El Camino Hospital Hospital

Dr. Wetter is a perfectionist. He gives excellent care. My impressin of him has not changed. His office staff is very caring. I did not like that before the surgery he kept telling me to "quit pigging out", I didn't think I was.(but now I know I did).He doesn't emphasize aftercare much, I mean he tells you to come back, but he didn't tell me the importance of it. He addressed the risk of surgery quite well. I was so large that I thought for sure I would die during surgery, but he kept telling me I would be fine. I would definately rate him a "10". You need to have both.

My first impression was when I saw him at an orientation and felt "this man is going to change my life." When he ended up being the surgeon assigned to me, I felt positive about him. His bedside manner is not the best, but he is a good surgeon with an excellent reputation. He honestly addresses the risks and need for behavioral changes. He was very negative when I had difficulty losing 10% of my weight before surgery, but we got past it after the first "scolding". I would trust him to do my surgery, without hesitation, but don't look for him to handle anything on an emotional level.

First impression is that Dr. Legha is competent and knowledgable. My first impression has not changed over the short time I have been in his care. His support staff and the staff of the whole bariatric group are hard-working and available. I don't really have any dislikes concerning Dr. Legha. Future patients of his should know that he is very straight-forward about risks and possibilities. The whole bariatric group at Kaiser emphasizes aftercare as the most important tool in all of this, and I have to agree. They have a very highly structured aftercare program at Kaiser. Dr. Legha and the others addressed the risks involved with the surgery and afterwords honestly and straightfoward. I would rate them overall as efficient and knowledgable and dedicated to what they do. I feel surgical competence is most important, but Dr. Legha is competent in both that and his bedside manner.

I will meet with my surgeon for the first time on May 28, 2002.

My first meeting with Dr. Legha was on June 6, 2002 (the 5/28/02 appt. was cancelled). He is a really nice person. Very quiet and soft spoken. I was able to get one smile out of him. He is referring me for surgery and will put me on his waiting list.

Dr. Legha gave me the go ahead, my surgery is on 7/15/02. I met with him for the second time on 7/9/02. He is a really sweet man. Dealing with him makes me forget all the other drama I had to go through with Kaiser to get this far. I highly recommend Dr. Legha.

8/7/02 - I just want to say how wonderful Dr. Legha is. He did an outstanding job with my surgery. He is truly one of Kaiser's best surgeons. Thanks Dr. Legha.

I liked her she is personable yet professional. The staff seems nice. she has moved from stanford to burlingame with dr. wetter. My only reservation was having a woman do surgery on me for the first time. I think she is very confident and that helps. she requires her patients to lose 10% of their weight before surgery. She wants an exercise program established before surgery. I can tell you more after august.

I had gone to a support group in which 3 of her patients were in attendance, so I knew a little about Dr. Foster before I had my first appoinment in April. I loved her when I first met her, she is a very caring, knowledgable doctor. Yet, she is strict and when she says she wants you to lose 10% of your weight before you get scheduled for surgery you have to be deligant. I knew this before I saw her so I had already lost more than the required 10% and still continue to loss weight as I wait to get a surgery date.

When I had my appointment 3 of my friends went with me and she invited me to ask them to join us, which I did. They were able to hear about the surgery and what it entales so I had 3 extra pairs of ears and eyes. Her staff is nice and caring.

I live in Sacramento so I wish she was closer but that can't be helped and I would and will travel to see her. She has now left Stanford University and gone into private practice with Dr. Wetters in Burlingame. So, I will be having my surgery at Mills Peninsula Hospital instead of Stanford since I wasn't able to get everything done before she left. I have an appointment on Thursday, July 11th, and hope I get a surgery date.

I have not seen Dr. Foster at her new office so I can't say anything about them, I do know from talking to other people that are supposed to be nice and well trained in the field of bariatric surgery.

I gave Dr. Foster an A+

6/4: post-op
Dr. Wetter is extremely kind and patient. He is also very responsive. I sent him some emails before my surgery with questions and he alway responded quickly. He even called me directly to discuss a couple of them! This from a Dr. who has a busy practice...I continue to be very impressed! My surgery went very well with no complications. Dr. Wetter has an excellent and well-deserved reputation. I recommend him highly.

Met for first time on 1/15. Dr. Wetter was patient and respectful to me. He offered to answer any questions I had. He went through the surgery options and recommended R-x-Y for me. He also does Lap Banding, but since I don't live close to his office and the band requires extensive follow-up, he advised against it. He has a full support program and a website explaining his program and services. He even called me personally when I submitted a question to him via his website before scheduling my appointment! He seems gentlemanly and kind. He's been doing this procedure for over 5 years, and did 200 last year alone. He helped me understand that this isn't "my fault". He invited me to contact him if any more questions came to mind.

Dr. Wetter is a very kind man who was very pleased with the amount of research I had done prior to committing myself to any type of surgery. Even though he isn't the "Master of the Lap-Band", he is highly proficient at Laproscopic Surgery. The office staff is wonderful and it appears that they work well together. I have seen too many doctors to even think about and while he is the only Bariatric Surgeon I spoke to I liked the fact he really listened to me and took his time explaining different aspects and areas of concern.

I felt very comfortable right away with
Dr. Foster. She is very nice, compassionate,
but tough. When she says she wants you to
lose weight before the surgery, she means it!
We spent about an hour discussing the procedure
and I did not feel that she was rushing through
it. She cares very much for her patients.
I am glad I was referred to her.

It has been 7 months since my surgery and I cannot say enough about Dr. Foster and Trina, her nurse. They are both such caring, compassionate persons. Whenever I go to see Dr. Foster she does not rush and spends whatever time is necessary discussing post-op concerns with me. I truly love Dr. Foster and Trina.

I had met with doctor Wetter in November and he was very caring. He took time to explain very clearly all aspects of the surgery. He was very open and strait forward about the risks and complications. He kept enphasizing the risks involved. I really respect that because we need to really take time to think and be 100% sure about having this surgery. I was very impressed with the referrals he had given me. Anne Timberlake is very encouraging, caring, and kind. Dr. Tatomer was very nice. By doctor Wetter making us go through a process of talking to a phsyciatrist and getting more inforamtion made me really respect him more. I feel completly confident in him.