Help? Fraud going On?

[Frankie 0]

I am new to this - I have actually been reading and lurking on this site for awhile. It has lots of great information and there seems to be lots of great people here. This site really made me more comfortable to go with the gastric sleeve versus the lap band, which had been my first choice. Anyway I am scheduled for surgery in 2 days on March 22nd. I am self pay but money really wasn't a player in my decision on where to go for surgery. I checked out doctors and facilities both in the US and Mexico. For my own reasons I decided on Mexico. More background information on me is that I am a registered nurse. The problem that I have right now is that I saw a poster on a thread last night blast another doctor out of the blue. This person was a fairly new registered user to this site. When I logged on this morning the same poster had blasted another doctor. The way things were spelled and how everything was worded makes me very suspicious that there are ulterior motives. The really big problem that I have is that in this last blast against another physician the poster promoted the doctor I am going to use!! So if the poster thinks that this is making that doctor look good then they had better think again! I am rather sick to my stomach over it and will mention it to the physcian when I see him.

Wish me luck on my surgery Monday morning. I am nervous about not being able to drink liquids very fast but am hoping that I will be like a lot of you a few months out and have no problems.

[pnw218 14]

It is just like politics or religion, some people have very direct opinions based on whatever they believe to be correct, whether they are or not. I don't know what posts you were referring to because I haven't been on for a few days, but if you did your research and are comfortable with your choice, go for it.

I was very comfortable with my experience in Mexico. I had 8 prior surgeries so was confident with traveling alone and understanding how I would likely respond after surgery.

Good Luck!! I am 4 weeks out and so very happy that I did it! There are some adjustments to make but overall it is very easy!

[Lee 19]

Good luck with your surgery! Please don't worry about the fluids. Since Day 5, I've been getting in at least 64 oz a day.

[FWLizzie 0]

I felt the same way. It seems that if you don't choose the same doctor as other, for some reason they make you feel like you made the wrong choice. I researched who I'll be going to and feel comfortable with my decision. All the doctor wars are horrible as we are already confused and don't need any more drama.

If people are happy with their surgeon, fine but don't go acting as a salesperson in trying to convince everyone else to do the same. The way I look at it...we should all be supportive of the end result...and that's it.

Good luck to you, have no idea who your surgeon is but I wish you the best and a speedy recovery.

[Tiffykins 672]

Hi and welcome to VST. Not really a lot anyone can do to avoid the drama of a forum. Just take the good with the bad, and feel confident in your own research and surgeon choice.

People will post what they want. I personally don't care which surgeons are used. I had my surgery here in the US with a military surgeon so I have zero ties to anyone specifically.

I wish you the very best in your journey, and hopes for a speedy recovery. You'll love the sleeve. It's changed my life in so many fabulous ways.

You'll find good and bad posts on message boards. Unfortunately, it's the nature of the internet.