John M. Price Bariatric Surgeon M.D.

I am glad I had researched as much as I had. This site has been wonderful! I knew what questions to ask and felt comfrontable with Dr. Price's answers. The office staff was great! Dr. Price only sees patients twice a week so appointments are not lengthy. I would recommend Dr. Price to anyone wanting more information.

I had my appt on 1-9-03. I would like to say that Dr. Price and his staff are very helpful. They are very informative and Sandy Rials is truly the best. Having someone on the staff that has had the surgery really made me feel comfortable knowing that she understands how I am feeling. I would rate Dr. Price a 10 he makes sure that you understand all the risks involved along with the benefits of the surgery.

My impression is very positive. I work around Doctors and are very familiar with the 'very frank' discussions. You have to remember that he is a surgeon so cutting you wide open is not as big a deal to him as it is to you. He answered every question I could think of and I didn't feel rushed. Be prepared; take a list of questions. You will alway think of something after you leave. You are putting you life in his hands, so please take this seriously and quiz him thoroughly.

His staff was very helpful. You feel that they are working for you. I felt very comfortable talking with Sandy. She has been there, so she knows everything that you have ever felt. I feel very grateful to have met Sandy.

Simply, He is the best.

His staff are wonderful. Sandy is there to answer all my questions.

He answered all my questions honestly.

I would rate him an 11 out of 10.

I WAS VERY INPRESSED WITH DR. PRICE AND MY HUSBAND ALSO LIKED HIM. I HAD MANY QUESTIONS AND HE WAS VERY PATIENT IN ANSWERING ALL MY QUESTIONS. HE WAS VERY FORTHCOMING ABOUT THE RISK AND SERIOUSNESS OF THIS PROCEEDURE. HE EXPLAINED ALSO THAT TO GET THE MAXIMUM BENEFITS THAT I MUST EXERCISE. HE SAID THIS PROCEEDURE WAS NO MIRACLE FOR WEIGHT LOSS THAT IT IS A TOOL TO HELP AID IN WEIGHT LOSS BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DO MY PART (EXERCISE). HE HAS A WONDERFUL ASSET TO HIS PRACTICE, HER NAME IS SANDY. SHE CAN RELATE TO THE PATIENTS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTION. SHE HERSELF HAD THIS SURGERY 3 YEARS AGO AND IS A SUCCESS STORY THAT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TOO. ALL OF HIS STAFF WAS GREAT BUT SANDY IS A GODSEND. SHE IS THE ONE WHO CORRODINATES THE SUPPORTS GROUP. I WAS IMPRESSED THAT YOU HAVE ENDLESS SUPPORT BEFORE AND AFTER SURGERY. I HAVE ONLY BEEN FOR MY CONSULT BUT I FELT LIKE I WILL BE IN WONDERFUL HANDS. I WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE AND WILL LET YOU KNOW IF MY OPINION CHANGES OF DR. PRICE, SO FAR THUMBS UP!

staff is excellent call and talk to Sandy Rials(not sure of spelling)looking forward to meeting Dr. Price tomorrow 5/9/02
met Dr. Price yesterday very impressed with his informative yet frank discussions reguarding the surgery. Extremely satisfied as to the availability of surgery dates, I was pre-approved through another doctor and after meeting with Dr. Price and his staff on 5/9/02 I am having surgery on 5/23/02. His office staff was very helpful and courteous. He does stress the aftercare and his staff likes to see you go to the support meetings also. He explained the the procedure as well as the risks I feel pretty throughly. Looking forward to surgery day and can't wait for the results!!

6/2/02 post-op 10 days since surgery and doing fantastic lost 15 pound so far but none of the weight came off until 4 days after the surgery. I mowed my yard today on a riiding mower and have been back driving since 3 days after the surgery. Did some touch-up painting in my house 6 days after surgery. I feel fantastic. I was pretty sore the first 4 days, I had a laproscopic procedure, of course I spent 3 of those days in the hospital and made them take out the epedural for pain on evening # 2 as the narcotics in the epedural were making me nauseated every time they turned the pain medicine up or down. Went to just an oral for pain for that night and the following day and stayed on that for 2 more days after release from the hospital. For me the first 5 days immediately following the surgery were the worst but each day got 100% better than the day before. I am back to doing most everything I did before some pain in the incisions yet but not taking anything for it(so it's not that bad) still draing from the largest incision yet and have to keep that bandaged yet. I did notice a slight rash on my chest area but it is almost gone not sure if it was a reaction to the medicines or what. I go in tommorrow to have the staples removed.

I met Dr. Price at a support group meeting in Monroe. He went through the Roux En Y procedure and explained about the surgery and its benefits. Then was a question and answer period. This was so wonderful and all the attendees were so warm and friendly and very supportive. I then had an appt with Dr. Price on 5/9/02. A very friendly person and great bedside manner. This is very important to me.

He has done surgury on me 5 or 6 years ago on my Gallbladder, I found out that he has doing the Gastric By Pass. I didn't know at the time. I have gone gone to Shereport and in Ark. I wanted to do close to the home. My husband found out in the phone book.The Staff there are very friendly and so is Dr. Price. Glad there is Support Group that just started.

Dr. Price is a great person, and his staff is very helpful and nice. They have been very easy to deal with. I will update later after my surgery.

Update 2/17/02 - Just wanted to add a little note here to let everyone know that I have been so pleased with Dr. Price. He is so great to work with. Also, his staff has been wonderful. I would not do anything different. I highly recommend him to anyone in the area.