Mercy center for weight reduction

Thank you holly for sharing your story. And congratulations on you weight loss!! I can't wait until I am on the other side with the rest of you!

You might also consider Dr. Coster in Grinnell. Grinnell Regional Medical Center is a BCBS center of excellence and has an excellent reputation. Dr. Coster's office also has Dr. Sundberg and Dr. Kermode. Dr Eibes was previously at Grinnell before going on his own to take over the former Methodist bariatrics program. My wife and I both had our surgery through Dr. Coster, my wife's was open and mine was laprascopic. Neither of us have had any problems. The wife is down almost 150 lbs and within 20 pounds of her goal at one year out and I am down 100 pounds and within 10 pounds of my goal at 11 months out. Grinnell is only about 50 minutes east of Des Moines on I 80. Good luck whomever you choose. Hawkeye Mike

Thank you Hawkeye Mike for sharing this information with me. I did hear that Grinnell was one of the best and that Dr. Eibes came from that team which is why I think alot of people I work with chose him. And they all speak highly of him. I will continue to explore my options but I think that I am almost there with Mercy that I will probably stay with them. Plus after hearing and reading more people who have experienced the mercy program, I feel more comfortable. Thank you again and congratulations to you and your wife for such great success on your weight loss goals.

Hi Sheena, I started out looking at Mercy b/c I also work for a branch of Mercy up here in Mason City, North Iowa. I am a nurse so I wanted to stay "in the system" if you will. Well I got started with Susan the nurse of the program and wow all I have to say is she treated me like a number not an individual patient. Now I am not one to rant on things, I let A LOT of things slide b/c I just don't have the backbone to stand up for myself, but thi**** home for me pretty bad b/c I am a nurse myself and in my career I have NEVER made a patient feel the way she made me feel. She was very rushed, worried about getting to lunch. Didn't like that I was asking if we could do some of the preop testing AFTER I got my approval b/c I didn't want to have to pay all these out of pocked costs and copays if I didn't even know if my insurance was going to approve the surgery or not. I thought that was a very rational and logical question. She took one look at me and asked "You really aren't ready to do this are you?" My husband had the surgery himself (not there) 4 years prior and I had been research myself for 2 years. Well I think I just sat there stunned. My husband (who is much more backbonish than me) got up stood up to her and said "don't worry we aren't gonna "burdern" you any longer, because I know damned well YOU are who we will be dealing with until she has her surgery and I have already had enough with my 20 minutes I have had with you, we have had enough" He told me to get my purse/jacket and that we were leaving. So after all that drama we ended up finding Dr. Glas**** in Cedar Falls, IA. I have been more than pleased with the care I have received there. I have had no complications from surgery and they always return my calls promptly. I love them. Their aftercare program is very strict which I also love. His PA Angie, is great also. I never had a problem with them. So I guess it is individualized for everyone on who they choose. Just make sure you don't "put up" with anyone's meaness as a healthcare professional. They need to show you the upmost respect you deserve. If the volume of patients is that high (which at my doc it is too and he never nor his staff showed me that attitude!) and cannot handle it, then they either need to scale down or take a look at how they are treating people. I think a lot of people expect to be treated that way in the health care profession but I just can't allow that to happen to me when I am a nurse myself, it doesn't make any sense to me. Sorry my review isn't as positive as some of the others, but I wanted to share my experience. Dr. Glas**** is at a center of excellence as well if you were to look at him. Good luck with your choice and let us know if there is anything you need information wise to help you along. Hugs!

Thank you for sharing your story and your experience. Everything helps. I think I am going to stick with the Mercy program just because I already paid a lot of money and I have my surgeon visit today. Which is like the final step before the submit to insurance.

I had mine done through Dr Eibes and would bet my life on him anytime. I do have a friend who is going through Mercy and absolutly hates it. They started with Mercy and have been getting headache after headache and are made to jump through so many hoops that Dr. Eibes doesn't do. They have found out now that they are to far into it financially that it would be like paying double to back out and start with Dr Eibes. We have a support group meeting on May 5th if you want to check out that side of it. Let me know and I will give you the address. Amy Middle