"Currently I am considering Dr. Armando Castro. He is a partner of Dr. Ferzli out of Staten Island. I have heard many good things about their practice and so far everything seems to be true. He is very thorough with the tests needed and he takes his time to answer all questions. He is the Second surgeon that I am considering and so far he seems like a go!!!rnUPDATE: AUG 12,2007rnrnWith my RNY surgery over and done with, I cant say that I could have made a better choice than Dr. Castro. I only had to take pain meds for the first day after surgery!!! I had more pain with my tonsillectomy! He is very personable and you need that when you are afraid of a life altering procedure. He even showed a sense of humor and I dont know too many Doctors who let that side of them show. Im grateful to have met Dr. Castro and Staff and I look forward to working with them on my continued weight loss journey..."
"One year ago this month I informed Dr. Johnson that I was interested in having bariatric surgery. He never said that he wasnt supportive, basically he just let me do what I wanted to do. I made all the inquiries, I researched the surgeons, and I took all the tests. Not once did this doctor tell me " why dont you try to lose weight another way? Let me put you on a diet or send you to a nutritionist to see if they can help. It turns out, that if he had done this, then I would not have to write this critical review. Because I have had no "documented" medically supervised diet for 6 months, my surgery has been denied. I will change doctors, and go once again on another diet, this time with the doctors consent and supervision. Hopefully I will lose some weight. If not, then I will try again to get approved for my surgery"
"I was previously seeing a therapist for family issues and I mentioned that I wanted WLS. Ms Ford, the therapist was supportive but she didnt really know enough about WLS to give me a good recommendation. I then went online searching. I found Dr. Sandra Negron. I saw that she had good reviews and she was in my insurance plan. Upon meeting her I was skeptical; she is very pretty and I didnt think she would be sympathetic to the cause. However, she explained that she used to be overweight and can also relate to my struggles. She also said that she didnt think I would be so "small". Big ego booster. Anyway, we scheduled two visits and basically got everthing covered: issues with myself being fat, issues dealing with other people because I'm fat, my support system at home, etc. I think I will continue to see her through my WLS because I know I'm going to need someone with an unbiased opinion to talk to as I go through my struggle. I recommend her to any one considering a really good therapist whether its for WLS or not "
