Melisa M.
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Stephen Pollard
"My first impression of Stephen was that he was calm and nice. He seemed to really understand the plight of over weight people as well as he respected my knowledge about the surgery. This impression has not changed over time. In fact, the both of us have learned many things from each other in this journey through my operation. He has said to me in an email, "The things that I learn from you." His secretary, Louise, was always helpful and answered questions in as timely of a manner as she was able. I don't like the distance with him being in the sounth of the country and me way up in the north. It has made aftercare difficult, but he has been very good with me in either calling me and talking to me or emailing me and responding that way. He doesn't really emphasize much aftercare, but having said that I am very proactive with my own health and have asked him all sorts of aftercare questions. He answers them by email or phone promptly and has been great. But if you would not ask the questions, you probably would feel as if there was not sufficent aftercare. I feel that Stephen is bar far the premier surgeon in all of Europe for a RNY and he told me last week that he has now done over 1000 RNY surgeries as well as being a respected liver transplant doctor. He has a structured diet for us to follow after the op for the first 3-4 months but after that he says to eat in moderation a healthy and balanced diet and to exercise at least 3 x per week for a 30 min period. He doesn't have a huge list of rules of do and don't when it comes to your food, diet or even drinking with meals. he has always advocated to expierement different things in moderation after you are about 4-6 months post op and do what works best for YOUR body. During our original consultation, he went over the risks of the surgery well enough and I would rate him a 10 out of 10. I feel that surgical competence is the most important feature, but if that is in place, a good beside manner is also needed. Thankfully, Mr Pollard has both. :-) "
About Me
Cuminestown,
Location
31.5
BMI
Oct 24, 2003
Member Since
Before & After
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March 2003 / March 2004
380 / 240lbs
March 2003 / March 2004
380 / 240lbs
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