Erlanger Chattanooga TN

[msnatasha87 0]

I’m still in Pre op surgery scheduled for March 11 and my surgeon and his team is the best they made me feel comfortable and they are awesome at educating you on everything they were able to get my surgery approved in less than 24 hours I totally recommended dr cronk and his team

[MickandBern 1]

I really hope you see this. I have my first visit with Dr. Cronk on Monday and I'm getting pretty nervous. I'm so afraid he's going to tell me I haven't tried hard enough on my own or tell me that there is some other reason he won't help me. Can you tell me what your first appointment was like?

[msnatasha87 0]

My first appointment/consult I basically went over insurance requirements health history and dr cronk requirements which was only to lose 20 pounds before surgery don’t be nervous you will be fine dr cronk is an awesome DR I had surgery in March and I’m down 130 pounds I have no regrets with choosing dr cronk or my surgery...good luck

[MickandBern 1]

Did he advise you on how to lose that weight?

[msnatasha87 0]

Yes! But I was doing a weight loss plan with my pcp for insurance requirements and was taking phentermines which helped me a lot I dropped my 20 in a month

[MickandBern 1]

Hey msnatasha87, Dr. Cronk is really sweet. My insurance is requiring a 6 month diet and he wants me to lose 10 pounds. I'm 2 weeks into the diet and I've lost 3 pounds so far. I saw my primary a few days after seeing Dr. Cronk. She is new (my previous provider retired) and gave me a "new" diet. It's exactly what I was doing before that obviously wasn't working so I'm just counting calories and avoiding sugar and starches. I don't know what else to do.

How long did moving through the nutrition classes and the psych eval take? I figure I can knock those out as I do the 6 month diet.