Texas Laparoscopic Consultants Bariatric Center

I went to a seminar July 9 that he and Dr. Glorsky did. They are both younger than what I thought. They provided all the info you could ever want. Dr. Scarborough is very skilled and knowledgeable. I meet with him July 24 for my initial visit.

My surgeon, Terry Scarborough is awesome! Everyday in the hospital, he visited me at least twice. In ICU, he even had patience for me to spell things out and he found or called my parents everyday after he visited me. When he had to do emergency surgery on me the next day, he came to my parents with tears to tell them what was going on. The guy even gave us his cell phone number if we needed anything!

My first impression of Dr. Scarborough was thatat he was very nice and extremely caring. He never rushes me through an office visit. He continues to give me all the time I need to ask questions. My husband and I are very impressed with the honesty and knowledge that Dr. Scarborough posses. His staff is very kind and efficent.The down side is that Dr Scarsborough has been doing this for a relatively short amount of time, he does have two other surgeons assissting him on every surgery who have tons of experience.
He emphasizes aftercare and goes into great detail with his patients.
He has a very structured after care program. He also has a website that goes into great detail about after care.
One thing that I appreciated about my doctor is that he has been very honest with me about the risks of this (RNY)surgery. He has also told me that I couldn't be at a better hospital, and if anything bad happens that the very best doctors will be available to help assist me. My husband did not want me to have this surgery. I have been told by four doctors that if I don't have this surgery- I will die. Dr. Scarborough has made my husband and I feel very comfortable and prepared to have the surgery.
I feel he is very competent and he has a great bedside manner. I would rate him at a 9 on a 0-10 scale.

9/3/2002 - I met Dr. Scarborough today. He was pleasant. He seems to be a quiet, gentle man. He explained the procedure and wanted to be sure that I understood the risks. They have a patient that recently has had some critical complications (their first). He reassured me that they have added additional procedures that they expect will give better insight on leak detection. He reviewed the upper-GI and sonogram that I had in Aug. and said that everything looks fine for surgery. He will write a letter to the insurance, then I wait for approval before a date is scheduled. I was hoping to get a date set, but no go. Oh well, I've waited 47+ years what's a few more days - right:)
8/6/2002 - Today I met with Dr. Frank Moody of the University of Texas Health Science Center. He was incredible. He no longer performs the actual surgery, but has a team of Dr.s Terry Scarborough, Steven Glorsky and Erik Wilson that do Lap RNY (small pouch)-- see link.
http://www.uthouston.edu/hLeader/archive/generalhealth/010730/
Dr. Moody is experienced in both VBG and RNY. I've decided to change procedures. Since Dr. Harberg only performs VBG I will select a dr. from Dr. Moody's team to do the actual surgery. I'm so very much at peace with this decision. The next step is for me to have an upper GI and stomach x-ray before I can schedule an appointment with one of the dr.s.
5/3/2002 - I've met Dr. Harberg only once. He seemed to be very sincere. I got the impression that his most important message is that this surgery is not the answer, his favorite term is that it's simply a TOOL. How I personally deal with the help the surgery will provide me in managing my eating and therefore my weight will be my answer to this weight problem. He also was very intent on my understanding the risks associated with such an invasive procedure. No kidding in his office! He wants you to be able to commit to spending the rest of your life pulverizing the little bit of food you will be able to consume. Additionally, he wants to be sure you understand without a doubt that you must remain in a "diet and exercise" state for the remainder of your life. NO instant MIRACLES. He almost scarred me off. I did ask questions, and he was very well informed. He was very experienced in this procedure and believed that it is the best bariatric surgery in the long term. I'm not sure about his bedside manner, but I am confident that he's a thorough competent doctor. His office staff has been very pleasant to work with.

When I first went into Dr. Scarborough's office I did not think very highly of it. They where doing some remolding and all of the nurses where running around with there heads cut off. But for the first time in my life I did not feel out of place; everyone looked like me. (That is nice) I then sat down with my mother and we started talking to an older man that was there. He said that he had his surgery 1 month ago and said that he has lost so much weight. I asked him if there where any complications he said yes but not from the surgery. He told me that he went on a road trip and did not have anything to drink with him so there for he got very dehydrated and had to go back in to the hospitable. Other than that, he had nothing but nice things to say about it. When I went into the back I was weighed and I beat another high for me 320lbs. I went into the exam room where an intern came in and was talking to me about the surgery. I did not care for him but hey he is still a student. Soon after that Dr. Scarborough came in he told me all about my risk of the surgery and for me it was very mild do to my youth and no past medical problems. Dr. Scarborough is a very busy man but did stay about 20 min. or so it was very informative. I new at that time I wanted to have the surgery. On my way out I met Connie she gave me a card and told me I needed to go have some an upper GI and another test I forgot the name. Testing was testing :). After about 2 weeks latter I called Connie and asked her what do I need to do about getting my surgery? Connie told me my PCP needed to write a letter and send it to her. I called my PCP and was told to have Connie tell them the wording needs to be in the letter. Connie called my PCP and told them what to say in the letter. I called my PCP back about 2 weeks later and was told that no letter was on file and she did not remember any letter. That is when I got my mom on them and was told that a letter would be sent. Well when I was trying to get my PCP to get a letter sent Connie had sent a letter to my insurance (United Health Care Select Plus POS) and I was approved. Oh not that it matters but I did get my letter from my PCP 3 days latter. I was so happy one of the best Halloweens I have ever had. I went to an Educational meeting last night and was able to talk to a lot of people there. I have learned that a lot of people have a hard time with the paper work that insurance companies make you go through. My surgery date has been set for January the 10th. I am very excited about loosing some weight. I have to say that Connie is one of the hardest working people I have ever seen in the medical field.

Quiet spoken and allowed me to tell him what I understood about the surgery and why I felt I was a good candidate. He told me how the surgery is performed, drew me some pictures, asked questions about various health issues and explained the next steps we needed to take.

Hard to describe his office staff....as they were just moving offices across town and were in an adjustment period. Some of the people I spoke with on the phone were w/o a clue and I had to keep calling till I found someone who could give me the info I needed.

The nurse who oversees the bariatric surgery program is Connie Pollard and she is great. She is a very busy woman and therefore, it is hard to reach her on the phone. She is very matter of fact, but does share her enthusiasm with the patients and was very happy for me when I got approved.

There are several dr.'s in this program, Dr. Glorsky, Dr. Scarborough, Dr. Wilson and Dr. Moody(retired)and they are very busy!! They have developed a very good reputation in the Houston area and that means they are busy. It is interesting to see the different personal styles and ways they discuss the information. I attended the info seminar, after meeting Dr. Scarborough, and was surprised by the difference in Dr. Glorsky's style and perceptions about the surgery. He shared the vision they have for the clinic which will include a great deal of follow up care and group support.

I will go back on Oct.1 to see Dr. S. and have him review the scary stuff that could happen with the surgery.

Bedside manner is nice..but, most dr's I have met in my life, were iffy in the bedside manner department...I just figured they were nerdy kids who grew up to be nerdy guys who studied a lot and it wasn't my place to judge them on their comfort level in dealing with people. What mattered more is how competent they are when my life or that of a loved one is in their hands.

2/8/02 -- Called to make my appointment with Dr. Moody. I am scheduled to meet with him on 3/13/02. I am very excited about this meeting with him and am hopeful for good news from him and his staff regarding insurance bennefits.

3/13/02 -- Met with Dr. Moody today. He is very through and his staff members are extremely nice. He explained everything to me very carefully. He explained the risk and the bennefits of having this surgery. He made a few suggestions of things I need to do in order to make my surgery go as smoothly as possible. He wanted me scheduled for an Upper GI and UltraSound. By the time I returned to work after my appointment, his staff was calling with dates and times for my appointment. I was very impressed.

4/15/02 -- Found out today that Dr. Moody is retiring. I am being seen by his associate Dr. Scarborough

7/31/02 -- Met with Dr. Scarborough at my Pre-Op Exam. He was very nice and answered all my questions and didn't rush me out of his office...even though he was due in surgery in half an hour...he told me they couldn't start without him...hehehe

8/10/02 -- Had a complication after surgery...thought I might have had a small leak...Dr. Scarborough stopped by to see me even though it was the weekend and all of his associates had seen me...he has been so wonderful.

8/12/02 -- Finally moved to a regular room (was in ICU for 3 days) Dr. Scarborough stopped by at nearly 11 at night to see me...was in the hospital for an emergency with another patient and wanted to see how I was doing since being moved to the floor. Have I mentioned he's been great!!!!

i was first scheduled with Dr Glorsky but my employer has filed bankruptcy and im affraid my insurance will be dropped so his staff has rescheduled me to see Dr.SCARBOROUGH. CONNIE IS NOW ON VACATION so Ive talked to my PC DR. AND SHE IS FAXING THE LETTER OF NECESSITY" SO it will be there in the office for her when she comes in Monday. Hopefully that will get the ball rolling. The staff is Very friendly and easy to talk to. im really really looking forward to my surgery. Yaaaahh! My surgery date is AUGUST 26th Can you believe it.... God(you little buggar) YOU ARE GOOD TO ME !!!!!

I really Liked him at my first visit. He seemed really ready to get going and start on the letter to the insurance company immediately. He was very reassuring about my risks and very candid about aftercare. I will have my second visit within two weeks since I have to have my ultrasound and ugi on tuesday.