Margaret P.
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D. Blaine Nease
"My story is a long one but a great one. My surgeon was Dr. Nease of Garden Grove California. I had looked into WLS on the internet and then ventured out to a few seminars to get more information. I received plenty of information however, also felt the cattle call feeling. The seminars were standing room only...heard them in and heard them out. I got the feeling that they were more concerned about quantity than quality. I went home and continued to read the boards and it was during this time I found out that WLS was an exclusion on my insurance policy. If I decided to have the surgery I would be paying cash. I was devastated at first but once I got over the initial shock it made me feel good to know that I could choose whoever I wanted to do the surgery and not have to "HOPE FOR THE BEST" with whoever my insurance company selected. It was when I attended Dr. Nease’s seminar I knew I had found my surgeon. He was a real person speaking to real people. He was a man of integrity and nothing but honesty poured out of him. He was honest to the bone about the possibilities of complications and death. He pulled no punches...This is not a cure all THIS IS A TOOL! He shared a part of his life...his Father was morbidly obese and died at a young age of obesity related complications. I believe Dr. Nease is so companionate and understanding of this surgery because he watched obesity stop his father from living, (EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY.) As for my story...I attended the seminar on Feb 29th, and was sure that day. I scheduled my "one on one"for the following Tuesday. I proceeded with all of my pre-op and things were running smoothly. I received a call the morning of my pre-op nutrition class of what to expect...they wanted me to go and have a scan of my thyroid in the morning before the class. It was the Thursday before my surgery which was to take place on the following Tuesday and I was so excited! Dr. Nease had the unfortunate responsibility of pulling me from the class to let me know that they had found a large mass in my neck and it was quite possible it was cancer. The tumor had deviated my trachea all the way to the right side. He was so compassionate, he assured me that he and the operating table would be there when the time was right. He contacted my Head & Neck surgeon and explained what he had found. During this time Dr. Nease’s office staff treated me with kit gloves, concern & compassion.. Anything my Head & Neck Surgeon needed they provided in an extremely quick fashion, via phone, fax or mail whatever it took! Even though my WLS had been put on hold once again I knew I had found the right WLS Surgeon. After two biopsy’s it was 99% sure that the tumor was malignant. I went in for surgery and had the mass removed. It was quite large, the bottom being the size of a tennis ball and the top being the size of a golf ball. I am happy to say once the surgery was done the pathology report came back benign. After six weeks recovery time I was given the ok to follow through with my WLS. May 11th Dr. Nease performed my surgery. Cynthia was waiting for me the day I arrived at the hospital and Marla popped in and out several times to make sure I was comfortable before going into surgery. I had a lot of anxiety and a phobia of the blood pressure machine...No one thought I was crazy...they just made sure I was comfortable. Dr. Nease checked on me everyday while I was in the hospital. His staff - (Kim, Cynthia & Marla) each came to see me throughout the day each day. Once released I had questions over the weekend, Dr. Nease’s answering service paged him, he called me back quickly, I could hear that he was with his children however he never made me feel as if I were disturbing him during his weekend. He solved my problem and I truly believe he was happy to do it. I am now 4 weeks postop and know I made the right choice. I would recommend anyone that is considering this surgery to seriously consider Dr. Nease, attend a seminar or contact his office...He cares about YOU as a person and his office staff treats you like you are a family member rather than just a patient. Really, think about it...if you work in a Dr’s office and your mother is having surgery it would be normal for you to walk over to the hospital and hold her hand before during and after however this person is not a family member and you and your co-workers at different times, walk over to the hospital to check on patients? Yes, I made the right choice! Thanks Dr. Nease, Kim, Betty, Marla & Cynthia! You are all fabulous! Warm Regards, Margaret Pancakes"
About Me
Sunny California, CA
Location
43.8
BMI
RNY
Surgery
05/11/2004
Surgery Date
D. Blaine Nease
Surgeon
Jan 21, 2004
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