"So far my experience with Dr. Waldrep and his staff has been mostly positive. Dr. Waldrep seems to be a very grounded person with realistic expections...none of the \"if you lose XXX we can do the surgery\" type of thing. He seems to honestly understand the problem of obesity and treats his patients with humor as well as sensitivity. The only negative was that the wait to see him was very long (I was in the office for 1.5 hours before I saw him), however once he got into see me I understood as he very patiently answered all of my questions and never made me feel like he had other patients to see and other things to do. So I'm sure that's why he was so far behind schedule...it's hard to stay on a schedule when you're not dashing out the door to the next patient as so many other surgeons do. His staff seems to be very professional as well as helpful, Sheila his patient care coordinator has been especially helpful in making sure I had completed all my tasks, as well as helping to track down the tests etc that she didn't get into the office. Post-Op update: Sailed through surgery, both Dr. Waldrep and his PA Mike came and saw me before surgery and Mike checked in often while I was in recovery. I would highly recommend his office! I will add an update after I get a fill and let you all know how that goes!rn"
