Ready to go NWH

Hi All,     I went to my intro meeting with DDBEAR (we work 2gether) and I have been to some at different hospitals, but I must say that the NWH intro meeting had  more information than the others. They answered most of my questions (some personal and I will ask the Dr. myself) and I left there feeling great about this decision. I have an initial consult with Dr. Guzmari on 10/11 and I couldn't be happier.     I am waiting until summer vacation, sometime in early July, to have the surgery. I have made the decision after thinking long and hard and reading posts about recovery from all over OH. One week off from school is just not going to be enough, especially if I have to transfer or lift a patient. As a nurse/nursing student I need to be focused on their wellbeing when I am working in the hospital, and I need to make sure I recover fully before taking care of others.    Hell...I've been fat for 10 years, waiting till July is going to be a breeze. -Katie

Hi Katie-  NWH is great!.. Everyone there is so nice and has been great to deal with . I'm very happy to be having surgery with them. Good Luck to you with everything. ~Kelly

I love, love, love Dr G., did I say I love him   I did not have him for my Gastric Bypass, but he did another surgery on me, my husbands Gastric Bypass and he is the surgeon I follow up with.  I can not say enough wonderful things about him or the practice as a whole.  I wouldn't go anywhere else, neither would my husband.  Better to get everything done now, this way you are good to go come summer time. Good luck to you Gwen

HI Katie, Dr. Gazmuri is my doc too.  You won't go wrong with him.  He is a kind and wonderful man along with a great surgeon.  I'm a nurse as well.  The surgery is a breeze and I was back lifting patients in 4 weeks.  I would have been lifting earlier but I took 4 weeks off to learn how to eat again. Dr. G will recommend 4 to 6 weeks.  My coworkers were great and didn't let me lift for a few weeks after I returned.  You will do great! Nicole