Ronda V.
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Presbyterian Hospital
"My care in ICU was excellent. However once I was in a "step-down" unit I was ignored and was very upset by the lack of care given to me there. When I was finally in a regular room, my care improved. My answer to the first question about being equipped to handle overweight patients got a poor response because I had to ask for a larger size gown, which was not readily available. Also when I was going to have an x-ray I was not offered a larger size wheel chair. They made me squeeze into a regular size one and it was a tight and very uncomfortable and also very embarrassing."

Michael Melkonian
"7/11/02 I met with Dr. Melkonian today for my initial consultation. My husband and my parents went with me. At first I met alone with the doctor briefly to discuss my past medical history and then we all went into a conference room together. He described the procedure and all the pros and cons. I knew quite a bit of the info already since this was my 2nd consultation with a WLS physician and because I have been researching this for over 2 months. I had met with a doctor in Hickory last month, but for some reason felt I needed seek more than one doctor out before I made a final decision. The first doctor was more personable and "warm and fuzzy" than Dr. Melkonian, but after our meeting today I feel it is compentence and feeling secure with my decision that is the most important thing to me. Dr. Melkonian's experience and qualifications are excellent and I feel that being in Charlotte at Presby will make me feel more secure because I am more familiar and it is closer to my home. He does require that you meet with a pyschiatrist/psycologist, which I have done. I called the office ahead of time to find out who he recommends and had that done so I could procede with this as quickly as possible. I am scheduled to meet with a dietician Dr. Melkonian works with in August. I asked him after I meet all the requirements how soon were we looking at. He said that he only does about 2 of these procedures a week so we were looking at the end of September or into October before we could get to the actual surgery. That gives me plenty of time to mentally prepare. I have already started "practicing" with Carnation Instant Breakfast to see how I will do on the 2 week fast he requires prior to surgery. The good news is that it tastes really good....the bad news is that I do get hungry, but I have only been drinking 4 and I found out today you can actually drink 6 per day. I feel very confident with Dr. Melkonian and am looking forward to having my surgery before the end of the year. "
About Me
Huntersville, NC
Location
47.8
BMI
RNY
Surgery
10/29/2002
Surgery Date
Apr 05, 2002
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