"I met with Dr. Appel on my initial consult. He
seems to be very knowledgable about the surgery.
I was very impressed with him. He's very to
the point, doesn't beat around the bush about
anything. His office staff is VERY busy. It
is very hard to speak to anyone on the phone.
But they are usually real good about returning
your phone call. I'm now trying to decide what
to do about my insurance. Before they totally
approve me, they want me to have all the
prelim. testing done, and of course, payment
will be out of pocket for all of those.
Hummm...so here I sit, not knowing what to do.
November 18, 2002 - I finally met with Dr. Appel on a one on one basis. He seems
very knowledgable about this surgery. I am very comfortable with him and I have a
lot of faith in him as my surgeon. He does care about his patients very much, so that
is why he stresses that you follow the program very closely. He made it very clear
that there could be very serious risks involved in the surgery. After he reviewed
everything with us, he then gave us a test. He then went over each answer again
that anyone missed. He wants to make sure you totally understand everything.
I give Dr. Appel a 10 in my book. "
