"My first impression of Dr. Manigat was confusing. He was hard to understand as he had a thick accent. The wait in his reception area was incredibly long but when I got to know Dr. Manigat and understand him, the wait was well worth it. The staff were pleasant and accomadating, except for one assistant who was a little inexperienced, it seemed, in directing patients and doctor back into the exam room. She seemed a little slow to answer questions and not very knowlegeable. If you're wondering about the long term affects of the surgery, it's been almost 5 years now and I have maintained almost 130 pound weight loss. At one point, I had gotten down to 98 lbs. from 240 lbs. and that was too skinny for me. Imagine that, me saying I was too skinny. At the 3 year mark, I gained about 15 pounds which I read was a normal percentage of weight lost. Since that time, I have lost 17 pounds and am now down to 107 lbs. which is a good weight for me. So, all in all, Dr. Manigat did his job well. His aftercare was a year of nutrition visit, office visit followups, etc. The only thing that happened to me as a result of the surgery was that I got a wound infection at the original site of the laparoscope. Dr. Manigat drained it, packed it, and in a week, it was healed up.
Dr. Manigat's aftercare was very structured but I had a hard time keeping the nutritionist's appointments. I did see him in follow up when I was scheduled. He addressed the risks of surgery in his office before giving me a surgery date. He had me sign a paper stating that if he could not get in with the laparscope then he would have to do an incision in the middle of my stomach. I was so against this, but Dr. Manigat said he could not do the surgery if I didn't sign this paper. So, I signed it and said a prayer. Fortunately, he was able to do it laparascopically. I would rate Dr. Manigat as excellent in surgical competence and bedside manner. "
About Me
Sicklerville, NJ
Location
19.6
BMI
Jul 23, 2005
Member Since
Before & After rollover to see after photo
Kathy now two years later with my grandchildren ----actually playing
102 poundslbs
Kathy at Labor Day party. Lost another 10 pounds since then.
