Hi all,

I wanted to know if there anyone out there who lives in WA that has been banded at St Francis?? If you have could you give me some feedback of your expericence, and if your doctor was Dr Oh or Dr Hirai.

Thanks!

Hello. I do not know much about St. Francis as early in my research I found info on Pacific Surgical in Olympia with Dr. Neal. That is who I wound up going with as I learned after I started researching that a co-worker, her sister and mom and my next door neighbor all went to him. They all look fantastic and I really really like my doc and all of his staff at the clinic.

I just wanted to throw this info out in case you wanted to research. One think I really like is that they do all fills with fluoro and although that is not a big deal to many.....it was to me. I like the eyes on things going on inside concept from the experts, instead of not having any visual until there might be a problem.

I had heard the doctors at St. Francis were good, specialized in gastric bypass but did not have much bedside manner. I wanted a good relationship with my doctor and he had to have personality. Dr. Neal is fabulous and they have info seminars all the time. You might want to check one out and if you have any other questions free free to contact me.

Good luck with your research and whatever you choose, I hope it is a wonderful and successful journey for you!

If you're shopping for a surgeon, you may want to look at Dr. Ross McMahon, head of Bariatric Services at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. That's who did my surgery, and I can't say enough good things about him and his staff. Excellent experience.

Dave