"I gave the hospital Average because the first night I was in IMC (Immediate Care Unit) which was supposed to be a step down from ICU (because I have sleep apnea I couldn't go to a regular room). The staff, accomodations, responsiveness, etc. was TERRIBLE. On Thursday afternoon, I was moved to a regular room on 3 East and the staff, accomdations, responsiveness, etc. was GREAT. I'm just glad I had someone with me the night in the "special" unit.I feel for the people there who really needed medicine when they called and didn't have anyone to hound a nurse to get it to them. The other thing I had a problem with is that even though it is known that WLS patients will have a problem with sugar, they have no sugar-free liquids to offer you on your liquid day after you pass the leak test."
"My first (and only so far) impression of him was great. He was thorough and answered all 6 pages of questions I had. He also let me record the whole visit on tape so I could go back and listen again since it was so much info at one time. I have only seen him once so my impression has not changed at this point.
The office staff has been very helpful AND friendly every time I have called. They have also followed through when they said they would do something (ie mailing a packet, calling to make an appt, calling if there was a cancellation). I called several times to see if there had been a cancellation and not once did they act like I was bothering them.
The thing I liked least was the long wait (1 1/2 hours after my appt time), but I had been warned so it really didn't bother me that bad.
In my opinion, aftercare is not really emphasized, but he did go over all of the vitamins that I will need to take forever.
Dr. Sherer was very upfront about the risks involved with this surgery in general and he laid out the different risks with lap vs open. He stressed the risk involved even to the point of saying it is more risky than open heart surgery.
I rate him high and feel good about him doing my surgery.
Surgical competence is most important to me, but when you can get good bedside manner to boot, that is the best of both worlds."
