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I do not have anything bad to say about my experience at OSU. The nurses were great, the bariatric room was great, and overall I would recommend OSU to everyone!
The staff was VERY VERY nice, no one was ever rude, however, the response time was not the best. I would wait a half hour for medicine or to get help putting my blood pressure cuffs back on my legs. At one point I buzzed someone and said I felt very faint and needed an ice pack. Someone came by a half hour later and said "did you need something? " Luckily, that feeling passed. :) The nurses station was almost directly across from my room, but they had absolutely no respect for patients in the evening trying to sleep. They were joking and laughing and yelling back and forth to each other, and I know probably no one in that hall got any rest, so bring headphones!! Also, I didn't get to see my surgeon at all during my stay, just residents, and the aftercare directions were basically general aftercare, nothing really to do with my surgery and it left me feeling pretty lost in knowing what to do excatly!
doctor sonja lichenstein md and st mary weihtloss center is not going to do my surgery but ohio state universty medical center at the bariatric surgery program and dr.bradley j. needleman i have been found ready for surgery i will begin learning about the diet after surgery i start my classesin june 10-04 at 4:oo at osumc bariatric cent i have not seen dr.needleman i hope to see him soom
It took 24 hours for them to HEAR me when I said my morphine wasn't adequate to my pain. 24 HOURS! I told everybody I came in contact with, and it didn't matter. When they finally heard me and switched my pain medicine, I became a much better patient.
I really liked the staff. Everyone was so nice--concerned and empathetic to me -- liked nurses and assistants... Operating Room Staff were real nice--liked the anesthesiology folks too.
Needleman is awesome. You will not find a better surgeon. He spent a full hour with me and my husband at our consultation and really made sure I understood everything. His entire office staff is wonderful. I would highly recommend him.
Dr. Needleman was very nice. He took his time and explained both the lap band and the rny surgeries. He reviewed risks associated with both; He reviewed my personal medical history, etc... He examined my tummy. He talked about aftercare; how long I would be off work, and fills and explained how that is done. He explained when it is done. He also talked about weight loss he expects to see from either procedure. He wants it to be done safely--and in a healthy way. He doesn't want people just crashing. He was glad to see I had gone through all my preop classes along with the 24-26 week Living Well that OSU required for my insurance. We talked about my diet and weight history some. My husband was present. His office staff was extremely nice. They were excited for me. They were very helpful in scheduling and getting me right in. I only sat for about 1 minute before I went back and Dr. Needleman was in to see me in a few minutes. I thought he was friendly and professional. I cannot think of ANYTHING negative at all to say. They were great--and I felt no discomfort about my size... no humiliation... no sense of failure... They were all very nice and seemed very happy that I was very happy to be having this done.
I first met with Dr. Needleman on March 23, 2004. He was pleasant and professional and took time to answer all of my pre-op questions without making me feel rushed. Surgery was on April 21, 2004. I saw Dr. Needleman during his rounds in the hospital and again on May 4 for my first post-op visit. I consider him an expert in the field, up-to-date on the current procedures and risk factors, and easy to talk with--all very important when choosing a surgeon.