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Fernando Otero
"Dr. Otero is a great man and doctor. When I first went to Mt. Diablo Surgical Weight Loss Center I saw Dr Christine Chu. She told me I was not a candidate for gastric bypass surgery because of all the medication I take for my bipolar disorder. She told me I would have trouble absorbing my medication after the surgery. I was crushed and felt like no one was going to help me. A few months after being rejected I emailed Anne Timberlake over at Mt. Diablo and told her my psychiatrist said we could always change my medication if it was an absorption issue. She told me she was going to discuss my case with the head surgeon and get back to me. Thank god the surgeon did not agree with Dr. Chu. I was then given an appointment with Dr. Otero. He approved me as a candidate and 5 weeks later I had my surgery. I still have a distaste for Dr. Chu in my mouth and probable always will. Because of her I had to waite another year and a half for my surgery. I could be thin now if I had gotten the surgery when I first went to Mt. Diablo. The staff at Mt. Diablo have been great! They quickly respond to all of my emails and seem to really care about the patients. They do have a support group for after care that meets once a month. I don't attend because it is so far away from where I live. The only thing I have a complaint about is you are kinda on your own with what you can eat and pretty much have to find out if you can eat it by eating it. Their stage III diet only consisted of about 25 foods and I was not told there was other stuff I could be trying. I was never told how long to stay on the stage III diet. Before I had the surgery I thought that was it forever. Dr Otero's competence and his bedside mannor are wonderful. He really wants to help his patients."
About Me
San Rafael, CA
Location
27.0
BMI
RNY
Surgery
04/06/2004
Surgery Date
Jul 08, 2003
Member Since
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