Re: allow me to VENT... (long)

[Guest guest]

Dee--

Boy, do we need to educate some doctors. Glad you could vent. Sorry it was

such a miserable experience.

Katy

[Guest guest]

Dee--

Boy, do we need to educate some doctors. Glad you could vent. Sorry it was

such a miserable experience.

Katy

[Guest guest]

Dee--

Boy, do we need to educate some doctors. Glad you could vent. Sorry it was

such a miserable experience.

Katy

[Guest guest]

Oh, Dee, your FORMER physician must be related to my FORMER physician! Where

do these idiots get their licenses? The easy way out? Oh, PLEASE!! This

surgery is HARD WORK!! First there is the preparation with letters, psyche

evals, physicals, pap smears and the wonderful INSURANCE HELL!! And then

there is the lifetime commitment to taking large amounts of vitamins and

exercise regularly? Plus we have to commit to long term follow up care with

our doctors and abstain from alcohol! Not to mention the very real risk of

the surgery itself!! Oh, yea...this was a decision we've all come to

lightly! Sure, when I decided to do it I thought...yea...this is damn easy!!

PLEASE!!! If your physician is anything like my former doctor, he didn't

even take the time to look at Dr. R's patient education manual or learn

anything about what's new in the medical profession regarding weight loss

surgery. My former doctor told me it was unethical for Dr. Rutledge to do

what he's doing. Here's a doctor who hasn't even visited the Internet to

learn something new in his profession...talk about unethical! He also wanted

me to try all these new " pills " too. I said no thanks! The cost is certainly

way out in left field not to mention they don't know what this new stuff is

going to do to us physically anymore than they knew what Phen-fen would

cause. This new drug may be found in a year to cause some sort of weird

cancer or something like that! I had to pay $15 to get copies of my medical

records from this jerk too! And his office staff acted the entire time like

they were doing me a favor! It's really irritating. Isn't this why we pay

for office visits? Aren't those really MY medical records already? I would

have been happy to take the stupid originals but, no, they couldn't do that

either. I was just happy to walk out of there! No wonder it took me 14 years

to find out about weight loss surgery. This quack surely wasn't going to

educate me! Feel proud! You've made the best decision for your health and

future. No doctor can treat you effectively unless you're both on the same

playing field. Obviously, he isn't even in the ball game. Whew....now I feel

better too. I guess you weren't the only one who needed to vent, huh?

Thanks!!!

A friend from land,

Janet

age: 35

bmi: 50

status: pre-op Just Approved by BCBS of MD on 5/12/99; surgery date 7/19/98

family: married 15 years with 4 children (2 girls & 2 boys)

[Guest guest]

Oh, Dee, your FORMER physician must be related to my FORMER physician! Where

do these idiots get their licenses? The easy way out? Oh, PLEASE!! This

surgery is HARD WORK!! First there is the preparation with letters, psyche

evals, physicals, pap smears and the wonderful INSURANCE HELL!! And then

there is the lifetime commitment to taking large amounts of vitamins and

exercise regularly? Plus we have to commit to long term follow up care with

our doctors and abstain from alcohol! Not to mention the very real risk of

the surgery itself!! Oh, yea...this was a decision we've all come to

lightly! Sure, when I decided to do it I thought...yea...this is damn easy!!

PLEASE!!! If your physician is anything like my former doctor, he didn't

even take the time to look at Dr. R's patient education manual or learn

anything about what's new in the medical profession regarding weight loss

surgery. My former doctor told me it was unethical for Dr. Rutledge to do

what he's doing. Here's a doctor who hasn't even visited the Internet to

learn something new in his profession...talk about unethical! He also wanted

me to try all these new " pills " too. I said no thanks! The cost is certainly

way out in left field not to mention they don't know what this new stuff is

going to do to us physically anymore than they knew what Phen-fen would

cause. This new drug may be found in a year to cause some sort of weird

cancer or something like that! I had to pay $15 to get copies of my medical

records from this jerk too! And his office staff acted the entire time like

they were doing me a favor! It's really irritating. Isn't this why we pay

for office visits? Aren't those really MY medical records already? I would

have been happy to take the stupid originals but, no, they couldn't do that

either. I was just happy to walk out of there! No wonder it took me 14 years

to find out about weight loss surgery. This quack surely wasn't going to

educate me! Feel proud! You've made the best decision for your health and

future. No doctor can treat you effectively unless you're both on the same

playing field. Obviously, he isn't even in the ball game. Whew....now I feel

better too. I guess you weren't the only one who needed to vent, huh?

Thanks!!!

A friend from land,

Janet

age: 35

bmi: 50

status: pre-op Just Approved by BCBS of MD on 5/12/99; surgery date 7/19/98

family: married 15 years with 4 children (2 girls & 2 boys)

[Guest guest]

Dee

I am soo sorry for your visit!!! I am glad he is no longer your

doctor!!! If I were you, I would send him copies of the reccomendations

from the NIH, NIDDK, Bariatric Society, etc... and show that everyone of

these national health organizaions reeomend obesity surgery for people

with BMI's over 40!!!!

No, on second thought, if you got the notes you needed from him, just

forget about it and focus on the battle with your own insurance

company.......

Kathy

Waiting....