Saw Dr. Istfan today...

He put his stamp of approval on me to go ahead to the next step....which is a meeting in January with Natalie at Quincy. This sure seems to be flying by! He said I need to be 100% sure I'm ready for this before I do it. I'm going to start seeing a counsellor to help me identify some food triggers before I get operated on. I need to be as in tune with me as I can before whatever date I get. (mostly to help ME feel better!!) How is everyone else doing?? Marie

I was a patient of Dr. Istfan at BMC. It was June 2004 and I weighed 380 lbs. I went on the protein sparring modified fast food program. I lost 55 lbs. I was doing good. Then the rug was pulled out from under me. I fell off the wagon with a thundering thud. And Dr. Istfan could have cared less. If I lost or if I gained he just didn't seem to care. I finally had gastric bypass surgery this Feb with Dr. Randall at Lawence Memorial and to date have lost 137 lbs. BMC and dr istfan was good but I found the right doctor to handle this problem correctly. Good luck and happy holidays. Stephanie

You know Stephanie, funny you mention about Istfan's non-caring attitude. He told me seeing him was a formality since Hess is very particular about who enters his program. I said..."well I don't know if I should feel special or not!?" NO warm n fuzzies from THIS guy, that's for sure. I'm glad I only had to see him the one time because he made me feel like he just wanted me gone! I almost told him that I could've used this day a billion other BETTER ways if it meant so little to him!! FEH! Marie