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From: Melissa
Remote Name: 208.201.242.18
Date: 05/29/02
Time: 02:29:05 PM
Hi SM,
Dr. Peters did my lap fundo back in March of 2000, and I recommend him highly. I am doing great! If you search this site, you will find many postings by me about how I've done. You might try searching for "tessie" because that has always been part of my email address (although the part after the @ has changed), and there are some other Melissas here. I periodically post a message with a subject line something like, "After Nissen Fundo Tips." The last time I did so was on May 2 on the message board just before this one.
Fyi, friends of mine recommended Dr. Peters. They told me he was excellent at answering questions and providing information. I found that to be very true. He explained all my tests in great detail in his office, and then in the mail he sent this big thick packet of reading material about each test (which included what it did, why it was needed, and what it felt like!). Unfortunately, I don't think this practice is nearly as common as it should be. If it were, I believe a lot of the fear of the unknown I read about here would be gone. Anyway, it sure helped me go into my surgery relaxed and with confidence.
Another thing to consider is the hospital. Dr. Peters uses USC University Hospital which is a relatively small, very modern private hospital affiliated with USC's medical school. I must say I was very impressed, and since my surgery I've had the oppportunity to visit friends and family at other hospitals which brought home to me even more how good the care was that I received as well as how advanced the facility was. The attention to detail was appreciated. The bed was mucho comfortable (NOT something I'd expected!). There was a space-age phone that was designed to sit on the bed so the patient didn't have to move (ie TWIST around) to reach it on a nightstand. The blood pressure and thermometer equipment were built into a computer system in the wall next to the bed. As soon as either were taken, the results went right into the computer system to update my records. While other hospitals are still using pressure socks on post surgery patients, USC has these electric leg messager-type gizmos. I found them quite pleasant. Better than old socks certainly!*g*
Then there were doctors' rounds. Not only did Dr. Peters (and his nurse) come to check on me, but also the other faculty members and the residents (sort of doctors with training wheels). With all that scrutiny, nothing was going to be missed. I felt very safe (hehe, safe enough to have a little fun at the doctors expense, about which they could do nothing).
Melissa, Tessie@sonic.net