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Go with your instinct and do some more research. If the nurse had been there when a doctor put in a band upside down and she did not say anything she is just a liable as he is. I would not trust any of that. I dont think they can be put in upside down. If the port was placed upside down it would cause pain but that by itself would not cause death.

I think you may have some mixed up info from gossipers. However, you should never enter into this lightly and if you are scared most definitely cancel and do more research. Change doctors or go "interview" other doctors.

I did tons of research on my Dr. He is one of the top doctors in Arizona and has been featured in tons of medical magazines. If your dr is a leader in the field you should be able to find record of that. Is he part of a Bariatric Center of Excellence? Definitely dont do it if not. Find one that is.

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i think if you have any doubts about your dr's you should find someone else. and you can go online (i know i did for mine) and research my surgeon and the clinic i went too.

also, you may have also spoke with people (who may not have followed the dr's instructions and are upset with this dr and the band and just told you bad things...that is also something i thought about reading your post). as the ones who dont follow directions are the ones most vocal (against) and seem to blame everyone but the person..

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Well I did some more back ground checking on my surgeon and found out thst he has 2 wrongfull death law suits against him 1 in 2002 and 1 in 2010...so needlist to say I canceled my surgery with him for this thursday...and found a new surgeon...it will only be postponed for 3 weeks....I feel extremely relieved. .

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Im scheduled for my band on jan.31' date=' 2013, And in the past week ive talked to 3 different people who said I need to change surgeons...due to a lot of complaint s thats been placed on my surgeon..I of the individuals was his own nurse who said he just lost a patient due to the fact he placed the lapband in backwards! So my question is with my surgery only being 4 days away is it possible to change doctors,,, please help with any advice.[/quote']

What site did you go to! Want to make sure I did a. Good check on my doc...

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