Question:
IF YOU HAVE HAD SURGERY DONE BY DR.M.JAWAD IN OCALA,FLORIDA?

IF THIS SURGEON DID YOUR SURGERY, CAN YOU PLEASE GET IN CONTACT WITH ME. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW HOW HIS OFFICE THERE DOES EVERYTHING AND WHAT KIND OF TREATMENT YOU RECEIVED.THANKS IN ADVANCE.    — latreshar (posted on April 15, 2008)

April 15, 2008
I had Dr. J and he is the best. You will have a consultation with a group of about 10. Then they will take you individually in and speak with you. They will give you a packet of things you will need to get done pysc eval, nutritionist, and blood work are the main you will also go for an ultra sound of the gallbladder. Once you have all that done then it is the waiting game for your insurance to approve you. Once you a re approved you will be scheduled and then you will have another group type consultation for pre op. you will go for the pretests and actually meet with the doctor that day it took me from 9 till almost 4 that day. they it is just a few more days till your surgery. Also about 2 weeks before the surgery you will go on a liquid diet for 2 meals and a high protein for the 3rd meal. Hope this helps you! I really like all of the staff at the office in Ocala.
   — Harley2006Angel

April 15, 2008
I had a contact that had surgery in November 2007 with him only to find out 6 weeks later that she was 2 months pregnet. It might be the hospitals fault, but I though you should know. If you are glose to St. Augustine, see Dr. Marema at Flagler Hospital He take all insurances and he will spend as much time with you one on one. The only time you are with a group is for the pre training for feed management and excersize before surgery and for the group support meetings. Regardless of your choice, best of success to you.
   — William (Bill) wmil

April 15, 2008
Reply to williams response, it had to be the hospitals fault because he orders a pregnancy test right before you go into surgery for every patient of child baring age. I would not of changed my decision to have dr j he is rated the best in Florida by many insurance companies and also by the bariatric surgeons association. I have had no complications taken no pain meds since the first day of surgery. He has also done over 2000 lap rny surgeries and has only had one death and his percentages or complications are so low they are almost none.
   — Harley2006Angel

April 16, 2008
hi, I had bypass in jan. 2005, with dr jawad. I also had NO problems from the first moment after surgery untill this very day. He's not much on bedside manners, but he is a fantastic doctor. This is the very best thing I've ever done for myself. hope this helps! julie
   — julie O.

April 19, 2008
I had surgery done by Dr. Jawad a little over a month ago. One thing that was really great was the dvd with all the surgery information. It answered a lot of questions my family had and was something that I referred back to make sure I was prepared. The staff is prompt and helpful. My surgery went better than I expected. One thing I would do different is learn the log roll thing to get out of bed prior to surgery. The hospital seemed understaffed in the evening. Knowing what I know now I would choose Dr. Jawad again.
   — J C