"My first impression of Dr. Foster was that I liked her a lot. She was very knowledgeable and I truly felt like this was going to be a successful endeavor. I had some problems in the beginning with the office staff trying to cancel appointments when I live 600 miles round trip and had already made hotel reservations, time off from work, etc...but we overcame this problem and it was resolved. This only happened twice in the umteen times I went. Yvette and many of the staff there are wonderful! Like I said only in the beginning did I have an issue with the receptionist. rnrnDr. Foster is friendly and personable; I like her a lot and she knows her stuff. Although she's a no nonsense kind of doctor - she expects you to follow the rules so you will be successful.rnrnThe after care program is thorough with set time for visits and followups., labs, etc. rnrnShe goes over the risks of surgery before you even start the insurance authorization and doesn't sugar coat what could happen. She will evaluate your risk factors and expect you to lose at least 20 lbs to get you in the mind set. I lost 35 prior to my surgery by talking with her nutritionalist - we did it.rnrnI've lost 154 pounds (including the 35) and feel healthy and active. I don't regret it! I feel really fortunate to have such a great surgeon...I would rate her overall 100% on surgical competence and follow up visits. rnrnLeast favorite thing: I was disappointed that she didn't stop in to see me at all after my surgery while I was in the hospital. I was there for five days and she didn't make it in once. She did have the hospital rounds doctor check on me after I was there for two days...I never did see her, which bothered me a lot. But in spite of that, I wouldn't change a thing about any of it.rnrnI guess the most important thing to me was that she is an excellent surgeon and you will be in good hands if you go with thinnerfuture.com Dr. Pamela Foster.rnrnJan"
