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I found out about Dr.s Kane Sr/Jr. through an advertisement on my DSS TV system.
So I didn't meet them until the day before my surgery. All of my pre op testing was done in KY where I was living at the time. I was very comfortable with Dr. Kane Sr. whom I met when we arrived. He answered all of my questions and said that my skin should not be a problem and that it should snap back. It was then that I found out that Dr. Rantis their new partner was going to preform my surgery under the Dr.s Kane's supervision. I was fine with this and Dr. Rantis seemed to be a fine Dr. as well. I had a complication in that they found a liver tumor the size of my fist that they removed so I was in surgery for 5 1/2 hrs. My mother went with my because I wasn't allowed to drive after the surgery. They assured her that everyhthing was fine and explained the liver tumor was a minor complication but that it didn't interfere with my gastroplasty. My Dr.s are wonderful surgeons.
Following the surgery I stayed in a hotel in Chicago until my outer staples were removed. The Dr.s were still good to me. And advised me that I could call after I returned home to KY. with any questions or concerns I had.
Please keep in mind that this is what MY PERSONAL experience was like and that every case and every person is different, But after I returned home to KY things changed. The first few months were fine. I called with updates and wrote w/photos. I was concerned when I hadn't lost as much weight as I had thought I should so I called Dr. Rantis who was also alarmed that I was loosing so slowly. Dr. Kane made a return call to me to let me know that all was well and some ppl just respond slower. Thing picked up after my body got through the "I'm gonna hold on to everything I can because you have changed me thing". My progress was fine. However; soon NONE of my questions or letters about anything, the excessive repulsive hanging skin, the updates and photos were ever answered. (I even sent thankyou ties after my first year of success. ((I have a tigger tattoo on my belly and they all loved it so I sent them tigger ties) I didn't even recieve acknowledgement that they had gotten them.) I didn't want a huge response just some answers. I was told that they had good relationships with the out of state patients they had so that my situation was not that different, but it was like because I was an out of state patient that I was in circular file 13. I guess no complaints or problems health wise warranted no response from them. So the surgery itself was fine, but no kudos on follow up. My opinion would be that maybe ppl who are in their area will recieve better follow up but those who are not going to be spending more $ on office visits or consultations might as well go somewhere near their home. I did not feel as though they handled MY aftercare well at all. Especially on the redundant skin. I had NO idea of how repulsive it would be or that it would make me feel like it does. And none of my questions on this subject would be answered afterwards. I was only told that it should snap back because of my age and that exercise would help. Not the case and no help from them on what to do about it. I didn't even know that it was called redundant skin and that it was not a cosmetic proceedure until yesterday. (my surgery was in 1996) I'm not saying that they treat all of their cases this way but MY personal experience on follow up as an out of state patient is not what I had hoped it would be. Their surgical competence in comparison to where I lived at the time was wayyyyy up there on the ***** rated list. That is why I went to CHICAGO from Rineyville KY to have the gastroplasty done.
Office staff was fine.
Whew!! I'm sorry but I am thrilled with my actual surgery and weight loss of 137lbs, but I feel as though I was cheated on the information I needed about the redundant skin. I had no idea it would be like this and that it would be so repulsive.
Dr. Kane Sr. (there are two of them) was excellent. He is a very thoughtful patient man who did not rush me with the questions I had and his bed side manner is tops.
The office staff are pleasant and getting an appointment is never an issue.
Dr. Kane works with Weight for Life and the aftercare they provide is really good. Should you choose to you can attend group meeting every other Saturday 9-10:30 am run by a psychologist. It is very good.
Scheduled for surgery in July. Dr. Kane, Sr. is a skilled surgeon with years of experience in bariatric surgery. He has a well developed postop support and care program. The support group meets every 2 weeks and has about 25 attendees with preops, fresh postops and those out anywhere from weeks to about 1 yr. or more. Ginny, the person who handles the insurance aspects of the program, is stellar. I sought approval with 3 different doctors almost simultaneously and she was the most thorough and complete. Approval with both my primary and secondary insurances were within about 4-6 weeks. One thing that surprised me was a detailed discussion on the surgical procedure I had with Dr. Kane. He does an RNY as advertised, however, his technique more closely resembles a Fobi pouch. A Fobi pouch is an RNY with a nickel-sized silastic ring around the outside of the new pouch. It is larger than the pouch and is stitched in place. He said he does this to minimize the pouch's ability to stretch over time and help prevent weight regain. One negative, I waited about an hour after my appt. time to be seen. I was told by a postop who was there that this was quite typical. Overall, his information session, support group and office staff rated well on my list.
I have talked to Ginny a couple of times, and she is very helpful. i will fill in when i have my first appt with him.
Dr. Kane Sr operated on me, assisted by his son, Dr. Kane Jr. Both are so competent and reassuring; I cannot say enough good things about either of them! I was seen by one or both of them for each day of my hospital stay, and Dr. Kane Sr. has called me a few times since I've been home just to see how I'm doing. I just had my staples taken out, and he assured me that I could take as much time off work as I felt comfortable with. Both of these surgeons are compassionate and experienced. I put my life in their hands, and I am doing remarkably well. I would recommend them to anyone. Additionally, the nursing staff at Alexian Brothers Medical Center is absolutely top rate!
Very warm and supportive. He has many years experience in WLS and answered all of my questions. I would recommend him highly.
My first impression of Dr. Kane was good.
He is very knowledgable and personable. He
took alot of time and made sure I understood
everything to the point of drawing the pro-
cedure on paper and explaining it step by
step. His staff was very nice. When I was
denied by my ins. they refered me to a lady
that guided me through writing an appeal
letter. Dr. Kane is big on pre care as well
as after care. There are pre op and post op
meetings at the hospital where Dr. does sur-
gery. I've talked to other doctors when I
first found out about this surgery and Dr.
Kane and his whole program is head and
shoulders above anyone else I've talked to.
You can tell he has decades of experience in
doing this type of surgery. On a scale of 1
to 10 I'd rate him a 10. It makes a big dif-
ferense in taking a step as big as this if
you like and trust your surgeon.
Kevin [email protected]
Dr Kanes, Sr. & Jr. are very experienced at gastric bypass surgeries and have 2 assistants. I was every impressed from the first information I received about them from the internet to their seminar and all went uneventful from that date of Seminar 11/6 to having Open RNY Surgery 12/17.
Their before and aftercare treatment programs are professional and expected for surgical patients. I believe these doctors have given me a new lease on life.