Richard Nguyen's Online Review Report Card

Dr. Nguyen and his staff are amazing! I had a gastric sleeve in November of 2021. I have since lost 60+ lbs and have regained my confidence and added years to my life. I didn't meet the requirements for insurance to pay for my procedure so I paid out of pocket and it was worth every single penny. You can also finance your procedure with care credit. I'd do it again 1000x over. Dr. Nguyen and his team at Lifetime surgical took their time and answered all of my questions and concerns.I fully knew what to expect and any concerns I had were quickly resolved. If you are considering weight loss surgery, go get a consult at the very least. You won't regret it!

Summary----Condition: Inguinal HerniaInsurance: Anthem HMOFirst day of visit meeting Dr. Nguyen: 8/31/21Pre-Op: 9/17/21Op: 9/20/21After Op appointment: 9/28/21Full recovery: not yet but at 90% on 10/30/21DetailsDr Nguyen was my life saver! On 8/19/21, I reached to the medical group and complained about the previous surgeon, and then I looked up yelps, and found that my insurance and medical group will accept Dr Richard Nguyen, so I called his office and talked with Brooke, and she took some of my info and then confirmed they will take my insurance, and instructed me to contact my PCP to get referral, and I followed Brooke's instruction, contacted my PCP and obtained approval and the referral confirmation number, and then called back to Brooke, and she then confirmed I am all good and then I can meet with Dr Nguyen on 8/31/21, also Brooke gave me an estimation on how quick I could have the surgery, and actually quicker than expected.During the day of meeting with Dr Nguyen, he did a little physical examination, re-confirming that's an inguinal hernia, then we talked about the procedure, and Dr Nguyen answered all my questions, told me what complications I may face, and then how the pains will feel like, and what I will expect after the surgery, and how the after surgery appointment will look like. On the same day, Brooke out there in her office, confirmed which hospital will take my insurance, and got all the paperwork prepped, so she confirmed me the date of presurgery, and the date of surgery, and then I was all set. On pre-op, another lady I forgot her name, and she was very helpful as well, given me all the instructions and info about what are more likely to be happening after, and then with all the paperwork, I went to Good Sam for pre-surgery check ups. By the day of operation, I just waited until Dr Nguyen show up after checking in, then met with anesthesiologist, and just a few minutes, the nurses sent me to the op room, then after some little chatting, I found I woke up in a waiting room, without any zombie apocalypse happening, but with some pains on the wound sites, then nurse injected some pain control per my request, and I suggest you reader(s) wait after the first dose, because it seemed not working and I requested the nurse to inject another, and that thing kept me wanna puke for like 5+ more hours!!!!Suggestions before and after surgeryLose as much weight as possible because you don't want your small intestines overworked and expanded when that dropped out from the hernia, and by losing weights, your tummy will have more spaces for laparoscopic, and no need for open surgery.Prepare more fiber supplement products, stool softener, lax, chia seed as supplement, and then magnesium citrate as last resort if no bowel movement after 2-3 days. First 2 weeks, don't even do morning body stretches! By the fourth week of me, I felt I started back in one piece, and by the end of the 5th week, I could feel like 85%, and now is the end of the 6th week, and I am feeling like 90%Just keep in minds, don't overdo. What happened before I got the care by Dr Nguyen - belowI was with first confirmed inguinal hernia on 7/1/21, referred to a mandarin surgeon across valley fair, extremely rude the receptionist there, kept delaying my treatment, and then messed with the scheduling and picked the hospital not taking my insurance, and I asked to get update while they were getting approval from medical group, and then I was told they (across valley fair) would not give update! And that's the turning point for me to move on and looked for Dr Nguyen even I might have to wait a bit longer! I wasn't regret to go to Dr Nguyen, and I am very satisfied with Dr Nguyen's and his teams' attitude, and helps on my conditions!

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Dr. Nguyen is an excellent and professional surgeon. He is very forthright about what to expect from your surgery and how to care for yourself afterward. There are no unexpected outcomes. He monitors your progress so that you are not left hanging after surgery. The staff is also very friendly and caring. They are always friendly and make you feel at ease, allowing you to ask any questions you may have.

Dr Nguyen stitched my son's eyebrow closed afterwards split it open on a park bench. He was kind and supportive to my husband and myself. He listened to our concerns about scaring and infection. I was in the room the entire time with my son and Dr Nguyen talked to my son throughout the procedure. He even had a popsicle ready for him afterwards. The scar healed beautifully and only myself and my husband can see it.