Michel Murr Bariatric Surgeon M.D.
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Dr Michel Murr MD is located at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, FL.
He was easy to talk to but kept referring me back to a small pamphlet until I stressed I wanted more information than was contained in the booklet.
As he is part of a hospital clinic situation the waiting area was large but the chairs were small (of course I mentioned this flaw).
Aftercare is stressed, with continued follow-up both with him and PCP.
I DO trust this man with my life.
met with the surgeon that does the surgery in Tampa on 11/5/99 his name is Dr. Michel Murr. He is not the most friendly I have ever met but I guess I don't really care if he wins a popularity contest as long as he is good. He explained the surgery and showed a diagram of it, he told me since my BMI is 55 that he would do a little be longer bypass than the proximal. He made sure I new what he was talking about which I did. He said he would bypass about 5-6 ft of intestine. He told me about their web site www.digestive-disorders.com and I told him I had already visited it and read all about him. He has a lot of experience in the area of bariatric surgery. He told me about having to take vitamins for the rest of my life and that I would see him for checkups for the next 2 years and then my primary would assume that, and made sure that I realized that I would have to be monitored for the rest of my life. He wants a sleep apnea test done as my dad had it and I scored high on a quiz he ask me. He also wants me cleared by a cardiologist be cause I took phen/fen. Part of the regular program is you have to consult with a dietician and a psychiatrist/therapist before you come back to him for the 2nd visit. He told me to choose one that is close to my work as I would probably need to go back after the surgery to deal with different problems that I might have during the weight loss phase. I have called my primary to assist me with referrals for these visits. The program has a support group that meets once a month at the Rehab Center at Tampa General and one of the other requirements is that you attend at least one meeting prior to acceptance for surgery. I have been going to the meeting for the past 3 months and I told him so.
February 21, 2000
Update, It seems like it has been forever getting all of this stuff done, but I finally have my second appointment with Dr. Murr. He told me that I have severe sleep apnea. I had not been called by Dr. Anderson and told anything, he was just reading from the report that Dr. Anderson sent to him. He told me I need to contact him again set up an appointment for another study to determine what level the cpap should be on, and get a machine ordered so I have it when I get out of surgery. He said they would be submitting to insurance sometime this week.
March 8, 2000
Received a denial letter in the mail from Blue Cross/Blue Shield Health Options. Martha from Dr. Murr's office called me and told me not to worry yet. The reason on the letter was that I had stated in my diet history that from June 1997 to August 1998 I had been on Atkins and lost 32 lbs and back in 1985 I was on a medically supervised fast and lost 80 lbs so I had not failed at conventional diets and exercise. I was upset, as it seemed a lot of people have been getting approved by Health Options and now that it's my turn I am denied. Well they sent off a letter requesting an appeal by an independent panel and I also fired off a 3 page letter to them telling them way I need this surgery. Guess we play the waiting game again. Will let you all know if something new happens.