"Most nurses are wonderful, there are the few that are not, but they are to be found everywhere. I had a difficult stay and they were all supportive and helpful."
"The program is fairly comprehensive at Sts. Memorial Med Center, Lowell. There is an instructional meeting followed by several appointments for tests and there are support groups offered on the first and third Tuesdays, from 6pm to 7pm. Altho the groups are still new and have way too many people there, the contact with others both pre-op and post-op has been wonderful.
Dr. Jiser is professional and abrupt, but will take the time to answer questions as needed. His staff is wonderful at the clinic. Christine is the coordinator and she is always willing to listen and explain and be pleasant, despite the pressures as the number of people she is helping is increasing.
I have found that I have to be very involved in this process. I went as soon as possible to schedule all my appointments.I am gathering info to submit my own letter to the insurance company along with the clinic's packet of stuff. I've also chased down all my own medical records for Christine and am not sure this would have happened otherwise.
Although Dr. Jiser is fairly new at gastric bypass, I've chatted with nurses at the hospital who are very lavish in their praise of his work. They say he is one of the best lap surgeons in the area and has been doing other types of stomach surgeries laproscopically for many years."
