Julie G.
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J. Wesley Alexander
"My first impression of Dr. Alexander was that he was very unassuming. He had been in surgery all day and was running behind with his office visits but he did not rush me or my questions. His office staff has been great...they have been very helpful and upfront about when my surgery might be scheduled. His emphasis on aftercare kind of shocked me. He feels a patient knows what he/she needs to do about nutrition and seeing a nutritionist would be a waste of time and money. He makes a good point but for women like me who ignore common sense when it comes to eating ( I'd rather have a cheeseburger then brussel sprouts) even though I know what I should eat, my will power is weak. All that to say he doesn't recommend a nutritionist but if you really want one he can refer you to one. As for the risks of surgery...I asked if I should donate blood in advance should something go wrong...like any surgeon I think that might have offended him. Given the number of this type of surgery that he has performed he didn't forsee a need for blood. When I pressed about wanting my own blood should there be a problem he went on to say the blood from Cincinnati blood banks, Hoxworth, was very safe. I have a friend who works at Christ hospital as a RN and she and several of her coworkers have or are having the Roux-en-Y procedure done and they have been very happy with Dr. Alexander and the results of their weight loss. I hope I have the same success."
About Me
Cincinnati, OH
Location
26.2
BMI
RNY
Surgery
08/11/2001
Surgery Date
Mar 02, 2001
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