"My first impression of Dr. Petrick was, "Boy, is he young!" But that's something that happens more and more every day!.Wonder why???? Don't say it! He seemed very knowledgable and very able to do the surgery.How did my impression change? I don't think anything that I said earlier changed, he did do a every good job on me, I have no problems of any kind!! The only thing was he was so busy doing these surgeries that he didn't have the time to see his patients right before the surgery and I didn't see him after the surgery either. That was the only negtive thing that I could say. His office staff was very professional and polite. What I liked least was just what I said earlier, he just didn't have enough time to talk, you didn't have anytime to get to know him as a person. Can you say that (they) as an office was too professional?? (too busy trying to make a living)??What I would like future patients to know is that you don't have much time with him so know what you are going to ask him. Have everything wrote down.
The after care was very much emphasized and structured. I had 3-4 follow ups with the surgeon and it was emphasized, any problem or questions please call, which I didn't so I don't know how they handled the calls. I feel that Geinisger is handling aftercare very seriously and I feel their aftercare is very structured. I know that I can call them anytime with any questions, knowing that I can talk with any of the nutritional experts and having appointments with them every 3 months for the rest of my life is reassuring.
As far as telling you about the risks of the surgery, again for me, that comes under the care part because we had to go though a every intense 6 month pre-surgery interrogation, for me, I was told the first time every time about the risks. I didn't know for sure if I was going to go though with it till the end of my 6 months.
How I would rate my surgeon is very good. What is better, surgical competence or bedside manner??? I feel they both very important. You can't have one with out the other.
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