M Thomas

Well I feel I could chime in here as well. I had been setting up my surgery with Dr Cywes here in Jax over the end of 2010 and ended up having Dr Pinnar do the surgery on May 12th. All I can say is he did a great job with the surgery and even if he goes somewhere again Dr Cywes is not. This is a big practice and is recognized as a leader in the field of Weight Loss/ Bariatrics in Florida. Even though Pinnar did my surgery Cywes did my first fill and thats fine with me. I feel bad for the people Dr Pinnar left in WV but I am a part owner of a local business and I understand when a good offer comes you have to seriously look at it and probably take it especially in this economy. I can't say for sure but I doubt he new the guy was going to shut down the office and not offer fills anymore but like I said I can't say for sure. I think he had the chance to move from WV to Florida and work with a award winner Doctor and make a lot of money doing it so he jumped at the chance. They both are ahead of the curve on the surgery and probably think alike so it was a big win for him. I think he should of sent out letters to all his patients letting them know situation but that's who I am, if I sold my business I would! I'm not trying to defend him I'm just telling the people who are thinking about having surgery with him that he is a very good surgeon and Dr Cywes' is not going anywhere and the practice is not either so do not fear the same fate that the people up in WV are suffering through now. Just my $0.02

Well I had my surgery on May 12th 2011 and started my pre op diet on March 14th 2011, up until the surgery I had lost 46lbs in around two months and since the surgery I have lost 26 more lbs. My only problem is that I haven't lost a pound in over a week and drives me a little crazy but that's how it goes sometimes you will level off and sometimes loose inches and not lbs. I have lost about 2 pant sizes but I also have went from a 4x to a 2x in shirts. So keep your head up everyone we will get there!!