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Myur S. Srikanth
"Dr Srikanth is a very bright surgeon. I had been to several different consultations and I was most impressed with him. He is a no nonsense, call you out, and fast talking doctor. He is loud and his laugh can be heard in the waiting room. He will throw you a ton of information and if you ask he will explain further; if you don’t ask he tends to assume that you got it. His office staff is great!! They are so helpful, pleasant and understanding. The girls are a great asset to his practice. They make every effort to make sure your needs are met both pre and post op. He is goes thru your history with a fine tooth comb and he reads thru your file every time you see him… beware sometimes it is awkward sitting there in silence while he is reading your history. He found that I was vitamin deficient in several areas and we worked on getting my vitamin levels up prior to surgery. His staff stepped it up a notch when my insurance first denied my request and quickly faxed out the information that the insurance company wanted. Within 10 days of the initial submission I had an approval and a surgery date. I went to most of my visits alone; hubby only came to the final Pre-op appointment… even though I had educated my hubby on what was going to happen. Dr. Srikanth took the time to make sure hubby understood what was going to happen, any complications that might arise and was patient to answer all of hubby’s questions. After surgery, Dr. Srikanth talked to hubby twice about my recovery while I was waking up and then visited us again once I was released into the hospital surgical floor. He and his PA visited me again when he discharged me from the hospital. During my post op recovery, Dr. Srikanth and his staff have been very helpful and supportive with any issues that have arisen. I have had very little problems and my recovery has been “normal” and smooth. Not only did I have Lap RNY, but had a hiatal hernia repaired and my gall bladder removed. I am very glad that I choose Dr. Srikanth for this surgery and would recommend him to anyone that is interested in WLS. "

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Center for Weight Management at St. Francis
"I had surgery on 2/25/09 at St. Francis. I was Dr. Srikanth's 2nd patient for the day and had to wait until 10:30ish before the pre-op prep started. The only shocker to the prep part was they made me take a pregnancy test... didn't expect that. Because you have to stop drinking fluids at midnight the night prior to surgery, I was slightly dehydrated and the nurse had a difficult time getting my IV in and started... 4 pokes later they finally got a good line in. I was given plenty on warm blankets and hubby was allowed to stay with me. Hubby and I walked to the surgery prep room together where I said "see you later, love ya"and embraced; the nurses showed him the waiting room and I was guided to bed with lots of warm blankets. (they keep it very cold in the surgery areas) A short time later (11:30am) the anesthesiologist spoke with me and I was given something (via my IV) to take the edge off but I wasn't nervous at all I mentioned I had slight pain where my IV was located... it was looked at and was told it looked ok but they would watch it in surgery. Then Dr. S. came by he asked if I had any final questions and made some joke but I was starting to get foggy at this point. Next thing I know I am in a room, hubby looking at me and talking to Dr. S (9:30pm). Later I found out I was in surgery for 6 hours and in recovery for the other few hours but I dint remember any of it. Dr. S. told hubby I needed to be up and walking and sipping... and hubby did that. I couldn't keep the water/ice chips down... it hurt so much to throw them up. I told a nurse that I couldn't sip and she added anti-nausea medication to my IV. I told hubby to go home at about 11:00pm and took a nap. The night shift nurses got me up at about 12:15 to walk and sip. I was still having problems keeping anything down; the nurses looked at my IV and noticed my arm was swollen; my IV had in fact shifted. She moved my IV to my hand and within 15 to 20 minutes I was feeling 100% better. I spent the rest of the night sipping/walking and cat napping. The night shift nurses were so nice and attentive to my every whim. At about 4am the nurses switched my water with the MRI contrast to ensure no leaking (I am gonna be honest it was horrible tasting but I made it thru) Hubby was back at hospital about 8:30 and about 9:00 I was taken for the MRI. Then I just walked/sipped and cat napped the rest of the day. Dr. S couldn't get to the hospital in the morning so about 5ish he came by and discharged me. I took a shower/dressed and by the time I was done my paperwork was almost completed. I think I was home my 7:30. I had a private room (my insurance required that I stay on the surgical floor of the hospital not the in/out patient area); which was large enough for the bed, TV but I don't watch TV so I read or played cards with hubby on my awake non walking times, a recliner that hubby could have slept in, a single sink and mirror, there was a closet and a area to keep my luggage, the room was large enough to move around in comfortably. The separate bathroom had a standing shower stall and the toilet. The room had a door but I only closed it when I was dressing to go home. Overall, the floor was very quiet and I hardly noticed the other patients. I even asked at one point if I was the only bypass patient cause I never saw anyone else walking thru the night and the nurses seemed to spent most of the night with me. The night shift nurses told me there were 5 other bypass patients from the various physicians that use the hospital. I was amazed because of how quiet it was. The hospital was well staffed with nurses and I never waited for anything... water, broth, Popsicles, oral pain med. I was highly impressed with my care and treatment, the hospital seemed to be a highly tuned, well oiled machine working flawlessly.... for me."
About Me
Tacoma, WA
Location
21.0
BMI
RNY
Surgery
02/25/2009
Surgery Date
Jan 17, 2009
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