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Dr. Eldo Frezza

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*susan*    1,709

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Hi BuddysMom,

I moved this to doctors and hospitals, where you will hopefully get a better response.

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PrtyAntOvrYt    6

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He was not my doctor, BUT I do know two people who were banded by him. I'll put it this way, you need to check with the state of Texas Medical board. Also if you go to Obesityhelp.com, you will find one of the patients there and you can message her. The other one has already gotten a new doctor.

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Dara    0

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I just had my lap band with Dr Freeza. I thought his work was phenomenal. I really wish his office was better at keeping patients updated on how their tests, insurance etc results are doing but the surgery went great. He requires that his patients stay in Surgical ICU for the first night to make sure everything goes great. If a patient hasn't had a good experience then maybe they need to look at what they might have done.

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BuddysMom    0

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Thanks Dara, I had heard a few negative things and wanted to hear from others. I have just finished up all of my test and will send my paperwork off tomorrow. How are you feeling after surgery?

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WASaBubbleButt    41

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Do a search of posts... not sure, it might be in the TX forum. He just had a death a few days ago. Lacerated a spleen and liver, the patient died two days later. :confused_smile:( Patient's wife is posting over there.

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PrtyAntOvrYt    6

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I just had my lap band with Dr Freeza. I thought his work was phenomenal. I really wish his office was better at keeping patients updated on how their tests, insurance etc results are doing but the surgery went great. He requires that his patients stay in Surgical ICU for the first night to make sure everything goes great. If a patient hasn't had a good experience then maybe they need to look at what they might have done.

I'm glad you had a good experience so far. Many bad things can happen to patients and 99% of them have nothing to do with the patient, but with the medical professional. Be careful when you blame others for the malpractice of some doctors. I feel sorry for the average patient who puts their trust, time, money and hopes in a doctor who is not careful, professional or skilled.

I hope things go well for you and your Band. Everyone deserves to be healthy and well. AND everyone deserves to have a doctor who is educated and cares about his patients when it comes to helping them use their Band as the best tool to find good health.

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BuddysMom    0

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I'm glad you had a good experience so far. Many bad things can happen to patients and 99% of them have nothing to do with the patient, but with the medical professional. Be careful when you blame others for the malpractice of some doctors. I feel sorry for the average patient who puts their trust, time, money and hopes in a doctor who is not careful, professional or skilled.

I hope things go well for you and your Band. Everyone deserves to be healthy and well. AND everyone deserves to have a doctor who is educated and cares about his patients when it comes to helping them use their Band as the best tool to find good health.

I did a background check on Dr. Frezza and there was not one negative thing reported. It is hard to know if you are making the right choice sometimes. I was not afraid but I feel like the more I hear the more nervous I get. How did you pick your doctor?

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WASaBubbleButt    41

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I did a background check on Dr. Frezza and there was not one negative thing reported. It is hard to know if you are making the right choice sometimes. I was not afraid but I feel like the more I hear the more nervous I get. How did you pick your doctor?

Might want to take a look at this:

http://reg.tmb.state.tx.us/OnLineVerif/Phys_ReportVerif.asp?ID_NUM=495610&Type=LP

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PrtyAntOvrYt    6

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I'm glad you had a good experience so far. Many bad things can happen to patients and 99% of them have nothing to do with the patient, but with the medical professional. Be careful when you blame others for the malpractice of some doctors. I feel sorry for the average patient who puts their trust, time, money and hopes in a doctor who is not careful, professional or skilled.

I hope things go well for you and your Band. Everyone deserves to be healthy and well. AND everyone deserves to have a doctor who is educated and cares about his patients when it comes to helping them use their Band as the best tool to find good health.

I had to pay cash for my surgery, so my choices were few for docs in the US.

Where do you live and is your insurance paying for your surgery?

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*susan*    1,709

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When clicking on that link, this is what comes up:

Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'

[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified /OnLineVerif/Phys_ReportVerif.asp, line 84

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WASaBubbleButt    41

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When clicking on that link, this is what comes up:

Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Driverserror '80004005'

[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified /OnLineVerif/Phys_ReportVerif.asp, line 84

Whoops, I should have made sure that link worked first. I can't even copy paste the info, it won't paste. Formatting?? Not sure.

Go here:

Licensure Verification

Click on "public verification" >> Agree >> type "Frezza E" >> click on link of name >> read.

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PrtyAntOvrYt    6

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I just had my lap band with Dr Freeza. I thought his work was phenomenal. I really wish his office was better at keeping patients updated on how their tests, insurance etc results are doing but the surgery went great. He requires that his patients stay in Surgical ICU for the first night to make sure everything goes great. If a patient hasn't had a good experience then maybe they need to look at what they might have done.

You probably already know this, but your Dr. Frezza is no longer doing fills or follow care for Lap Banders. I think this is something that should be reported here on LBT, so that no one else allows him to do their surgery! IF you now have no follow-up care and no fills, how will you use the tool you have? This is not good! My friends who have had him as their surgeon are now searching for a new doctor who will take over their care AND hoping their insurance covers the new doc! The only reason they went with Dr. Frezza in the first place is because of their stupid insurance coverage! I feel so sorry for his patients!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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