Why Are Shady Lap Band Doctors Doing This ???
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On a second note, I have no idea how much is in my band. I tried to keep track in the beginning but it is normal for some fluid to evaporate overtime. I also noticed so many people on this blog become
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Perhaps he doesn't tell his patients how much is in their band because it's irrelevant. It doesn't matter if there's 1cc or 9cc in their band, all that matters is how they feel and if they're losing
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OK, I have no scientific proof that fluid evaporates but think about it, the band is made of plastic or some synthetic material, right. Think of the band as a membrane, sort of like a Foley catheter w
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2 weeks ago, I went with my brother to see him get a fill because I want to see how it is done but also introduce myself so hopefully he can help with my after care. My aftercare doctor is 4 hours away and my brothers LB doctor is only 1 hour away.
Anyway, I noticed the doctor would not tell my brother how much Fluid he took out of his band. Apparently, this is his custom and practice with my brother. And I thought to myself, WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD A DOCTOR NEVER TELL THE PATIENT HOW MUCH FLUID HE TOOK OUT FROM THEM? My brother would press him...but to know avail. On a side note...my brother has done extremely well with losing almost 270lbs since having the surgery.
The only conclusion is as follows:
1) Doctors don't want to deal with paranoid bandsters if some fluid was missing from the previous fill
2) They don't want attentive and organized bandsters documenting how much fluid is in the band...just in case something goes wrong (e.g. like accidentally poking the tube in the port area...causing fluid to drain). They can never be made accountable since the patient never knows how much fluid the doctor puts in or out....sneaky technique if a doctor ever had to go to court over an unintended issue with the band.
I could be wrong...but there is NO GOOD REASON to not tell the patient how much fluid they put in the patient or how much he took out. The only motivation to not tell the patient (or if they did....be vague about it like saying....around 2 CC's) is protect themselves from a potential lawsuit down the road...should something go wrong. Nothing more than protecting their own *ss at the expense of an uninformed and uneducated patient.
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