Jun 27, 2003
Member Since
Friends 23
Latest Blog 15
10 MONTHS OUT, DOWN 125 LBS. SINCE SURG., 146 LBS. TOTAL!!!
8 MONTHS OUT, DOWN 111 LBS. SINCE SURG., 132 LBS. TOTAL
7 MONTHS OUT, DOWN 102 LBS. SINCE SURG., 123 LBS. TOTAL
6 MONTHS OUT, DOWN 91 LBS. SINCE SURG., 112 TOTAL
5 Months Out, Down 84 lbs. since surg., 105 lb. total!!!!
4 MONTHS OUT, 229 LBS., DOWN 69 LBS. SINCE SURG., 90 LBS. SINCE
3 MONTHS OUT, DOWN 57 LBS. SINCE SURGERY, 78 LBS. SINCE NOVEMBE
5 WEEKS OUT FROM SURGERY, DOWN 32 LBS. SINCE SURG., 53 TOTAL!!!
10 days out from surgery--14 lbs. down since surgery, 34 total
5 days out from surgery, down 10 lbs. since surgery day, 30 lbs
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