No, that's ok, you needed feedback and this is a good place for it. I am a big feedback person. I like to know what the general consensus is before I make a final decision sometimes. So, don't worry about it. I would rather be honest with someone than bs'ing them when they are asking for my opinion. I tried to keep my profile as simple as possible. Just the basic stuff. There were a lot of little things I didn't put out there, but I did put the good with the bad. Everyone has a different story to tell, I tend to like the Readers Digest Condensed version. Sometimes too much information can be a bad thing. Earl and I had completely different experiences in the same hospital. Same surgeon, same floor, etc. Different as night and day. Use what your experience is as a teaching tool, not a ***** session. And yes, a lot of the docs that do surgery read the boards on this web site. They may not post here, but they read them. I know this for a fact. You can't blame the surgeon for the way the hospital is run. You have to remember he is an employee of the hospital just like you and I. And, I will tell you I give Bariatric Surgeons a special place in my heart. They are giving us a tool to help us accomplish what we alone were unable to do. They are people just like you and I. It would be great for you to let him know areas that need improvement and areas that worked great. We all like constructive criticism, not destructive. I hope this helps. Believe me, I know what it's like to tell someone where you work only to have them start this long tirade about how bad there care was...yadda yadda yadda, it makes you feel like you are responsible for the entire facility, when it isn't your fault at all. Take care, Val

Thanks Kristie! Mike had mentioned that y'all had gone through it, too. We're trying again, so keep your fingers crossed for us. I read your profile and you've done great! You really need to post here more often. You're missing out on all the fun. Of course, my hubby is also a post-op RNY and he never posts or visits the website. It's funny how many couples did GBS together and lift weights together. Maybe the saying should be "The couple that lifts together, stays together!" Jennifer

Thanks so much Val. That is helpful. I've been holding off adding it to my profile as well. Actually I probably should not have posted it on the boards here and emailed a few of you but since we don't have a huge audience here like the rest of the forums I think I'm ok =) A very, very important question for you guys...Need some opinions. I have a lot of people in my state that have been following my profile as well as on the main msg board...many pre-ops. Do you think I should cut out some of the personal detail for that as well? I'm sort of torn as I don't want to scare anyone off and I don't want Dr. Kligman to think I am bad mouthing his program with some of the minor details that probably won't be issues for people that are not as picky as me. Maybe I should keep that simple too.. hmmm Thoughts?

I think it's a good idea to let him know how your felt about your stay, but honestly, and you know I am just playing devil's advocate here...I think it revolves a little bit too much around your personal experience. There are somethings other people just don't want to hear about...ie Diarrhea caught me right off the bat. Some people are just weirded out about things like that. When you are revolving it around you, and don't make it their personal experience then you devalue and rob them of their personal experience. The best thing you can let Dr. K know, since this is a budding program, is the areas that were really satisfactory as far as your care went, and the things that weren't. Sometimes when you get too detailed, people tend to shut down after the first few paragraphs. Then you have missed your opportunity to really pinpoint what needs to be fixed. I think that will be the best thing you can do to help them. I am sure they will get things up and running just fine, it just takes time and patients being honest about how their experience was. I try to follow the KISS method on this. Remember, docs really don't have tons of time to do a lot of reading. I think the bullets and to the point are the best thing! Val

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