Geary Community Hospital Bariatric Center

I absolutely loved him. He is a real professional with an excellent bedside manner. He also jokes around and isn't serious all the time, but you definately know he knows what he is doing. I would recommend him to ANYONE!!

I just want to thank Dr. Bollman for giving me my life back. He is a wonderful surgeon in my opinion. rnrnI see him as very easy going and he really works with you with no pressure. He asked me what weight I wanted to reach, he never imposed a goal on me. I found that quite refreshing as I don't do well in a \"pressure cooker\" type situation. rnrnDr. Bollman is a very mild mannered surgeon and I think he is wonderful!

*Note Dr. Bollman and Dr. Stevens did the surgery together. Dr. Stevens was my primary surgeon for aftercare.*rnrn Dr. Stevens is small in stature. Not intimidating. Dr. Stevens was very up front about the risks of the surgery and that this has to be a life style change. Also stressing that this shouldn't be a decision that one should consider lightly.The two doctors (Dr. Charles Bollman and Dr. Scott Stevens) that do this surgery at Geary County Community Hospital in Junction City KS; are truly dedicated to making the morbid obese person's life longer and more productive. These two doctors were doing this long before others jumped on the money making band wagon. They both show the precise amount of knowledge, care and compassion to make every patient feel like their only patient. I would rate these doctors 20 on a scale of 1-10. I would not intrust my life in the hands of any other doctor('s) for this procedure. I also have to note that Eileen (Dr. Boleman's nurse) and Karla (Dr. Steven's nurse) are awesome as well. I call Karla my angel, she is the earthiest, kindest, most soft spoken, gentlest, giving, beautiful, loving spirit I have ever known. There is nothing she would not do for her patients. I am confident that all will go well with my surgery, because I could not, in my opinion; be in better care anywhere else with anyone else. I know we aren't suppose to rate excellent on everything. But honestly I cannot think of anything negative to say about the doctors or their staff.rnrnrn**This is my insurance info**rnrnAetna, PPOrnI actually changed insurance from Coventry Health (HMO) to Aetna PPO in January 2003. Coventry would not pay for this surgery, they deem it \"cosmetic surgery\". It is amazing to me how many insurance companies are so ignorant still of the plight of the morbidly obese. Or maybe they just don't care. Probably they just don't care. Well, I switched to Aetna PPO as soon as possible, which was the beginning of the year, because they do pay for this surgery. I had a co worker that had the surgery in 2000 and she had Aetna PPO. So, I knew I would be okay with this insurance. I couldn't believe they turned me down on my first application. They had a new clause in the plan. Not only did you have to be 100 pounds overweight and have a doctor deem this medically neccesary; but you have to within the previous 2 years have 6 months of doctor supervised weight loss and excercise program. So, even though I had been fighting my weight my entire life, and had tried every diet and excercise program under the sun. I still had not had what they wanted. So, they denied me. Well, long story short. I got them on appeal with a technicality. Since I switched insurance at the beginning of the year there was a delay getting authorized for surgery. This new clause went into effect January 17th, so on appeal we contested that I had tried to get authorization prior to the new clause. I guess they felt that was the case because shortly after my appeal I got approval. So, for anyone else that has Aetna PPO bottom line is YOU MUST BE 100 POUNDS OVERWEIGHT, HAVE A DOCTOR DEEM SURGERY A MEDICAL NECCESSITY, AND HAVE 6 MONTHS OF DOCTOR OVERSEEN DIET AND EXCERCISE IN THE PREVIOUS 2 YEARS BEFORE SUBMITTING FOR SURGERY. Hope this helps someone else. Actually, I am glad that in the end they are paying.~ rn

I knew from my first visit with Dr. Bollman that he was exactly the type of surgeon I wanted to do my RNY! Dr. Bollman is very soft spoken, polite, and very informative. He makes you feel like you are human, not just someone who will be paying him money. The day of my pre-op testing, he greeted me with a smile, and reassured me about the test he was getting ready to perform. The day of my surgery he was absolutely wonderful!!! I ended up in ICU for 5 days instead of 1, and when I questioned not only Dr. Bollman, but the ICU nurses they reassured me that Dr. Bollman only wants the best possible care for his patients and that as soon as he felt absolutely comfortable moving me out to the floor he would do so. Believe me, that did make me feel so much better. Aftercare is very important to Dr. Bollman!! I live 4 1/2 hours away from Junction City, his office called me daily to check on me. When I did start having a problem Dr. Bollman instructed me to go to my local ER. He worked with them via phone and fax. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate Dr. Bollman and his staff at a 10 plus!!! I would reccomend him to anyone!!rnIn my opinion both surgical competence, and bedside manner are of great importantance and Dr. Bollman is wonderful in both areas!!

He was very informative and very nice. I had met him several times at the support meetings. My initial meeting i thought he sure is young which made me a little nervous.rnrnBut now I am overall very confident in my decsion and I am very trusting to the staff that will be working on me..

Dr. Narciso was absolutely wonderful! I couldn't have asked for a better surgeon! He had a wonderful sense of humor but stayed very professional. When I first met him I was very impressed. As time went on I trusted him more and more and by the time it was time for surgery I was completely ready. He made me feel so comfortable! His staff was wonderful as well! His nurse Karla is the sweetest woman in the world, and so easy to talk to. The only thing that I was not very pleased with was the nut that works in his office. I never actually met with her. I met with someone who was filling in for her, and I never heard from her again. I think its really important for post-op patients to meet with their nut after surgery. It would have helped me out a lot and saved me a lot of heartache. Instead I ended up learning from OH and just trying things out on my own. I would recommend him to anyone interested in bariatric surgery!

My first impression of him was that he was very knowledgeable and skilled. He has a genuine care and concern and wantingness to help the morbidly obese.

What a guy! Very easy going, nice, and dare I say FUNNY! He was very personable during the whole process. I had no problems per say and if I did I could call him at home, even if it was 3 in the morning. LOL Go and meet the team, great people!

My first impression was a good one. I felt that he was very professional and knew what he was talking about. I also liked that he was able to get straight to the point and didn't bother with unnecessary chit chat. I also appreciated the fact that he didn't waste my time by going over everything that I had already learned about earlier that day. The thing I liked least was the fact that I had to wait an hour and a half AFTER my scheduled appointment time to be seen. It wasn't a major problem though because I understand that problems come up with scheduling...especially with doctors. Aftercare is heavily emphasized and he is very closely integrated with the Liv-Lite program. I've seen him at every support group meeting I've been to. He addressed the risks of surgery in a very matter-of-fact way. I appreciated that. However, he didn't feel the need to dwell on them. He just wanted to make sure I knew what I was getting in to. Overall, I feel comfortable with him as a surgeon and I think that he is quite knowledgeable in his area. I think he has a nice balance of surgical competence and bedside manner.

Dr. Narciso is a very caring surgeon. Anytime that I see him at the hospital, he always ask how I am doing. He has a very caring staff in the office. I will recommend him to anyone. His bedside manner was great. He was in my room twice a day to check on me.