"THE FIRST TIME I MET DR SIMONOWITZ HE WAS FRIENDLY, BUT QUITE UPFRONT AND HONEST ABOUT THE SURGERY... TOLD ME TO GO AHEAD AND EAT WHAT I WANTED BECAUSE AFTER THE SURGERY I WOULDNT. MAYBE SOME PEOPLE WOULD THINK THAT WAS A RUDE OR COLD COMMENT, BUT I TOOK IT AS UPFRONT AND HONEST. AFTERALL BEING THIN IS WHAT EVERYONE EVENTUALLY WANTS TO BECOME. I GOT MY APPROVAL VERY QUICK THE FIRST TIME HE SUBMITTED IT FOR ME. I HAVE CALLED THE OFFICE SEVERAL TIMES WITH QUESTIONS, AND THE OFFICE HAS ALWAYS BEEN NICE ABOUT IT. DR SIMONOWITZ EVEN CALLED ME BACK AND LEFT HIS PRIVATE OFFICE # FOR ME. I CALLED HIM BACK, HE WAS IN WITH A PATIENT BUT CALLED ME RIGHT BACK. I WAS ASKING ABOUT THE VITAMINS AND JUST GENERAL QUESTIONGS... GAVE ME THE ANSWERS, AND TOLD ME TO HANG IN THERE THAT HE WOULD SEE ME IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. HIS OFFICE ALSO FAXED TO MY EMPLOYER A COMPLETED FORM SO I COULD SUBMIT MY LEAVE OF ABSENCE. I HAVE MY SURGERY ON THIS NEXT MONDAY APRIL 23RD... I WILL BE BACK TO UPDATE ALL INFO AFTER MY SURGERY. DEB"
