Nicolas V. Christou

"From our very first e-mail communication I have had nothing but positive interactions with Dr. Christou. When I was just doing my research I sent him an e-mail with some general questions. He answered me right away and was very patient and friendly. I have also had a chance to observe him interacting with some of his other patients at his office and he treats everyone with such warmth and kindness. I can only say the same thing about all of the other staff. I was treated like family by everyone.rnUnfortunately, after the surgery things changed a great deal. Both my GP and myself are having great difficulty to reach anyone from Dr. Christou's staff. My doctor tried to contact the nurse clinician to ask some questions, they were never fully answered. I have also had great difficulty getting through to the staff, or getting any of my questions answered. I cannot help, but begin to feel that once they were paid, I seized to be of any importance whatsoever and am left to deal with my recovery without any further help form my own surgeon. but of course, as I was prompted to state by the legal department, this is only my own personal opinion, based on my own, personal experience and other person's experiences may differ. (Even though I am aware of other patients of Dr. Christou mentioning similar things.)"

Centre Metropolitain

"The beds are old and very uncomfortable, especially for someone overweight. The pillows were less then an inch thick and hard. My back and neck were aching and I had a migraine by the time I left. Even though the hospital accepts patients from all over Canada and the US, being in Montreal, some of the nurses do not speak english. A couple of them would not even speak to me, because I did not speak French and one of them was rude to my mother who was visiting me and shouted at her, because she did not understand French. The hospital rooms are carpeted. This not only is very unsanitary, but, as one of the other patients pointed out, could cause a spark and cause one of the huge oxygen tanks in the rooms to explode. Finally, half way through my stay they gave my room to another patient and moved me into a room with a man. Him and I are friends and have met before, so it was not a personal thing, but there was very little privacy, being in a hospital gown only separated by a thin sheet of fabric. Considering this was a private Hospital, I was very disappointed."
About Me
Queens, NY
Location
29.3
BMI
RNY
Surgery
04/10/2007
Surgery Date
Mar 04, 2007
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