Someone on another site posted a long release form that they said is from a lapband doctor. Part of it reads:

As doctors, we are nearly always told, “I am willing to take the risk of dying from this surgery because it is better than going on like this” and “I don’t want to be a model. I Just want my health back”. All but a very few of these people later cry about the fact that they did not lose all the weight they wanted to lose. They are unhappy even though their health is improved. Many of them come back and want other cosmetic tune-ups like liposuction, tummy tucks and skin removal from their arms. Kaiser Permanente does not have a cosmetic surgery benefit. Save some of the money you are not spending on food for these elective procedures.

Read and understood _________________________________________________

Has anyone actually seen this form and signed it?

Funny... but not something I would expect from a doctor I would go to for ANY surgery.

Uhhhh no We're on a tight grocery budget and honestly, it hasn't shrunk any, because I'm still buying the same amount of meats and fruits & veggies- the stuff I avoid now is all the cheap stuff! And anyway, the cost of my fiber and vitamin C and chewable multivitamins sure eats up whatever "savings" I might have

You can die from any surgery. There's can be complications. Yourdoctor does the procedure its your reason for failing however There are some cases when it a bad band but you have to take responsibility for your results. If want to be.sucessful you have to sT.right and exercise.

You can die from any surgery. There's can be complications. Yourdoctor does the procedure its your reason for failing however There are some cases when it a bad band but you have to take responsibility for your results. If want to be.sucessful you have to sT.right and exercise.

I'm not saying I agree or disagree with it. I just want to know if this is a release that is being put out there for patients to sign. I have my doubts as to its authenticity.

Each doctor has their own forms and rules.

I highly doubt that is authentic and furthermore, would never go to a quack who made me sign it. It's insulting to imply that my big grocery budget would now allow me to buy $10-$20,000 in plastic surgery. I probably spend more on groceries now because I don't buy (much) cheap processed food or fast food.

That said, my doc and his staff are very clear from the seminar on forward that WLS patients will never be "skinny", they will just be much less fat. They try really hard to prepare people for the realities of the 60% of excess weight lost average. And, I was well aware that plastic surgery was not covered by insurance as it is a cosmetic procedure. I don't have a problem with either of those things-- but seriously, if I would have seen that form, I would have walked right out of his office and chose another surgeon. I've been condescended to enough in my 35 years by doctors about my fat.

Yeah, that just seems crazy!

WOW... if that is real, it sure is an odd thing for a Doctor to have a patient sign!!!