Well monday is lap band surgery ...SO far...but their are a few problems...the nurse failed to tell me I need to get a release from my doctor, so they call him and he said NO...he doesn't believe in lap band surgery.....so I don't know what they will do....I fired the doctor and went back to my old doctor....This has been a costly endeavour so far....I had to fax all my papers to my insurance since no one did...costing 56 dollars...for 28 pages....then I have high long distance from being put on hold all the time..gees nothing is going right...now I have a sinus cold which i been taking everything under the sun for.....gees what is next

I'm sorry that you are having such a frustrating time. Some doctors do think they're God. The purpose of a release is just for the doctor to say whether you are healthy enough for surgery. The doctor's personal opinion about the surgery should have nothing to do with it. But I'm sure everything will work out. And it will be worth it in the long run.

Nancy

Boy, can I relate to your frustration! I've had my share. But I finally came to realize that it's not so much the individuals, as it is the system. It's the system that rewards those individuals for being that way.

Sorry about your short sighted doc. Sounds like he needs to get into some other kind of work. My suggestion about the fax thing? For that price you could have added a fax modem to your computer and faxed for free! Forever! It works, that's what I do.

But in the end, it will be worth it. By the way, tell your old doc from me: "hey Buddy, next time you're out for a walk, hope you don't get run over.......by a speedboat!"

So sorry you have to go thourgh that.. but you helped me open my eyes.. Im thinking i better go see my Family Dr. and make sure this wont happen to me... I know he didnt want me to get the bypass but he doesnt know i want to get the LapBand.

I hope everything works out, Please keep us posted!!

Midnite, does this dr. have an 800 line or an e-mail address. I have better response w/ the email thing, and you don't have to set on hold for 3 hours or be on pins and needles waiting for that return call. You can buy a fax machine for less than $100 at Walmart. A worthwhile investment, for copies of reports, blood tests, referrals, etc.--very handy to have and only cost you the sheet of paper-no long distance charges involved, and you can also use it as a copy machine. Please postpone your banding until you have this sinus thing under control. You are going to have enough problems w/restricition without adding that problem to the equation. If it takes another week or two, then it will work out. In the meantime, have you been able to find out anything about the death rumors on Dr. Spiegel? What they were, what caused them, # of deaths, time frame? Is Spiegel moving to Houston full-time? Many patients would like to know what to expect for their aftercare in the present location.