i was supposed to have the gastric bypass today

my whole journey to the surgery has been about a year....i have had MANY ups and downs

true results wouldn't summit my insurance for my surgery until i called my insurance myself and told them to call true results.

i was originally having the sleeve but my supposed surgeon Hollis wanted more tests including a esophageal motility, which i couldn't do due to a severe sinus infection.

so that cancelled my sleeve surgery and to get reapproved for gastric bypass was to begin

i got approved and was supposed to have my surgery today

i did nothing but liquids even tho i was allowed one healthy meal a day...

i lost 13-14 pounds and was ready for surgery

my surgeon hollis showed up late, an hour late then rushed me into the room (in a bit of a hurry)

i woke up to pain and a feeling of relief that it was over just to hear my liver was too big (DIDNT CHEAT!)

and that i had a large amount of fat in my abdominal area (HELLO! im a big girl getting weightloss surgery, of course i have fat! )

also claimed his tools were not long enough and that i was too big

i weighed 319 on day of surgery.

someone overheard him saying that to my mom and came up to her and said that that was a dumb answer (other than the liver)

my nurse told me (DR ALREADY LEFT< SAID NOTHING TO ME!) that the other surgeon was way better...

depression has set in, im in pain have paid a lot over the course of the year and did what my surgeon told me just end up paying for new scars...

has this happened to anyone, either by Hollis or another surgeon?

BTW, Hollis put a lapband on my bigger aunt, and she wasnt too big for him

Wow! Sorry that happened to you. I used True Results and Dr Hollis was my surgeon. I didn't experience any of the issues you had, sounds like someone dropped the ball on your testing and paperwork. I was sleeved April 24th. I didn't have any problems with Dr Hollis arriving on time, he was actually waiting on me to arrive as they took me to in the back to get prepped. Anyways, good luck!

I am going to see dr. Now however I move in a three weeks.

Idk how its gonna go.

Thank you guys!

i've never heard of such a thing. A good part of the risk in the operation is from cutting you open and the anesthesia. I can't believe any surgeon would open you up and then not try and complete it. The insurance won't pay him for opening and then just looking.

That is just terrible, I would be demanding my money back and threatening to go to press on him. I know it's a cliche but everything happens for a reason, this time you can get a surgeon who has you as a top priority in his mind, thank god he didn't do a bypass on you. Good luck, I know it will go well for you

I'm so sorry for all you have been through, Bridgette! So happy you were able to connect with Dr. Now, though! Excited for you! This is such a long process, and I'm sorry its even longer for you, so frustrating! Good luck on this new phase of your journey! Please keep us posted!

Dr Hollis' office is a complete f***ing nightmare to deal with thanks to his twit nurse Beth. She couldn't organize her way out of a paper bag if her life depended on it, so I have no doubt she played a part in his being late. Not to mention she likely didn't have your approval paperwork completed, so I'll bet there were other reasons he did not continue with the surgery.

I would highly recommend that ANYONE fight the urge of "just getting it done" in a hurry idea and find a reputable office worthy of patients. While I believe that Dr. Hollis himself is a great surgeon, he is hendered, and I think blackmailed somehow by his nurse, Beth.