Southwest Bariatric Surgeons PLLC Bariatric Center
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Seems like a nice guy, intelligent, took his time to explain matters in detail. I feel comfortable with him.
He was very nice and supportive. Very up front about what I would face. His office staff was very nice and helpful. So far I have no negative comments about him or his staff. They have a great before and aftercare program. Very up front about the risks of surgery. I would say a 10+
Well of course A great surgeon with a good beside manner is always great but if I had to choose one I would rather have a great surgeon LOL.
Only negative thing I have encountered was with my insurance but his office helped me get that striaght.
Well my first impression of Dr.Tim was oh so nice! he is warm kind caring compassionate and has the utmost reguard for his patients! My overall impression only gets better with time, and about his staff as youve seen before yes they are a bit on the slow side but only because they dont have enough help I try to poke and prod them along and keep telling them they need to hurry up and get me better so I can get in there and help them out! lol! I will report more on the rest when I have more info.
My first impression of him was he was very pleasant, calming, answered all my questions plus some, and put my mind at ease. To this date, I feel the same, he hasn't changed one bit. His office staff was slow in getting approval for insurance and confusing to talk to them at times. There was nothing that I disliked about Dr. Faulkenberry. I would highly recommend him, he's very knowledgeable, caring, great bedside manner. He feels aftercare is very important and will continue seeing me for some time. Yes, he does have a structed aftercare program. He explained all the risks of surgery. On a scale of 1-10, I would rate him a 10+. Both his surgical competence and bedsire manner were great. I felt like I was in very good hands with him as my surgeon.
let me see, what can i say about dr. faulkenberry? my first impression of him was very good, i was afaid to approach him, because i was told his wieght limit was440lbs, and i was much heavyer. i knew i had to take a chance and beg if i have to... but i did not! he said to me, we try not to turn any one away.. thank god.....and the dr.and he told me to make a apointment, and i did. as time went on i became very fond of the dr. i had a pretty hard time the first 10 months, but every time i went in he did his best to correct what ever the problem was. and he was allways very good to me, know matter what. he even took the time to have a meeting of sorts, with my self, my husband, my therapist,my dietian, and the home care nurse. and it was not a 10 minute office visit. his staff, i love them all, i saw dana get bigger with her twins, and then there is little sarah, allways with a smile, and last but not least.... my sweet heart of the office has to be JOY!!!!!!!!!!!every time i went in she had uplifting words, made a fuss over how good i was looking, allways happy, and willing to do anything she could to help me, i even tryed to hook her up with my son, but some other lucky guy swept her off her feet, and now she is happy married lady. and now she smiles even more....... new patients should have all of the??????? they need answered ready when they go see him.because he will answer all ??? but i know i would loose focus and forget things. after care is a big deal for the dr, and his staff, they are allways a phone call away. and he saw me every month for year, till he felt i could go longer. he kept a very close eye on me. and of corse he has to give you worst case senario about all the risk that could happen, and it is scarryyyyyy to hear but it's the facts. on a scale from 1-10 1 being very poor, and 10 being very good, i would SINCERLY give him and his staff a 11!!!!!!!!! i think surgical competence is number 1, but a good bed side manner is a must...i would highly recomend dr, faulkenberry. if your loking for a great dr, in austin he's your man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dr. Faulkenberry was a dream. As soon as he came in I felt very comfortable with him. He is easy going and very well spoken. He leaves nothing for chance and reviews everything. I look forward to dealing with him more.
I have had a great experience with Dr. Faulkenberry thus far. He has a great bed side manner. His office has been great as well. I had a bit of dehydration a few days after surgery. I called his office and they gave me tips on how to handle it. It is nice to know that when I need advice, I do not have to feel bad about calling. Today is my 2 week follow up. I have a lot of questions and I am sure he will be more than willing to help me out any way he can.
I think that I would give Dr. Faulkenberry and his team a "A" I hope that if you are looking for a surgeon, you would look into his practice. I think that bedside manner is just as important as surgical competence.
I met Dr. Faulkenberry today and was impressed. I had heard from others, both here and from a friend who saw him for her mastectomy, that he is kind and takes as much time as you need to get your questions answered. That was true. He was very personable and really took his time talking to me. I kept finding myself wanting to hurry him up out of habit. Most doctors are running out of the room before you can formulate your words. I felt he really was concerned about me and gave me an honest appraisal of what I could expect from the surgery.
His office seems well organized. So far all the staff have been very nice.
I have heard nothing but good about Dr. Faulkenberry's surgical skills. My fiance had lap-band surgery done by another doctor in this practice, Dr. Oliver. I have been very impressed with the aftercare. Patients are strongly encouraged to attend support group meetings. Daily exercise is even more strongly recommended. Follow up is expected long term.
My first impression of Tim Faulkenberry was that he was very busy. I got used to having to wait for regular office visits with him. But he was very kind and listened to questions and answered very honestly. I felt very good about him.
His office staff seems to think the thin walls must have some kind of insulation, they talk about everybody freely in very loose terms. But they were thorough and got things going for me.
What I liked least about Dr. Faulkenberry was after the surgery. I didn't see him much. He would flit in and out once a day when nobody was around. I ultimately had to get him paged to ask him questions. It was most disconcerting that after he released me, he said he would send someone to remove the drain. The terrified nurse who ended up with the chore assured me that she was certified to do it, but that most doctors did it themselves. It was painful, she was panicked and I was left very uncomfortable.
Surgical competence is Tim Faulkenberry's strong point. He is masterful. I've had no nausea, no problems. My Blood Pressure stabilized immediately as did my blood sugar. Be sure that you have a list of questions at the ready for when you actually do see him post-op. You'll need that list.