Anyone familliar with Dr. David Voellinger?
I would appreciate any information on his practice.
**** I AM AN OH SUPPORT GROUP LEADER ****
WHY I CHOSE DS: No dumping. Highest percentage of weight loss, Best long term results, Won't regain weight! Eat normal sized meals, 96% diabeties, 90% high blood pressure, 80% sleep apnea cured. I 
MY DS!
My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four unless there were three other people. ~Orson Wells
nancy
**** I AM AN OH SUPPORT GROUP LEADER ****
WHY I CHOSE DS: No dumping. Highest percentage of weight loss, Best long term results, Won't regain weight! Eat normal sized meals, 96% diabeties, 90% high blood pressure, 80% sleep apnea cured. I MY DS!
My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four unless there were three other people. ~Orson Wells
I am waiting on VSG surgery with Dr V. While I really like him and trust him, I am very frustrated with the staff. I completed all of my appts. on Nov 4 and they still have not given the lady all of their clearance letters so she can send my packet off to BCBS. If I could have gone to outside sources instead of the inhouse staff, I truly believe my surgery would already be scheduled. I get the excuse that well, some have been on vacation, and then the Thanksgiving holiday, blah blah blah!
I know I will be very pleased with Dr. V. It's just this waiting that is making me crazy!!!
They are all very nice and caring ladies and made me feel very comfortable. Maybe I'm just being too impatient. They did tell me on 11/4 to give them 2 weeks to get their letters done. It's been over 4 weeks now so with my pushing, maybe it will happen soon
Good luck!
Pam
Heaviest/Surgery/Current/Goal
283 / 268 / 215/ 160
**** I AM AN OH SUPPORT GROUP LEADER ****
WHY I CHOSE DS: No dumping. Highest percentage of weight loss, Best long term results, Won't regain weight! Eat normal sized meals, 96% diabeties, 90% high blood pressure, 80% sleep apnea cured. I MY DS!
My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four unless there were three other people. ~Orson Wells
At that time, my ins required that I do a 6 month doctor monitored weight loss program pre-op. The ins specifically said I should not go thru the surgeon's office (written in the policy that way). But I felt very pressured by Dr. V's staff to go thru them. And I was worried that this pressure would carry over to pushing me to use supplements/shakes, etc. from their office as well.
In the meantime, I realized that my ins would not cover a DS and so I went with a Fobi RNY with Dr. Jon Pirrello. I'm really glad I did.
My impression is that Dr. V is very good, but I have heard other folk had issues with the staff. I know that different people have diffferent relationships so hopefully others who have had successful interactions with the staff can give you some guidance.
Good luck!
