Re: To: Walter Lindstrom, Phoney Baloney

[Guest guest]

He's " the only attorney invited to join the American Society of

Bariatric Surgeons (ASBS) and a member of it's Insurance, Patient

Access and Commerce Committees??? " And he claims he has no

allegiances! Gads, I wish I had seen your post before I replied to

his. Thank you very much, Bernadine.

Kind regards,

> > > > > > 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.

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > >

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