Dr. Norbert Richardson???

I am new and in the process of getting approved for surgery and was wondering if anyone else has used Dr. Richardson with New Start in St. Louis and if so, what you opinions were? Thanks for any information you can give, Judy

Judy dont know anything about Dr. Richardson i think someone on here has used them but not sure who right at the moment. Just wanted to welcome you to the board. and know that most of your questions can be answered here one way or the other. Again welcome and hope you come back so we can get acquainted with you . Jan

Thank you for the warm welcome. I have been lurking and posting a little on the main board and thought it might be nice to find some local folks to talk to. It seems like a very "family-like" feel and really wonderful support group here. I look forward to getting to know alot of you better. Judy

Welcome Judy, I also have not used New Start. I have the same dr. at Jan but I am sure someone here can give you some information. Good luck on your journey. Shawn

Thank you. This journey has certainly been a learning experience so far and there seems like sooooo much more to learn. I'm glad to know that there is a support system out there of people like you that are actually living through the experience to help out us newbies. Judy

Judy, Hi, my name is Deanna and I used Dr. Richardson almost a year ago now. I really liked him. I found him very knowlegeable and easy to talk to. You can check out my profile for a more detailed opinion and feel free to email me. Deanna

Thank you so much for replying. You definately have calmed some butterflies that have been fluttering about in my stomach. I was very happy to see that you did not have any problems and you look wonderful. If you don't mind I wouldn't mind asking a couple of questions. Like what kind of pre-op preparations you had to do. How was your recovery. It sounds like it all went pretty smoothly for you. Anyway, I appreciate your reply and I will try not to pester you too much. Thank you so very much. Judy

Hi Judy, I am using Dr. Follwell and he is in with Dr. Richardson. My appt to have my consultation is on March 28th. What point of the process are you in? You are welcome to read my profile to see where I am. Sharlene

I've heard really good things about Dr. Follwell as well as Dr. Richardson. My PHP recommended Dr. Richardson so that's why I chose him. I am waiting for him (Dr. Richardson) to review my file. He hopefully got to it today. I haven't heard anything yet. I don't want to keep calling and sound like a pest, but I want to keep the ball rolling. The sooner the better for me. I have gone to the seminar, gotten my psych eval, gotten letters of recommendation from several of my doctors, so now I think I just have to sit and wait. It is very hard to do. I feel like I should be doing something, I just don't know what. Thank you for responding. Maybe we'll end up next to each other on the losers bench. I can't wait to get to the other side of this process. Good luck in your journey! Judy

Judy, I am using Dr. Richardson. I have surgery on March 28. He is a great guy and comes from a great family. His dad delivered me and was my PCP until he retired. If you want any support or need to talk I live in Villa Ridge and work in Washington. I have been going through this process for over a year and have researched a lot. Also you are doing a great thing by using this website. People here are great! They are very supportive. If you want to talk, I work at Manpower in the office (636-390-2800). Good luck. Christy