"1. Haven't had a personal session with him yet. I am scheduled to see him for Pre-op on 2-23-05.
2. N/A
3. Everyone that I have met from the consultation until present have been nothing but curtious, helpful, and kind.
4. N/A
5. N/A
6. The staff has strongly emphasized aftercare.
7. Yes.
8. Very thoroughly.
9. The only contact that I have had with Dr. Feeman to this point in time was the day of my consultation. He came in an addressed the whole group that was with me and from what I could assess from that meeting he seems to be a very caring and thorough doctor.
10. Both are great, but in chosing one or the other I would have to say that surgical competence is the one thing I look for most in a doctor/and or/ surgeon. He can have the bedside manner of a minister, but if he is not competent, and his credentials are somewhat gray, I don't or won't have much trust in him. This is my life, my body, and my future we're talking about here. I don't put that into the hands of someone to whom I haven't done my homework about, and believe me, I have done plenty of homework."