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He is very pleasant. He answered all questions
I had for him. And made very sure I understood
the procedure. Dr. Bollman's office staff is
wonderful. I am so relieved now that I have
actually met them that I am ready to go on.
Dr. Bollman is the best. I am 7 mo. out and he refuses to let me give up on my goal. I would recommend him to anyone and am grateful that I chose him as my surgeon. He is a #10 on a scale of 1-10.
Dr. Bollman was great--very caring and thorough. He definitely wants to make sure you understand the surgery before hand. His staff is great also. When I came home they called every few days to check up on me. When I had a problem I called the doctor in the middle of the night and he was very concerned and helpful. The hospital in Junction City is not the most up to date in appearance, but the staff could not have been better. They were always ready to help and very sweet. One of the CNA's stayed late one night to curl my hair and make me more presentable to go to the support group meeting that happened to be that night. When I had to go back to ICU due to congestive heart failure, I cried because I knew I'd have to stay longer. The nurses comforted me and reassured me. The Dr is very diligent on encouraging us to attend the support group meetings and follow the pouch rules. I'm 10 weeks out from surgery and I've gone back 2 to see the Dr. I go again in July (4 months post-op). I would rate the Dr. and his staff at 10+ on both surgical competence and bedside manner. My only wish was that the Dr. would have given me a goal that he thought I should or could make. But I realize that the success depends on me
I met with Dr. Bollman on 5-7-02. I found his staff and himself to be very friendly and informative . Dr. Bollman was very through in giving info. and explaining the surgery as well as after care.
I strongly recommend him to everyone.
the aftercare program is very structured and detailed,easy to understand. I feel
Dr.Bollman is a caring and definatatly a persson who is understanding of obese persons feeling's. I never once felt that him or his staff were "looking down" because of my weight,and lack of losing power.
In my own personal experience, Dr. Bollman and staff at first meeting are very professional and caring.
Dr.Charles Bollman-Junction City, Ks.
I really like Dr. Bollman, he answered all the questions I had and more. I feel he knows what he is doing and he has his son-inlaw working by his side. The staff is great, exspecially Eilene and Patty Maycroft.
I did not find one thing to not like about this doctor or his staff.
I had seen Dr Bollman at a couple of the Live Lite support group meetings in the past couple of months. He is really kind of quiet in these meetings, but will answer any question that is directed to him specificaly.
He is totally different on a one on one type meeting than in a group meeting.I was really impressed with him being totally honest and forthcoming with all aspects of this surgery. He didn't try to make this surgery seem like a walk in the park, so to speak. I asked questions and he answered. He didn't try to sugar coat his answers. He went over the risks of this surgery in great detail. He told of the risks that could be involved and what he does to try to help them from occuring and what he can do to fix problems that arise.
His staff are pleasant and informative. They did not treat me like someone who would been seen in a carnival sideshow.
Not knowing what his bedside manner is right now, I'd have to say his surgical competence is what I'm most impressed with so far.
Very nice guy. Completely explained everthing.
It has not change so far.
Wonderful. Large people are usually self-consious regarding skinny peoples thoughts and actions toward us. They made me feel great, not self-consious at all. They even had big furniture in thier office. Yea!!!
He does not quite appreciate my sense of humor.
I have had my surgery. Dr. Bollmann was absolutely fantastic! He was affirming, supportive, his bedside manner is impeccable, he holds back no information that is needed in the recovery process, he is caring and concerned and he is an advocate for the surgery he performs. What could have been a horrible experience turned out to be one of the best hospital experiences I have ever had. Rating Dr. Bollmann is not difficult: A+++++
I am preop with surgery on Valentine's Day.
Dr Bollman seems to be a great guy. His nurse Eileen gave me his home phone number. I was impressed. He took his time to make sure that I had no questions. Eileen and the rest of the staff are great.
The Liv-Lite program seems to be very well designed with all the support I need. Patty Maycroft directs the local program and she was great.
I'm concerned about Thursday, but knowing that Drs. Bollman and Stevens have done over 115 procedures with only 1 problem requiring a fix makes me feel better.
More as I get through this.
He and his staff are fabulous. They were very thorough and didn't try to sugarcoat anything. Dr. Bollman was straightforward and willing to answer all questions. Patty Maycroft the Liv-Lite director is wonderful too, she helped me get insurance approval and has been very helpful in answering questions. They had me talk to a nutritionist already also, letting me know what to start buying as far as groceries and the different stages I will be going through. I am so nervous, yet excited for March 20, 2002.