My meeting with Dr. Anne Lidor !
August 16th 2005-- 
Well I did it!! I had my first consultation with Dr. Anne Lidor!! 
After all has been said and done, I am very happy with my choice to use her as my surgeon. She prefers the laproscopic approach obviously, as she is very adept in laproscopic procedures but does have experience in both open and lap. She definately hasn't done the 2000 gastric bypass surgeries that Dr. Schweitzer has apparently done, but she IS a direct associate of Dr. Schweitzer and has worked along side of him numerous times and comes highly recommended by him. She also happens to be specialized in minimally invasive surgeries and has a vast array of experience in these type of surgeries not just in gastric bypass surgeries alone.
I would recommend her to anyone who is serious about this surgery. She sets your expectations right up front. She doesnt sugar coat anything and wants and expects you to be just as realistic about this surgery. She demands that you have a strong support system at home and is very focused on your recovery.
I went in for the 30 minute session (that turned into almost 2 hours) with a great list of questions.. (thanks again Patty!) 
and between her and the nurse practitioner that I also saw, all of my questions were answered. They did reserve some of the questions for the upcoming meeting with the dietician which was fine for me.
She also was extremely pleasant and funny. She was very personable and seemed to be concerned more about my long term health than just getting me on the table. She wants to make sure that anything that you are concerned about is addressed. She made me feel so much better about my decision to have this surgery and really put me at ease that I am going to be in good hands. 
She is submitting to my insurance the request for approval although I will have to have the results of the psych eval sent to the insurance after this coming tuesday. That will complete my process and then I will just wait for the approval letter to come in! 
This has got to be the most exhilirating experience so far.. I am sure that it will not compare to actually getting the approval for surgery, and that in turn will not compare to actually begin to start losing weight and improving my health, but so far.. this is the best feeling ! almost 6 years has gone by since I decided to do this and it is almost surreal.
I wanted to say thank you to all of you who have been so nice and helpful. 
Well I did it!! I had my first consultation with Dr. Anne Lidor!!
After all has been said and done, I am very happy with my choice to use her as my surgeon. She prefers the laproscopic approach obviously, as she is very adept in laproscopic procedures but does have experience in both open and lap. She definately hasn't done the 2000 gastric bypass surgeries that Dr. Schweitzer has apparently done, but she IS a direct associate of Dr. Schweitzer and has worked along side of him numerous times and comes highly recommended by him. She also happens to be specialized in minimally invasive surgeries and has a vast array of experience in these type of surgeries not just in gastric bypass surgeries alone.
I would recommend her to anyone who is serious about this surgery. She sets your expectations right up front. She doesnt sugar coat anything and wants and expects you to be just as realistic about this surgery. She demands that you have a strong support system at home and is very focused on your recovery.
I went in for the 30 minute session (that turned into almost 2 hours) with a great list of questions.. (thanks again Patty!) and between her and the nurse practitioner that I also saw, all of my questions were answered. They did reserve some of the questions for the upcoming meeting with the dietician which was fine for me.
She also was extremely pleasant and funny. She was very personable and seemed to be concerned more about my long term health than just getting me on the table. She wants to make sure that anything that you are concerned about is addressed. She made me feel so much better about my decision to have this surgery and really put me at ease that I am going to be in good hands.
She is submitting to my insurance the request for approval although I will have to have the results of the psych eval sent to the insurance after this coming tuesday. That will complete my process and then I will just wait for the approval letter to come in!
This has got to be the most exhilirating experience so far.. I am sure that it will not compare to actually getting the approval for surgery, and that in turn will not compare to actually begin to start losing weight and improving my health, but so far.. this is the best feeling ! almost 6 years has gone by since I decided to do this and it is almost surreal.
I wanted to say thank you to all of you who have been so nice and helpful. 
It actually puts me at alittle ease for my appointment with Dr. Lidor next month. Thanks for sharing the info and wish you luck on your progress!
JaNae 
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