NewJoolz
Send Message
Block
Add Friend

Dennis Hong
"I met with Dr. Kosta on 9/16/03. He seems to be a caring surgeon, but he's a little brusk and wanted to do most of the talking. I found it interesting that he asked me questions that he knew the answers to in order to gauge how honest I was and how well I knew myself. I really liked his nurse, Christopher. He was pleasant and kind and funny. A nice complement to Dr. Kosta. He explained the surgery pretty well, although I knew almost all the things he went over. We talked about the chances of bleeding and alternatives to blood transfusions if needed (JW). We didn't get too deeply into the aftercare, because I will need to make another appointment with him closer to when I schedule surgery. I won't be able to schedule surgery until Jan. 04, so we'll talk more later. I have Dr. Moiel now. He is the chief of surgery at Kaiser Sunnyside in Portland, OR. He started the bariatric surgery program. I've seen him 5 or 6 times and each time he has been friendly but very adamant that he wants his patients to have the best chance for success and so he is very particular about who he operates on. I've struggled for 8 months to get through the hoops to finally get a date again. It's 8/30/04. I hope everything goes smoothly and well. I'm nervous. Now I'm going to the Oregon Obesity Institute and have Dr. Dennis Hong. I like him. He seems very personable and interested in helping people be successful at weight loss surgery. I'm grateful for the education I have received from Kaiser, but their program could use some sensitivity training."

Derrick Custino
"Dr. Custino is very caring and tries very hard. Kaiser in general has a tendency to "label" their patients. You can tell they see a big, blinking light that says DIABETIC when they talk to you. Overall I think the level of care is comprehensive and errs on the side of caution."
About Me
Beaverton, OR
Location
37.6
BMI
RNY
Surgery
04/29/2005
Surgery Date
Aug 18, 2002
Member Since
×