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Anyone : Best surgeon in NJ? I have Dr. Abkin of JFK.

bettiann

By bettiann, in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals

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bettiann    9

bettiann
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Does anyone have an opinion or faccts about the safest surgeion or hospital in NJ. I have started the pocess with Dr. Abkin out of JFK in Edison, NJ. Thanks

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niknic456    21

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I'm having my surgery with Dr. Karl Strom and he is 1 of the best. I'm not just saying that but it is well documented. Dr. Strom works out of Moutainside Hospital which is now part of Hackensack Univ. Medical Center and the hospital is also considered a center of excellence when it comes to WLS. I did years of research and visiting different surgeons before I made my decision to use Dr. Strom. He's so down the earth and his staff is just as great. I can call the office 3 or 4 times a day with questions and they are so helpful (minus the attitude!). Good luck to you! :)

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bettiann    9

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Thanks, I will look into that. It is such a big decision. I am going to a couple of seminars this and next week. I will check to see if he has one anytime soon.

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meli0304    5

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I second Dr. Strom. He just did my sleeve on 10/16, also did my band 7 yrs ago, no problems with either surgery. Staff is great, care is great. No complaints :)

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2ndchanceadict    33

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I second Dr. Strom. He just did my sleeve on 10/16, also did my band 7 yrs ago, no problems with either surgery. Staff is great, care is great. No complaints :)

I used Dr Strom for my lapband Dr Fresco did my revision to sleeve!! I love them!!

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njsweetiepie    6

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Hello. I was sleeved by Dr. Samir Patel of Atlanticare. He was excellent both before the surgery and after. The nurses at the Atlanticare hospital were phenomenal. If you would like more info google the dr or pm. Good luck in your Quest.< /p>

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2ndchanceadict    33

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I second Dr. Strom. He just did my sleeve on 10/16, also did my band 7 yrs ago, no problems with either surgery. Staff is great, care is great. No complaints :)

Do you go to the meetings? If so are you going tonight?

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JEM352    25

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I had my sleeve done by Dr Fresco at Bayshore Hospital on 11/21.

Nothing but positive things to say about the Surgeon and the facility.

I'm down 50 lbs in 2 months, with absolutely no issues.

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donaboss    131

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I had Dr. Schmidt in Paramus NJ. I usually wouldn't recommend anyone but I had noooooo problem with my sleeve. No pre-diet needed. Good luck

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Will    61

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Strom's office is amazing. :) Also, Bayshore is an amazing hospital. So clean.

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Big_Mama    511

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@@donaboss I am being sleeved by Dr. Schmidt on 12-29. I was just wondering how you are doing now! =)

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I'mDoingIt!    88

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@@donaboss I am being sleeved by Dr. Schmidt on 12-29. I was just wondering how you are doing now! =)

I was sleeved by Dr. Schmidt 5 months ago. Doing great. Good luck tomorrow. This is the best thing I ever did and looking forward to reaching goal in 2015. Just follow the process, rest and don't weigh yourself until you go in for your 1 week follow up.

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Jersrose43    837

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I had mine done at valley in ridgewood by dr marc Bessler

He operates out of NYU and is chief surgeon there 3 days a week and 1-2 days at valley.

Fantastic experience.

Valley is a coe for bariatric surgery as well

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Jill Pill    61

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1/5/15 sleeve w dr ariel ortiz Tijuana mexico cssh paid 6500 everything was top notch excellent care i have had no pain at

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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