Andrew Hajduczek Bariatric Surgeon M.D., F.A.C.S.
16 yr Experience
9 yr in Bariatrics
18 yr in Laparoscopic Surgery
8 yr in Laparoscopic Bariatrics
85% Practice is Bariatrics
Min Age of Patient is 17
Max Age of Patient is 74
16 yr Experience
9 yr in Bariatrics
18 yr in Laparoscopic Surgery
8 yr in Laparoscopic Bariatrics
85% Practice is Bariatrics
Min Age of Patient is 17
Max Age of Patient is 74
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Dr. Hajduczek has a wonderful bedside manner and has been very kind throughout pre and post-op WLS. Dr. Oliak was the assistant surgeon, and all went well.
I am very confident that I chose a great center to go to for surgery - the Coastal Center for Obesity at Chapman Medical Center. While very busy and sometimes hard to get a hold of, all of the staff there have been wonderful - full of information and very supportive, and several of them (including several staff members at the hospital) have gone through WLS themselves.
I was on an all liquid diet (HMR) for the first month and moved onto soft foods after 4 weeks and then solids after 5 weeks. I was told by Dr. Oliak (who took out my drain) that my pouch is very small and that they skipped their standard of the first 5 feet of my small intestines (150 cm)(proximal RNY). I am a little worried as I've LOTS of weight to lose (220 lbs as I was 367 lbs pre-surgery) and wonder if I should have pushed for the distal RNY. Dr. Hajduczek assured me that I should be able to succeed with the surgery he performed. It was hard sticking to the liquid fast for the first 4 weeks given that the required HMR shakes that I used to love pre-surgery, were way too sweet for me, and it was way too much of a reminder of my last 2 diet attempts where I lost and regained 125 lbs and 45 lbs repectively.
The Coastal Center for Obesity has a WONDERFUL support group meeting. The people there are just so supportive of each other, and I learn so much from everyone. For those of you in the SOCAL area who might want to check it out, the Coastal Center's support group meets every Monday, from 6 to 7:30 pm, at Western Medical Center, in the Basement, conference rooms 2/3. 801 N. Tustin Avenue, Santa Ana. All are welcomed! We also meet at a local Starbucks afterwards for coffee and chat :)
I thought that Dr. H was really quiet the first time I met him. He sat right next to at the first seminar. But he is so intelligent. He really is a kind, gentle man who cares deeply for his patients. He did everything he could to help me get approved and on my way. Dr. H...your the greatest!
