Cahaba Valley Surgical Group, PC Bariatric Center
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I was very impressed with Dr. Sherer. During my consultation, he was very attentive and made me feel very comfortable. He explained all the risks involved with the surgery . He told me about his faith in God, in particular regarding to his surgical skills (A BIG PLUS IN MY BOOK!). He didn't make me feel like he was in a hurry to get to his next patient. He was very patient as he answered all my questions. He came by the recovery room after my surgery and let me know that I was doing fine; the surgery had went very well. This was very comforting to me. I would highly recommend him to anyone considering this surgery.
I was very impressed with Dr. Sherer on my consultation. He was kind and attentive. Explained all about the surgery, the risks involved, and answered my questions. His office staff was friendly and helpful. At this point, I would rate him very high! The one negative was that my appointment was at 3 PM and I didn't see him until almost 4:30. But I had been told that his office usually runs behind and that I would get all the time I needed with him too. They were right!
DR RICHARD STAHL WAS A VERY TO THE POINT DR. HE ANSWERED EVERY QUESTION THAT I ASKED.
I HAVE ONLY DEALT WITH THE OFFICE STAFF A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT WERE REALLY NICE. THEY SEEMED TO HELP EVERY PROBLEM THAT I CALLED IN WITH ABOUT MY INSURANCE. IF I HAD TO LEAVE A MESSAGE, THEY WERE PROMPT TO CALL ME BACK.
HE EXPAINED A LITTLE ABOUT THE RISKS, BUT ALSO SAID THAT MOST OF THE RISKS COULD BE PART OF ANY TYPE OF SURGERY.
Dr. Sherrer came in to the exam room with the most beautiful smile--one that radiated peace and confidence. When he told me that he puts himself in God's hands, I knew I had found the right surgeon.
I am now post-op, and still am convinced that Dr. Shere was the right one for me!
at first he angered me by telling me that I would die without this surgery. I could not understand why he would say this when I was there wanting to have the surgery. He turned out to be a great doc., but at 7 weeks out I had some problems and his staff really sucked. They would relay incorrect info, or no info and each day I got worse. Eventually I was hospitalized, rehydrated, pumped full of meds and dilated and since that good to go!! End result...I'm great, Dr. Sherer great, terrible office staff.
kind, soft spoken, a religious man, very forthright about surgery risk(s).
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helpful, knowledgeable
his faith in God
Does not look at this web-site at all
only to say one should seek psychotherapy after this surgery
none what-so-ever
very much so
excellant before sugery, after surgery remarks to be posted
Dr. Stahl is nice. Doesn't laugh much. Just a straight shooter. I hear he is an excellent dr. once you are approved and his bedside manner changes. I have met at least 6 people that have used him, and he is highley recommended. It took 4 months for the appointment, but worth the wait. The staff was nice, quiet. I was the only one in the waiting area. Suzie is the ins. handler and she was a miracle worker. Very nice. I will update after surgery. 7/12/02. Well I have yet to see Dr. Stahl again. With the complications, Dr. Sheer did the surgery. Dr. Christopher (very young) did the post op ;in the hospital. It was a bad week with the 4th of July and all. All seem very capabale and are nice and professional. When I go back for post-op, will let you know about the staff and whomever I see. Dr. Stahl did a great job on the surgery, but I had a blockage a week later and Sheer did the surgery.
My first (and only so far) impression of him was great. He was thorough and answered all 6 pages of questions I had. He also let me record the whole visit on tape so I could go back and listen again since it was so much info at one time. I have only seen him once so my impression has not changed at this point.
The office staff has been very helpful AND friendly every time I have called. They have also followed through when they said they would do something (ie mailing a packet, calling to make an appt, calling if there was a cancellation). I called several times to see if there had been a cancellation and not once did they act like I was bothering them.
The thing I liked least was the long wait (1 1/2 hours after my appt time), but I had been warned so it really didn't bother me that bad.
In my opinion, aftercare is not really emphasized, but he did go over all of the vitamins that I will need to take forever.
Dr. Sherer was very upfront about the risks involved with this surgery in general and he laid out the different risks with lap vs open. He stressed the risk involved even to the point of saying it is more risky than open heart surgery.
I rate him high and feel good about him doing my surgery.
Surgical competence is most important to me, but when you can get good bedside manner to boot, that is the best of both worlds.
Dr. Stahl was a very understanding Dr. I have been researching the surgery for so long now that I didn't have very many questions. My husband went with me and he asked a few. Dr. Stahl took the time and even drawed pictures explaining the events of the surgery.
The staff was very nice. Susie, she is the one I speak to most often, is the greatest. She takes the time to call when anything changes and keeps you informed about everything. She is a God sent.
I haven't had the surgery yet but I feel very blessed for having a great group of people that I'm placing my future in. I highly recomend Dr. Stahl and his nice group and dedicated staff.