I had my visit with Dr. Kuwada today and have to say that I really like him thus far. He and his staff were really nice, took their time, and treated me with respect.
He answered all of my questions very candidly, and was very thorough in his explanation of potential risks. He even drew diagrams.
He thinks I'm a good candidate for surgery, and his only uncertainty was how the insurance might look at my BMI of 38.6 and fairly minimal co-morbidities.
I've scheduled my psychological evaluation next Tuesday morning. I already had my appointment for the nutritionist scheduled for that same afternoon; so I'm going to take the whole day off from work.
Dr. Kuwada has done over 200 laparoscopic bariatric surgeries, but only a handful of Lap-Bands before he came to Charlotte (from Chicago). That would concern me more if I didn't know that Inmed is currently re-certifying him, and will have an expert on hand while he does my surgery.
Guestimated timeframe for surgery, January or February. I'm getting there
I had my visit with Dr. Kuwada today and have to say that I really like him thus far. He and his staff were really nice, took their time, and treated me with respect.
He answered all of my questions very candidly, and was very thorough in his explanation of potential risks. He even drew diagrams.
He thinks I'm a good candidate for surgery, and his only uncertainty was how the insurance might look at my BMI of 38.6 and fairly minimal co-morbidities.
I've scheduled my psychological evaluation next Tuesday morning. I already had my appointment for the nutritionist scheduled for that same afternoon; so I'm going to take the whole day off from work.
Dr. Kuwada has done over 200 laparoscopic bariatric surgeries, but only a handful of Lap-Bands before he came to Charlotte (from Chicago). That would concern me more if I didn't know that Inmed is currently re-certifying him, and will have an expert on hand while he does my surgery.
Guestimated timeframe for surgery, January or February. I'm getting there