Re: A Kirkland, WA Hematologist to avoid

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The one I used in Tacoma could talk AND listen. A rare feat these days.

Tested me for all the right things, spent about an hour with me each visit.

Of course, my ferritin was closer to 800.

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A Kirkland, WA Hematologist to avoid

> I had a most unfortunate experience with a doctor last week and I'd like

> to warn you away from her. Her name is Carol VanHaelst and she is a

> hematologist (blood doctor) affiliated with Cascade Cancer Center at

> 12303 NE 130th Lane Suite 120, Kirkland 98034 (Evergreen Hospital),

>

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> I was sent to her by my well-respected endocrinologist (Alan Failor with

> UW) and she was also recommended by my ND, Ramauro. Both of

> them consider me anemic even though my hematocrit and hemoglobin are

> borderline low-normal because my ferritin is very low and my iron

> binding capacity is very high. Both of these doctors will be learning of

> my dissatisfaction with VanHaelst.

>

> Things she did that I didn't like:

> 1. Knew absolutely nothing about RNY; asked several stupid questions

> including " When will you have it reversed? " Um, NEVER. Her nurse, ,

> knew more about WLS and was way more positive about it.

> 2. Recommended ferrous sulfate. Ferrous sulfate is no good for WLS

> patients because of GI intolerance -- it will hurt our pouches!

> 3. Got pissed off at me when I told her that ferrous sulfate is

> specifically contraindicated for our population. Told me that I should

> ask my PCP for prescription iron if I didn't like what she was telling

> me (my PCP had recently also recommended that I see a hematologist

> because he was stumped by the persistence of my anemia; he DIDN'T want

> to just throw prescription iron at me because he didn't understand WHY I

> am having these problems).

> 4. Told me that Failor and Ramauro are both incorrect and that I'm not

> anemic. Told me that a ferritin of 8 is perfectly normal for a

> menstruating woman. (Bullpuckey. That's below the level that the lab

> lists as normal, for crying out loud, and I know women with ferritin of

> 100!) Said that the high iron binding capacity (over 500 since December

> 2002, with high-normal being 400) doesn't mean anything. Right. Then why

> bother to test for it!?

>

> This woman had so much attitude about WLS that I wouldn't go see her

> again even if I had cancer! Avoid!!

>

> Does anyone have a recommendation for a **WLS-friendly** hematologist in

> the Eastside suburbs of Seattle? Thanks!

>

> Ziobro

> Founder, EMOSS

> Open RNY 09/17/01 Weber

> 310/130

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In a message dated 6/2/2003 6:56:24 PM Eastern Standard Time,

vitalady@... writes:

> The one I used in Tacoma could talk AND listen. A rare feat these days.

> Tested me for all the right things, spent about an hour with me each visit.

>

>

Of course he spent an hour with you, he probably paid you for the visit and

called it a " continuing education course " and submitted it for credit. :0)

Fay Bayuk

**300/168

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ROTFLMBO!

I'm sure I got the prize for most questions asked in 2002, all right.

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Re: A Kirkland, WA Hematologist to avoid

In a message dated 6/2/2003 6:56:24 PM Eastern Standard Time,

vitalady@... writes:

The one I used in Tacoma could talk AND listen. A rare feat these days.

Tested me for all the right things, spent about an hour with me each visit.

Of course he spent an hour with you, he probably paid you for the visit and

called it a " continuing education course " and submitted it for credit. :0)

Fay Bayuk

**300/168

10/23/01

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Open RNY 150 cm

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I have NO idea. It cannot happen. Cannot. I've been anemic most of my life

and with this distal, I should be fighting it tooth & nail. My iron reached

normal ranges with the cheapest iron there is, parked mid-range and stayed

there for years.

The ferritin test was run accidentally. Amazing, huh?

Then, taking none, it's take 3.5 years to bring it down to 450 or so.

Go figure. IF I knew, I'd bottle it and send it to the single digit ferritin

folks. Seems unfair for me to have so much of it!

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Re: A Kirkland, WA Hematologist to avoid

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> > The one I used in Tacoma could talk AND listen. A rare feat these days.

> > Tested me for all the right things, spent about an hour with me each

> visit.

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> > Of course, my ferritin was closer to 800.

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> >

> > Thanks,

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> > Vitalady, Inc. T

> > www.vitalady.com

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> 800!!!!! Okay ...I know you are the VITALADY but how in the world

> did you get an 800? Tell us the secret. Mine was 13 and iron was 7 at last

> testing. Friday, I'm scheduled for a new draining!

> Dawn

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