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Mercy
"This is the best hospital in the Cedar Rapids area to go through an ordeal like this. The staff were all wonderful and encouraging. I would never even consider going anywhere else!"

Beamer Breiling
"My first impression of Dr. B was that he was patience personified. He came across as warm, extremely knowledgable and professional. Through the three consultations I have found that he is not only patient and knowledgable but funny and very personable. He asnwers any and all questions thoroughly and without trepidation or embarressment. The office staff are quite nice. Kayleen, Dr. B's nurse is so sweet! She was nearly as happy as I was when my approval came in!! It was wonderful to have someone willing to share my joy. The thing I would have to say I like the least about the doctor would be that fact that I have had to reschedule appointments several times because of scheduling conflicts or some such things. Future patients should expect to play by the rules, do the entire 3 consults before he will even consider writing a letter to the insurance company. You can expect the truth... plain and simple. No sugar coating at all. I was told to expect to see Dr. B quite often in the year following surgery and that he expects patients to take aftercare as seriously as the surgery itself. I am not sure about a "structured aftercare" program...I will have to ask the nurse. :o) Dr. B was very frank and forthright about the risks of the surgery. He presented them in a factual and non-abrasive manner. He encouraged me to do research and to look at the memorial pages on this site and others. He wanted me to get the whole picture of WLS. That not all are successful and that complications do occur. I would rate Dr. B a 9 out of 10. I feel comfortable going into the surgery with him in charge. I believe that competence and bedside manner are both important factors in the successful outcome of a patient's surgical experience. The face the surgeon puts on directly reflects on his patients. His attitude, in my opinion, is importent to the patient's mental and physical healing. Dr. B seems to have both a great bedside manner and seems quite knowledgable and competent. I feel perfectly safe in his hands. "
About Me
Cedar Rapids, IA
Location
46.0
BMI
VBG
Surgery
11/04/2004
Surgery Date
Oct 30, 2004
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