"My first impression of this surgeon Dr. Lalor was that he is not so much a people person. There were times he seemed to be ok and then times he was just like he was in a hurry. I have only met him 2 times. The first time was for the seminar that is required to attend before going any further. After that, I met him one on one and he seemed to really care for the most part. rnrnThe office staff is wonderful from the ones I met anyways. A friend of mine had the surgery with Dr. Lalor and that is how I heard about him and I was also told that his staff is really awesome.... and I think so also from what I can tell.rnrnThe thing I liked the least about him was that he said that I had to lose weight before he would even consider operating on me. But, this is for safety reasons and I understand.I just wished he didn't have to. rnrnFrom my understanding, Dr. Lalor will make just about anyone going through this lose weight before he will do the surgery to prove to him that the patient really wants this. This is what he told me anyways.rnrnHe is very persistent about aftercare. He makes sure he tells you and you understand it is just as important to have the aftercare needed to continue with the weight loss and the safety of the patient.rnrnI am not sure if he has a structured aftercare program, but with him being as persistent as he is, I would say he does have one.rnrnHe addressed the risks of the surgery right off the bat. Then when he was done, he asked if there was any questions. You then had a little quiz to fill out to make sure you understood the risks. rnrnSo far I would have to rate Dr. Lalor at a 5. Only because I really do not know him.rnrnBoth surgical competence and bedside manner are great. If I had to choose though which was more important, I would have to choose surgical competence. If they did not know what they were doing, it could kill a person a lot faster than what it could if they knew what they were doing. "
