Guest guest Posted July 10, 2000 Report Share Posted July 10, 2000 Sorry Bernadine, but I was there, saw the presentation, heard the questions and the responses...I am comfortable with my post. Regards, Walter Lindstrom, Esquire Obesity Law & Advocacy Center www.obesitylaw.com 2939 Alta View Drive - Suite O-360 San Diego, CA 92139 Tel: Fax: To: Walter Lindstrom > To: Walter Lindstom, Esq. > > Thanks for clearing up your " ASBS Board " status. I am concerned with > your message in that a fellow Attorney took the liberty to pass off > his own opinion and observations as " facts " . While we feel free to > post almost anything on this " onelist " , we must remember it is a > public forum and is not the place to criticize and call into question > a professional's reputation, especially without hard and true > facts. Whatever you have against Dr. R should be kept between you > and Dr. R and between you and your clients. > > Your " facts " especially #4 could easily be mis-interpreted in a > libelous sort of way. You have no idea what went on inside Dr. R's > head as he prepared or presented his paper, so don't try to guess and > then put it out for the world to see. > > Regards, > Bernardine , Esq. > , TX > > > > > > > Hi, I just got back from vacation and saw the notes regarding > > > Walter. > > > > He is currently representing me in my appeal to have the surgery > > > with > > > > Dr. R. Needless to say your posts concerned me, so I called him > > > > directly. > > > > Let me say that I have as much faith in Walter as an attorney > who > > > > cares about his obese clients as I do in Dr. Rutledge who cares > > > about > > > > his obese patients. Walter has made the decision not to take on > > > any > > > > more of Dr. R's patients. He was at the ASBS conference and saw > > > Dr. > > > > R's presentation. The decision he made was not based on > hearsay. > > > He > > > > is very informed about the various surgeries out there and has > > > grave > > > > concerns about the long-term results of Dr. R.s surgery. After > > > > seeing Dr. R's presentation and having the opportunity to ask > > > > questions, he still feels this procedure is much like the one > that > > > > used to be done 20 years ago, and in good conscience no longer > > > feels > > > > comfortable representing/promoting Dr. R's clients. > > > > > > > > For the last six months I have been living and breathing MGB. > All I > > > > needed was the approval the rest of my packet is completed. I > > > have > > > > already fought and lost battles with my insurance company and > now I > > > > am ready to appeal to NC insurance commission to go to bat for > me. > > > I > > > > have to be honest though, this has given me a time to pause and > I > > > > will probably research other types of surgeries as in depth as I > > > have > > > > researched the MGB. I don't know that I will find anyone who > can > > > > give me as much info as Dr. R personally has and that his > website > > > > does. My common sense tells me that all the other Dr.s at the > ASBS > > > > conference couldn't all be jealous of Dr. R's success. Walter > > > > Lindstrom has no financial stake threatend by Dr. R's success. > So > > > > what don't they like that I am not seeing through my rose > colored > > > > glasses. I don't know anything about the surgery from 20 years > ago > > > > so I don't know what their concerns are. Can anyone explain to > me > > > > what the difference is between Dr. R MGB and the " old " one? I > am > > > > still not ready to give up. > > > > > > > > Thanks, Rozycki, MGB hopeful, since clinic on 2/19, > Denver, > > > NC. > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > Wish you had something rad to add to your email? > > > We do at www.supersig.com. > > > http://click.egroups.com/1/6810/3/_/453517/_/963281093/ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > > > > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at > Onelist.com > > > Please visit our web site at http://clos.net > > > Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > To email plain text is conventional, to add graphics is devine. > We'll show you how at www.supersig.com. > http://click.egroups.com/1/6811/3/_/453517/_/963290613/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com > Please visit our web site at http://clos.net > Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2000 Report Share Posted July 10, 2000 Walter, Your post was quite misleading in that the reader may think you have no ties to ASBS. You should have clarified (from your website) that you are " the only attorney invited to join the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons (ASBS) and is a member of that organization's Insurance, Patient Access and Commerce Committees " . It's late, I'm signing off. Regards, Bernardine > > > > > Hi, I just got back from vacation and saw the notes regarding > > > > Walter. > > > > > He is currently representing me in my appeal to have the surgery > > > > with > > > > > Dr. R. Needless to say your posts concerned me, so I called him > > > > > directly. > > > > > Let me say that I have as much faith in Walter as an attorney > > who > > > > > cares about his obese clients as I do in Dr. Rutledge who cares > > > > about > > > > > his obese patients. Walter has made the decision not to take on > > > > any > > > > > more of Dr. R's patients. He was at the ASBS conference and saw > > > > Dr. > > > > > R's presentation. The decision he made was not based on > > hearsay. > > > > He > > > > > is very informed about the various surgeries out there and has > > > > grave > > > > > concerns about the long-term results of Dr. R.s surgery. After > > > > > seeing Dr. R's presentation and having the opportunity to ask > > > > > questions, he still feels this procedure is much like the one > > that > > > > > used to be done 20 years ago, and in good conscience no longer > > > > feels > > > > > comfortable representing/promoting Dr. R's clients. > > > > > > > > > > For the last six months I have been living and breathing MGB. > > All I > > > > > needed was the approval the rest of my packet is completed. I > > > > have > > > > > already fought and lost battles with my insurance company and > > now I > > > > > am ready to appeal to NC insurance commission to go to bat for > > me. > > > > I > > > > > have to be honest though, this has given me a time to pause and > > I > > > > > will probably research other types of surgeries as in depth as I > > > > have > > > > > researched the MGB. I don't know that I will find anyone who > > can > > > > > give me as much info as Dr. R personally has and that his > > website > > > > > does. My common sense tells me that all the other Dr.s at the > > ASBS > > > > > conference couldn't all be jealous of Dr. R's success. Walter > > > > > Lindstrom has no financial stake threatend by Dr. R's success. > > So > > > > > what don't they like that I am not seeing through my rose > > colored > > > > > glasses. I don't know anything about the surgery from 20 years > > ago > > > > > so I don't know what their concerns are. Can anyone explain to > > me > > > > > what the difference is between Dr. R MGB and the " old " one? I > > am > > > > > still not ready to give up. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, Rozycki, MGB hopeful, since clinic on 2/19, > > Denver, > > > > NC. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > > Wish you had something rad to add to your email? > > > > We do at www.supersig.com. > > > > http://click.egroups.com/1/6810/3/_/453517/_/963281093/ > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > > > > > > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at > > Onelist.com > > > > Please visit our web site at http://clos.net > > > > Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > To email plain text is conventional, to add graphics is devine. > > We'll show you how at www.supersig.com. > > http://click.egroups.com/1/6811/3/_/453517/_/963290613/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > > > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com > > Please visit our web site at http://clos.net > > Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2000 Report Share Posted July 11, 2000 'YOU GO GIRL!!!! " Dinah in Alabama > > > > Hi, I just got back from vacation and saw the notes regarding > > > Walter. > > > > He is currently representing me in my appeal to have the surgery > > > with > > > > Dr. R. Needless to say your posts concerned me, so I called him > > > > directly. > > > > Let me say that I have as much faith in Walter as an attorney > who > > > > cares about his obese clients as I do in Dr. Rutledge who cares > > > about > > > > his obese patients. Walter has made the decision not to take on > > > any > > > > more of Dr. R's patients. He was at the ASBS conference and saw > > > Dr. > > > > R's presentation. The decision he made was not based on > hearsay. > > > He > > > > is very informed about the various surgeries out there and has > > > grave > > > > concerns about the long-term results of Dr. R.s surgery. After > > > > seeing Dr. R's presentation and having the opportunity to ask > > > > questions, he still feels this procedure is much like the one > that > > > > used to be done 20 years ago, and in good conscience no longer > > > feels > > > > comfortable representing/promoting Dr. R's clients. > > > > > > > > For the last six months I have been living and breathing MGB. > All I > > > > needed was the approval the rest of my packet is completed. I > > > have > > > > already fought and lost battles with my insurance company and > now I > > > > am ready to appeal to NC insurance commission to go to bat for > me. > > > I > > > > have to be honest though, this has given me a time to pause and > I > > > > will probably research other types of surgeries as in depth as I > > > have > > > > researched the MGB. I don't know that I will find anyone who > can > > > > give me as much info as Dr. R personally has and that his > website > > > > does. My common sense tells me that all the other Dr.s at the > ASBS > > > > conference couldn't all be jealous of Dr. R's success. Walter > > > > Lindstrom has no financial stake threatend by Dr. R's success. > So > > > > what don't they like that I am not seeing through my rose > colored > > > > glasses. I don't know anything about the surgery from 20 years > ago > > > > so I don't know what their concerns are. Can anyone explain to > me > > > > what the difference is between Dr. R MGB and the " old " one? I > am > > > > still not ready to give up. > > > > > > > > Thanks, Rozycki, MGB hopeful, since clinic on 2/19, > Denver, > > > NC. > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > -- > > > Wish you had something rad to add to your email? > > > We do at www.supersig.com. > > > http://click.egroups.com/1/6810/3/_/453517/_/963281093/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > -- > > > > > > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at > Onelist.com > > > Please visit our web site at http://clos.net > > > Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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