"THE NURSES TOOK FOREVER TO GET ME HOOKED BACK UP TO MY IV WHEN I HAD TO COME BACK IN TO THE HOSPITAL. I WAITED FOR AN HOUR!!! WHEN SHE FINALLY GOT ME HOOKED UP I TOOK A SHOWER AND ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR LATER MY HAND WAS TWICE THE SIZE IT WAS BEFORE!! THEY HAD TO TAKE THE IV OUT AND PUT IT IN THE OTHER HAND, ANOTHER HALF HOUR WAIT! THEN I FINALLY GOT TO REST, AFTER THROWING UP FOR THE PREVIOUS TWO DAYS STRAIGHT ALL THE TIME TELLING MY DOCTOR I NEED TO GO BACK TO THE HOSPITAL. IT WAS HORRIBLE!!!! FOR PAIN THEY GAVE ME SHOTS OF DEMORALL? AND ATAIVAN IN MY BEHIND AND I HAD TO ASK FOR THEM!!!!! NEVER AGAIN!!!!!"
"I have only seen him once and he was very nice. He told me that if my insurance does not approve the surgery that it is against the law. I found him to be very reasuring and kind. I will update as I have more contact with him.
11-08-2001 Dr. Tayiem has been very understanding about my anxiety about the surgery. When he has news (such as my approval for surgery) he calls me in person. I thought this was great! He has informed me of the risks and was very serious about them. He will not perform RNY Lap only open, but he is looking into providing lap for the adjustable bands for future patients. He is a very busy surgeon overall I rate him a 9 on a scale of 1-10. Only because he is foregin (nothing wrong with that) and a little hard to understand what he is saying sometimes."
