Guest guest Posted September 3, 2001 Report Share Posted September 3, 2001 - was it you? Or who? Someone posted a few weeks (?) back about the number of surgeries done by different surgeons, with gold metals, silver metals, honorable mention, etc. Can you please re-post those statistics or let me know which thread this is on? I would like to have those back again. Tried looking through search on yahoo groups myself and couldn't find it. Thanks in advance. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2001 Report Share Posted September 3, 2001 In a message dated 09/03/2001 7:37:04 PM Central Daylight Time, chull1@... writes: > Hess wins the silver with 900 > And Hess only does one per day, 4 days a week, so the others may catch up to him, but he has longevity on his side!!!! Dawn Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH BPD/DS 4/27/00 www.duodenalswitch.com 267 to 165 size 22 to size 10 have made size goal no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2001 Report Share Posted September 3, 2001 Carole, Look in the files section under " Hull's folder " . There you will find a spreadsheet called DS procedures " . To summarize: Marceau wins the gold 1300 procedures Hess wins the silver with 900 Anthone and Rabkin tie for the bronze with >500 Hull > - was it you? Or who? Someone posted a few weeks (?) back about the > number of surgeries done by different surgeons, with gold metals, silver > metals, honorable mention, etc. Can you please re-post those statistics or > let me know which thread this is on? I would like to have those back again. > Tried looking through search on yahoo groups myself and couldn't find it. > Thanks in advance. > Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2001 Report Share Posted September 3, 2001 Dawn, Dr. Antohne also does 4 procedures per week, though usually 2 on Wednesday and 2 on Friday. So it looks like Hess may keep his edge. I am not sure how many surgeries per week Rabkin does, but I think it is probably similar. Some RNY doctors do 4 per day (like Wittgrove). The DS just takes too long to cram more than 2 per day. Hull > In a message dated 09/03/2001 7:37:04 PM Central Daylight Time, > chull1@s... writes: > > > > Hess wins the silver with 900 > > > > And Hess only does one per day, 4 days a week, so the others may catch up to > him, but he has longevity on his side!!!! > > Dawn > Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH > BPD/DS > 4/27/00 > www.duodenalswitch.com > 267 to 165 > size 22 to size 10 > have made size goal > no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 I would, I think, send a letter, by FedEx if need be, to both the ortho and the surgeon, with receipts requested, and tell them exactly how this is working for you. Also -- actually, first -- call and ask for return calls, before you have to send the FedEx letter to get it there. Explain what the trouble is, on the phone and/or in writing, and tell them you are at a loss as to how to work this all out. The secretary is being a S**T. Who set her up as the arbiter of fairness in the universe? My folks always, always wanted to do whatever they could to get me in when I needed to see the doc. You may eventually have to explain to her and her boss (or ask your husband to do so) that you also don't think they're treating you very fairly, nor holding up their end of what you've seen as a partnership at work, a partnership in which you've put up the $$$... For what it's worth, I was ordered by my surgeon to see the ortho within 24 hours of removal of the splint, " so he can get those big wires out of there. " Actually, he left " those big wires in there " and segmented them. I'd guess that you won't be washed down the drain, even if you have to wait, but I want you to have (and keep, even through a move) a record of having notified them that their scheduling apparatus failed you. There are legal remedies available if they do you so badly that you have serious orthodontic troubles later on. (Gawd. I'm beginning to sound like a junior law-woman here. I don't wanna be a lawyer. There was a time when I did, but I don't, any more.) C. > > > > > > Hi, I'm new to the boards and I was wondering if there had ever > been > > > any discussion about the actual doctors performing the surgery? > If > > > anyone had a great recommendation... or a warning about a bad > > > experience they might have had? I am in the Austin, TX area and > any > > > input anyone might have as far as the surgeons go would be > greatly > > > appreciated! Thanks! Elle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Not the best idea ever offered, posting specifically about docs, with names. Most of us do indeed think our surgeons were quite wonderful. And some of those have been named. But someone who succumbs to the yen to vent negative blasts, for whatever reason, about a doc (or anyone else named) opens him or herself to legal liabilities. I think. I'm no lawyer. No judge. But I wouldn't do it. I'd take it to court, if I thought there were serious malpractice. But I would not be hasty in jumping toward that thought, either. And I'd keep my own counsel about it. C. > > Hi, I'm new to the boards and I was wondering if there had ever been > any discussion about the actual doctors performing the surgery? If > anyone had a great recommendation... or a warning about a bad > experience they might have had? I am in the Austin, TX area and any > input anyone might have as far as the surgeons go would be greatly > appreciated! Thanks! Elle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 If someone sues you for libel, you are innocent until they prove you lied. Which means they have to prove they DIDN'T do what you said they did. I think reporting doctor's errors to others is the right thing to do. And honestly, surgeons do not have the time to search an Yahoo group for their name, read all the posts, and then sue over something they didn't want said. On 4/11/05, ceast36532 <no_reply > wrote: > > Not the best idea ever offered, posting specifically about docs, with > names. > > Most of us do indeed think our surgeons were quite wonderful. And some > of those have been named. But someone who succumbs to the yen to vent > negative blasts, for whatever reason, about a doc (or anyone else > named) opens him or herself to legal liabilities. I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 I'm with cptbob and Cammie on this one. I don't think this or other sites are an appropriate forum to make allegations that haven't been proven in a court. If you do have something less than positive to say about a particular surgeon, it's probably best said in a private message to another member. Part of the reason for this is that the other party doesn't have the opportunity to reply, whereas in a court of law, they do. And as they say, there are always two sides to a story. My two cents (C$) worth. > > > > Not the best idea ever offered, posting specifically about docs, with > > names. > > > > Most of us do indeed think our surgeons were quite wonderful. And some > > of those have been named. But someone who succumbs to the yen to vent > > negative blasts, for whatever reason, about a doc (or anyone else > > named) opens him or herself to legal liabilities. I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Jane, I support your position. It's important to hear the negative doctor stories as well. It helps the rest of us know what to watch out for in our interactions with our own doctors. Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Yes for the persons sake just email it one on one but do let the person know individually if they can avoid a bad situation. > > > > > > > > > > Not the best idea ever offered, posting specifically about > > docs, > > > with > > > > > names. > > > > > > > > > > Most of us do indeed think our surgeons were quite wonderful. > > And > > > some > > > > > of those have been named. But someone who succumbs to the yen > > to > > > vent > > > > > negative blasts, for whatever reason, about a doc (or anyone > > else > > > > > named) opens him or herself to legal liabilities. I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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