"One night while watching television. A commercial came on that seemed like it was talking directly tome. The commercial was for Dr. John Alexander's bariatric center. Dr. Alexander didn't make me feel embarrassed that I had gained back a good portion of the weight I lost. He made me feel comfortable and assured me he would help get me back on track."
"I FIRST HEARD ABOUT DR.R ABOUT 3MONTHS AGO FROM A NEWS REPORT ON CHANNEL 8 NEWS. THE STORY WAS TALKING ABOUT HIS NEW WAY OF WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY (HAND ASSISTED LAPROSCOPIC SURGERY AKA HALS). DURING THIS STORY THEY TALKED ABOUT HOW DR RODRIGUEZ DOES HAND ASSISTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING GOES WELL. AFTER VIEWING THAT SPECIAL, I LOOKED DR R. UP IN THE DIRECTORY ( I WORK FOR VERIZON SO THAT WAS NOT REAL HARD TO FIND) I CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE AND HIS NURSE JUDY CALLED ME BACK AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS. SHE CALLED AND GAVE ME THE SCOOP ON DR R. AND HIS SURGERY AND GAVE ME INFORMATION ON THEIR BATRIATIC CLINIC. SHE TOLD ME HOW DR. R HAD JUST MOVED TO DALLAS FROM PALESTINE. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, I DIDNOT SCHEDULE AN APPT WITH JUDY THAT DAY, I MADE THE MISTAKE OF SCHEDULING AN APPT WITH A DIFFERENT SURGEON (DR. STEPHEN HAMM). DURING MY VISIT WITH DR. HAMM, HE MADE ME FEEL AS THOUGH THE LAPBAND WAS MY ONLY CHOICE OF SURGERY, HE FLAT OUT SAID HE WOULD NOT PERFORM GASTRIC BYPASS AND IF THATS WHAT I WANTED I NEEDED TO FIND A DIFFERENT SURGEON. I AGREED TO THE LAPBAND 01/14/04. AT THAT TIME I DIDNT KNOW ABOUT THIS SITE, AFTER SURFING THIS SITE AND DOING MY RESEARCH ON BYPASS, I DECIDED THE HALS IS WHAT WILL WORK BEST FOR ME. DR. RODRIGUEZ HOSTED A FREE SEMINAR 01/31/04 AT METHODIST HOSPITAL, I ATTENDED THAT SEMINAR AND GOT TO PERSONALLY MEET DR. RODRIGUEZ, HE IS VERY FRIENDLY (AND HANDSOME TOO). I TOLD HIM HOW I HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH JUDY, BUT HAD POSTPONED MAKING A DECISION BUT I WAS SURE I WAS READY NOW, HE THANKED ME FOR COMING AND ANSWERED THE FEW QUESTIONS I HAD. ON MONDAY 020204, I CALLED JUDY AND SCHEDULED MY INITIAL CONSULT FOR 02/11/04. SO LETS CROSS OUR FINGERS THAT EVERYTHING GOES WELL. I STILL HAVENT HEARD ANYTHING FROM MY VISIT WITH DR. HAMM ON 01/14/04. I HOPE THIS DOESNT HINDER ME GETTING AN APPROVAL."
