What doctor did you go to or will be going to?

Hello to everyone.  I am new to this site and I would like to know what doctor did you use for your surgery or will use for your surgery?   How knowledgeable did you feel think the doctor was? Were  the staff helpful/friendly?  Which procedure did you have?   I  am thinking about  weight loss surgery and just wanted to get others opinions.  Thanks in advance for your help and time.    

Hi Becca,

Welcome to the forum! I look forward to getting to know you as your make your way on one of the most life changing journeys you may ever encounter. 

It would probably help to know what geographical area you live in as we give you recommendations.

That said, I had my surgery done at Duke in Durham NC. They have one of a handful of ASMBS designated Centers of Excellence which my insurance required, so that had something to do with why I selected them. Of course, I could have selected another COE, but have been generally happy with them. There site in Durham is one of the larger sites in the area and with that comes some good and bad. They have an excellent state of the art facility that is specifically geared to and for the bariatric community. All of their Dr's are beyond competent int he field and generally have many, many years of bariatric surgery behind them, so that means that all of their Dr's are not only good at managing the run of the mill cases, but can also handle difficult or unusual cases.  They offer just about all of the currently available surgeries, including Roux-en-Y, DS, LabBand and Sleeve. They have on staff dieticians and psychologists and you are 'required' to participate' in their pre and post op programs. They also offer once a month support groups. I have found the staff to generally be personable and to try to work with me. That said, my husband had an incredibly difficult time with the office staff when he was trying to process his paperwork. Our answer to that was to keep copies of everything submitted and to work with them and to be honest the patient assistance office. All of that said, my surgery was nearly 4 years ago and my husbands was more than 2 years ago, but I understand that office issues still remain. If you would like to consider the program at Duke, but want a more personalized experience, I strongly suggest that you look at the new program that they have launched at Duke Raleigh. It's a much smaller, more intimate office and I really like them. I have been to their facility a number of times and have opted to have the surgeon that is the director for that program take over my care because my surgeon is no longer affiliated with Duke.

I hope that information helps.

Wishing you all the best,

 

Thanks Barbara. I am in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill Area.

With my research and the people I have talked to, I have heard great things about Dr. Moran, Dr. Enochs, and Dr. Pryor (I think I spelled the last two wrong. I am still debating between the VSG and RNY.

My doctor is Dr.Jin yoo.So far he has been great.I have my surgery on Wednesday so that will be the day of truth of how great he is,but they are part of Duke so am sure everyone of them in the program are great.

Good Morning,

I am thinking of using Dr Yoo for my surgery I am meeting with him again on thursday.  I was wondering how it went for you?  Which surgery did you decide upon?  thanks for your help

Theresa

I am using Dr. Enochs.  I have only met with him once, but his office staff have been very helpful in answering all of my questions.  I can only suggest that you do your research and decide what ttype of surgery would be best for you before you meet with anyone.  I would be happy to answer any specific questions you may have.  It is very overwhlming, but any information you can gather is really great.

Thanks ladies. @ Loveroflife, your day is rapidly approaching CONGRATS! @Jennytmitch, Thanks. I have researched the different procedures and the ones my insurance will cover. The two I am deciding between are the Sleeve and Rny. What did you decide on Jenny?

I am in Rocky Mount and will be having RNY surgery (soon I hope) with Dr. Wade Naziri. His main practice is in Greenville but he is a surgeon that also sees patients at Nash Surgical Weight Loss Center. So far I have been really impressed with the entire team. Good luck to everyone!!!

I had the RNY with Dr. Enochs and I would not hesitate to recommend him to others.  He's a wonderful surgeon and I actually think I had an almost perfect surgery and recovery - just didn't say perfect because I don't know if there's any such thing.

I will put it this way, I would let him do this procedure EACH YEAR, if necessary, to stay this healthy, this mentally fit and to keep the weight off.