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Kelvin Higa
"My first impression of Dr. Higa was that he is a very quite man. I wasn't really sure what to expect. He is friendly and informative. But he is really low key. Alice is Nurse Pratiotioner is awesome. I have actually seen her more often then I have Dr. Higa. I felt very lucky to have Dr. Higa as a surgeon though, because his reputation is awesome. I don't care how talkative someone is if they are going to be cutting me open I want them to know their stuff. When I went into the operating room he asked me what kind of music I liked - Heck I thought. I am gonna be sleeping- I asked him- "what kind of music do you like!!!" whatever made him happy was fine with me!!! After surgery he went out and talked to my hubby and family and let them know I was ok. And then again in my room he came in to check on me. Very nice man. He didn't really address risks of surgery, cause I didn't really need him to cover much of anything. I have been reseearching wls forever and knew exacting what I wwas getting myself into. I guess his surgical competence is better than his bedside manner. But I wasn't looking for someone to sit and read me a bedtime story or hold my hand. I wanted someone to perform surgery on me and have no complications. So far I haven't had any problems!!! I would rate Dr. Higa and his staff as awesome. I know they will be there if I need them . He always has someone on call in his office and the other Dr's he works with are great also. I feel very lucky to have gotten to use him. He is my hero!!! - I don't want to seem unbelieveable here but I did not have anything negative to say about my surgeon or his office. I think the only time I was ever close to being upset is once when I was in the waiting room and had to wait a long time. Turns out someone had a emergency though. Not their fault. "
About Me
Coalinga, CA
Location
24.0
BMI
RNY
Surgery
03/25/2003
Surgery Date
Mar 13, 2003
Member Since
Before & After
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March 2003
December 2003
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