Well I have not got a surgery date yet, but I am so satisfied with the thorough exam they are doing on me CEDAR SANAI has my approval. See I recently went to another facility in long beach CA, and they gave Me a surgery date within 2weeks , but they never did a good exam like Cedars. Cedars is just not going to put this foreign object in you for the hell off it... I have shop around and I finally have a sense of comfort all the way around. GO CEDARS!

you're in good hands. cedars is one of the best hospitals in the world!

It is interesting how people have such different experiences, even at the same facility. Cedars DOES have the reputation as being a world-class hospital. I was there twice last week, in fact. But...I would not have another procedure performed there. I have spent several weeks there as a patient, and I will tell you that what happened to me was quite dreadful. There is an amazing arrogance among the doctors and staff there when things go haywire. It's as if they think that because they are cedars that NOTHING bad could EVER happen. So, when it does, they work hard to sweep it under the rug.

Interesting.

S.

It's interesting how different people view all the exams and testing and such. In my case, I searched for a surgeon and hosp. that would have me jump through the least amount of hoops. I knew I did not need all that stuff and think most of it is just big $$$ makers.

Well I have not got a surgery date yet, but I am so satisfied with the thorough exam they are doing on me CEDAR SANAI has my approval. See I recently went to another facility in long beach CA, and they gave Me a surgery date within 2weeks , but they never did a good exam like Cedars. Cedars is just not going to put this foreign object in you for the hell off it... I have shop around and I finally have a sense of comfort all the way around. GO CEDARS!

I'd like to know how you made out. I'm a week out and my experience couldn't have been better. My doctor was Dr Burch with whom I had a great repore. The room

was like a large motel room with a couch, large table and four stuffed chairs. The view was of the LA skyline with the ocean in the background. DW spent the night

in a large cot they brought in. I had no pain except for a little site pain where my cuts were. I wasn't able to sleep so at two-thirty am I walked up and down the hall,

about a mile (did I mention this place is huge!), When we left, it was all hugs and kisses, I have never had this pleasant an experience in a hospital in my life.

For anyone contemplating WLS in the LA area, I can't recommend Cedars-Sinai ( a ACS Center of Excellence) highly enough.