"The Staff was great!!!
My biggest complaint was the old TV remote control. The TV button was too close to the nurse call button. I couldn't appologize enough for ringing the nurse when all I wanted to do was change the TV channel.
The nurses were taking care of a lot of people, so I also made sure that I called the nurse way ahead of when I needed to use the bathroom. This gave the nurse time to come in and get me out of my pressure boots. And also time for me to hobble to the bathroom. No accidents here.. :-)
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"9/23/04 -
Between this site and seeing another WLS surgeon, I think I have a pretty good understanding of the procedure, so I really didn't ask the doctor a lot of questions.
I chose Dr. Abkin on his statistics. But the fact that doctors in the area also recommended him didn't hurt either. He did come across as a competent professional. His statistics backed that up.
I thought he was approachable about anything... But I was also a bit exhausted from the 3 hour drive to get there. He is near my sisters where I will be recovering.
I haven't found him to have any negatives yet. Hopefully I won't either."
