Sandra B.
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Medical Center East
"The thing that really bothered me about the hospital was the noise that occurred during the 3 days I spent in SICU. The noise came from the staff hollering to talk to one another, laughing loudly, and in general making a lot of unnecessary racket. There were patients (me) trying to sleep! All this was in the middle of the night. Once on the bariatric floor, things were much more peaceful, the nurses and aides were great. My husband could stay with me. The hospital even provided a cot for him."

Cheryl Millsaps
"Dr Millsaps took her time with me and was very patient."

Les Miles

"I first met Dr Miles at the required seminar in Feb 2003. My first impression was very good. He cracked jokes during his presentation and tried to put everyone at ease. He was, of course, very knowledgable about the surgery and pulled no punches about communicating that this is MAJOR abdominal surgery and that it is a tool that if used according to instructions will mean a permanent weight loss and change of lifelong habits. I decided that night that I wanted him to be my surgeon, mostly because he has perfomed several hundred of these surgeries. On May 22, 2003, I finally had my office appointment with Dr Miles. My opinion of him did not change. He reiterated some of the seminar points and got down to me specifically. We discussed my situation. I am handicapped because of polio when I was 4 years old and I have severe sleep apnea, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and hear disease. Even with all my additional problems, he is willing to take me on. His office staff is very helpful. They do all the forms for insurance and getting my PCP letters and records. Aftercare is an integral part of the program that Medical Center East has set up. There is a support group and you are encouraged to attend it both before and after surgery. I would recommend Medical Center East's program and Dr's Miles and Schmidt to anyone who is considering bariatric surgery. I have a friend who had the surgery a year ago who has done very well (she has lost over 100 pounds in 9 months) but she did not have as much pre-surgery support and post-surgery support as I will have had. Surgical competence is much more important than bedside manner but it is certainly best if you can have both. I think Dr Miles has both. This is my opinion and I hope it doesn't change when I actually have the surgery. "

Robert Frederickson
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About Me
Montevallo, AL
Location
27.4
BMI
RNY
Surgery
08/19/2003
Surgery Date
Feb 16, 2002
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