"This is a tasteless protein powder that you can mix with food, soups and Lactaid post-op. It is wonderful! It dissolves quickly and there is no taste---in fact, you do not know it's in there. I highly recommend this wonderful product---very easy to digest!"
"I was very pleasantly surprized at the warmth and caring of the staff. I felt all of my needs were met promptly. It was a bit noisy at night, for I had a private room by the nurses station. Still, just to get a private room was worth it---if at all possible, do try to get one when you have your hospital stay. Hurley kept the bariatric patients on the 5th floor burn unit, which made me grateful. Because I was in t his special unit, I had to share my nurse with only one other patient the entire stay, and the nurses were not overburdened at all. Instead, they were patient, enthusiastic and responsive. I have nothing but good to say of the experience."
"My first impression of Dr. Obeid is that he has a great sense of humor, he's smart, and although he's busy, he really cares. Cares about his patients being healthy, cares about excellence, cares that everything goes right, and cares that all doctors should care. (If they don't they are in wrong business, he says.) All of this while being straight-forward and very likeable. He has a high opinion of my personal physician (Dr. Samson Kpadenou of Sterling Heights Michigan) and explained in detail why he likes my doctor so much. I've known Dr. Kpadenou for several years and know that Dr. Obeid knew exactly what he was talking about---thus I was very impressed indeed. Overall, I had an excellent first impression of the surgeon himself. His office staff is friendly and courteous---very much so---although terribly busy. Don't know how they stay so nice, but they definitely are. Warning: When you go for your first appointment, be prepared to stay for a long first visit. If you like, bring a book. I chatted with other patients, but was still glad I brought a book anyway. They tell you about the long wait up-front in the letter they send you before the appointment, and they mean it---you have several appointments, then a group meeting at the end, so you have to wait for everyone to finish. But it is worth the wait in the end. The risks of surgery were directly addressed in detail, for which I am grateful, and the after-care program is structured, required and sounds great. Looking forward to learning a great deal more as things progress. I have only just begun my journey and must go through the lengthy approval process. I would love to hear from other patients of Dr. Obeids! "
