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Rhonda Wachsmuth
" My first impresion of Dr. Rhonda was great... she took plenty of time to talk to me and thoroughly explained all the surgery would entail. I was very impressed that she offered me many names of previous patients (with their permission) and their numbers, so that I could contact them . I contacted them all, and they were all highly suppotive of Dr. R. as well. Some of the patients told me to ask if she would be in town all during my hospital stay, because her associates were not as impressive as her. Some patients mentioned that the aftercare could be better, with more detailed nutritional information given to post-op patients... they suggested asking Dr. R. to write orders to be seen by a nutritionist while I'm in the hospital and that way I'd get all the info I needed to help with my post-op eating. There is no support group, but Dr.R. has no problem with her patients joining a structured aftercare program offered elsewhere in our area... this is what I'm planning on doing. This surgeon is very informative about the risks of surgery while at the same time being very reassuring. When I asked her how to get over my nerves, she said she'd be concerned if I wasn't nervous... that showed that I was an intelligent person with lots of knowlege about what I was undertaking. I've heard great things about both her surgical competence as well as her bedside manner. As far as her staff is concerned, they've been great. Dr. R.'s nurse , Susie, has been tremendously helpful at trying to schedule my surgery date in conjunction with my job as a teacher. My first date was June 14 and had to be rescheduled due to a miscommunication with a cardiologist and the anesthesiologist. Susie was right back in there trying to get a new date for me as soon as she could."
About Me
Charlotte, NC
Location
25.5
BMI
RNY
Surgery
11/15/2001
Surgery Date
Jul 16, 2001
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