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Donald Waldrep
"8/8/02 just signed up for this, so here's the background that I have experienced thus far... Dr. Waldrep is the surgeon that I have chosen. I followed the path and suggestions of Dr. Waldrep's Office, Dr. Hopkins, the nutritionist, the phychologist, and my primary care physician. I am on my way. I was able to meet with Dr. Waldrep and Dr. Suh on July 12 for a seminar/workshop on the weight loss surgery. I spent the morning, along with my husband, learning about the doctors, staff, the surgery and its risks and benefits. LEARNING LOTS. I had been researching the surgery for about a year and a half. They do everything that they can to make sure that you are very well informed. They took my weight, took my picture, and sent me on my way into the classroom-style room. We watched a video and then Dr. Waldrep went through a very thorough explanation of the procedure. Dr. Suh then explained the after-care process. I enjoyed the seminar and suggest it for anyone else interested in the surgery. VERY INFORMATIVE. Robin, from Dr. Waldrep's office, had been sick when Dr. Hopkins had given me his okay to have the surgery. I called and left a message for Robin so that I could schedule my surgery date, but I didn't get a call back. I was losing faith. You see, I had gone to see another doctor and surgeon, but their office didn't return my phone calls. I stopped calling and figured that it was just not meant to be. So, I was afraid that this might be the same situation. HOWEVER, it was just not the case with Robin. I got a phone call from her at 6:00 at night a couple of days after my last phone call while I was at home. She apologized emphatically and explained that she had been very very ill, in the hospital, and unable to get back to me. The time of day said it all. She was working many extra hours to make sure that she got back to people as quickly as possible in order to schedule their surgeries. She called to let me know that I was going to need a cardiac clearance and EKG. I asked about scheduling a surgery date, and she said that she was going to wait until she got those two things before scheduling. I said PLEEEEEAAAASE!!! I promised to make sure that they were faxed the following morning. She went ahead and gave me a tentative date of September 9, 2002. I was soooo excited. It was set and I was ready to go on the first available date. I thanked her several times and we hung up. I hadn't even checked my calendar. After hanging up, I did check my calendar and found a big conflict with another event that I had to attend. I called back and got the answering service (what else could I expect at about 6:15 at night?). I told the service that I had just gotten off of the phone with Robin and thought she was still in the office. Sure enough, they rang into the office and I was able to fill her in. She gave me the very next available date of SEPTEMBER 12, 2002. Now that it's going to happen, now that I have a date, I'm extremely excited. I will finally have all of the tools I believe that I will need in order to find the thin me waiting to come out. The rest of the staff at Dr. Waldrep's Office that I have encountered so far have been great. Michelle, the receptionist, is very nice and does what she says she will do. I haven't had any occasions where I have been mislead. I'll fill you in more as time goes by."
About Me
Stockton, Ca
Location
47.6
BMI
RNY
Surgery
11/14/2002
Surgery Date
Aug 08, 2002
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