has anyone use the southbay surgeons or dr aileen takahashi before?

Dr Takahashi did my surgery on November 9th. She is a phenomenal surgeon and the care at Torrance Memorial was great!!! She is not all warm and fuzzy but I like the fact that she is very to the point. I would be happy to answer any questions you have about her and/or the practice itself.

i started in dec , and completed everything but the upper gi and the labwrok which i have to wait and go 2 weeks before my appointment with the np on march 20, they told me my surgery was targeted for june 2012, but i want it sooner. how was ur journey up tp sleeve?

I started the process in January 2011. My NP appt was at the end of March but I had gained weight so I had to WAIT!!!....I was so upset with myself but I also didn't know at the time how serious they were about the pre op weight loss. I did, of course, lose the 10% and was scheduled for my surgery in Sept for November. Insurance approval was only 5 days which really helped!!! Are you going through insurance? And if so, what insurance?

i have anthem bluecross

Hmmm, not sure about anthem. I have BCBS ***.

i called the insurance co to see if they pay for the sleeve, and they do . Lets just hope they pay for me : ) did you take lots of test ?, i think i had 4 , with one left to do For work reasons i want to see if they can do it before june, spring break

would be perfect. did my support group , nutrtionist, !st meeting with Dr sat weigh ins , ive lost 4 of my 10 pounds, shrink eval I feel like im just sitting here waiting : (

I know the feeling!! I got everything done by the time I saw Pat the NP in March and then I still had to wait!!

i went in yesterday to see NP, everythings good, they changed my appointment with dr for Mar 2, but i have to redo labwork my goal is a date during springbreak break : )

oh good!!! I hope you're able to get a surgery date that soon!!! My partner is having bypass with Dr. Soloman and we're hoping for the end of March/beginning of April!! Oh, and after you see Dr. Takahashi, they are going to have you do a 4 hour bariatric surgery class over where the support groups are. I had to wait 3 weeks to get into that class because the first one was full and I think it's only offered every two weeks. They sure make you jump through a ton of hoops!!!!

What made you choose her over other doctors in the area? I am currently working with UCI/Dr. Nguyen but Torrance is a much close drive if I ever have any complications or even just for follow-ups.

its where my dr sent we when i got my referral. Its very nice