Surgery in 9 days Clarian North

Surgery scheduled June 3 at Clarian North with Dr. Mattar. Finished pre-op class which was very long but informative. So much information to absorb. I'm having the VSG. Anyone else have that at Clarian?

im sorry i had mine @ st vincents
but wanted to pop in and wish you luck and let you know my thoughts and prayers are with you and your surgeon!!!
good luck!!!!

I know people in my support group who had Dr. Mattar, and they loved him.  I had mine at St. V's but if you have any VSG questions I'm here for you!  It has kind of been like I've been on my own here because no one in the support groups I've been to has had it, or many on the Indiana board it seems.  The VSG boards on here have helped a lot!  

The staff and facility are both awesome.  Very caring nursing staff.  A suprising number of them have had WLS themselves and are very understanding and informative.  The hospital is beautiful and very up-to-date with in-room computers, DVD players, etc.  Private rooms and baths.  The nurses can observe you through the window and rarely disturb you during your sleep.  I love Clarian North.

Thanks for the support from everyone...this board has been wonderful..cant say enough good things..

Best wishes for a wonderful journey!!!   I have heard nothing but great things about him.  And I have friends who went to Clarian and loved it there too.

Congrats and take care,
Huge hugz,
Tracy

 I had my surgery at CN, I also work there (in the ICU, not OR) it is a very nice facility and the nurses on 5C are great. Dr.Mattar is amazing, truly. If I could have him as my regular doctor and see him for everything I'd never have another doctor again. I had a mishap where I didn't chew up a piece of food well enough and it got stuck and I ended up in the ER at 9:30 at night, the ER doctor called Dr.Mattar just to let him know that I would be following up with him and Dr.M said not to let me go that he wanted to see me and drove into the ER just to see me. He even looked for me the next day to make sure I was feeling  okay. You have the picked the best surgeon in the state if not the nation, hands down! Good Luck with your surgery!!

Thanks for the info. I'm a nurse at Clarian-Arnett in Lafayette. I really like Dr. Mattar he is very kind. I am getting very anxious about the surgery, just ready to ahve it done and be on my way..LOL But he is a calming influence I hope...

I loved hearing all these wonderful comments about Dr. Mattar. He is also doing my surgery as well. I am a nurse at IU. He definately puts you at ease.

Good luck to you. Do you have a surgery date yet?