I have a friend of the family that had the sleeve done 2 year's ago, I've been talking to her about my up coming surgery and what she's experienced, and one thing she told me is she throws up A LOT even being 2 year's out and the reason she gave me was "I do throw up alot and my dr told me after my 6 week checkup he made my sleeve tighter than he normally did and i would throw up super easy" to this I was surprised and shocked, and said I would have been super pissed if my surgeon did that " I was....he told me that the group of sleeve patients he was working with were part of a new study to see how a tighter sleeve would be different than the way they were currently doing it. and he told me that there was no reversal so i was stuck with it" To that I said I would have sued the crap out of him " i did talk to a lawyer and he spoke to the legal guy at the hospital and i was told that the papers I signed for surgery said I resume all side effects no matter what happened unless the dr made an error but they did a scope and confirmed he didn't". If my surgeon had done something like that without my permission I would lose it, Has anyone else had this issue or know someone who has?..Is this a common thing?. I mean there's a good chance she just had a really shitty surgeon, but still crazy.

Edited July 10, 201412 yr by HalloweenBaby24

A purposeful deviation from you were anticipating, with out without complications, is something that can be taken up with the doctors malpractice insurance.

A doctor altering your procedure to unwittingly put you in a study program is unethical, I am willing to guess, not in the bounds of the laws of your state, which makes ANY contract or agreement void.Encourage her to check with a lawyer - and ask for compensation directly relative to anything he or his hospital is getting in regards to the study. In my opinion if he is getting a paper or article publishes - accolades, basically - she should be compensated for a part of her surgery, since he profited.

I just couldn't believe that a Dr would alter a patient without their consent like that. I mean ok I believe it to some degree But then to get away with it?!

I don't think the family friend is willing to do anything about it at this point 2 years out..I will make a note that she doesn't have a good reputation for telling the truth about things, So who knows she could just be blowing smoke up my a**.

Edited July 10, 201412 yr by HalloweenBaby24

Sounds like her quality of life is really being affected. I'd suggest that she pay for her full medical records at the hospital that did her surgery. When you request a copy of your medical records from anywhere, you're only given a fraction of the whole record. Have her request the ENTIRE file from medical records; they will charge a per page fee, but she will get all handwritten notations from nurses, doctor etc, including if she really is part of a study. If they have done something inappropriate, it'll be in her file. Best wishes