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F. Edward Tenewitz
"I first meeting with Dr. Tenewitz was during his group support meeting approx. 2 weeks prior to my consult with him. He was very friendly and direct. He has been a surgeon for 18 years and has been interested in WLS since his residency. He does the open RNY Gastric Bypass. During his support group meeting, btw he had just started this group and this was the second meeting, he stated that he was unaware of the severity of the depression that some patients report post operatively. He does recommend that his patients see a therapist to help them deal with the emotional aspect of this surgery. A psychiatrist was present at this meeting and would be available to assist patients if needed. A nutrionist is also part of his team. He stresses aftercare and he has two rules No calories or sugar in liquids and liquids only for the first month. Dr. T was very straight forward about the surgery, he said that there can always be complications and if there was a leak it could mean reoperation and a possibly long time in the hospital or death. He stressed that this surgery is for people who have tried everything else. Surgery is the last resort. I can't say that there is anything about him I didn't like. The one negative thing that I must say is that his office staff were somewhat inefficent and did not follow up on my referral they only had it as pending. Had I not known for a fact that my visit was pre approved, the doctor would not have seen me. This is a very costly operation and Doctors can't take the chance they won't be reimbursed. So do your homework! BE PREPARED...LEAVE NOTHING TO CHANCE. I even had the Nurse Reviewers Name and phone number with me in case of a problem. I should have checked to see that they had the approval for the visit at Dr. T's office...I had checked with Humana and they assured me it was approved. So with even the best pre planning there can still be bumps in the road. My surgery went well I would recommend Dr. Tenewitz to anyone as a surgeon he is very skilled. His office staff need to make some improvements. He is very straightford and emphasis aftercare and a strict clear liquid diet for 6 weeks after surgery. "
About Me
Sanford, FL
Location
27.5
BMI
RNY
Surgery
12/18/2000
Surgery Date
Dec 01, 1999
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