Re: medical problems

[Guest guest]

My name is . I had my surgery 090600. I had a complication. I don't

know what is going on here, but I do know this. I had to be placed in ICU

after my surgery, due to a breathing problem. I was really, really sick. I

may have died. I know for a fact that Dr. Rutledge was always there checking

on me and checking with the doctors to make sure that I was going to be OK.

I was sedated of course, but sometimes I would wake up and he would be

sitting there, or standing there. Like I said, I don't know what is going on

and will not address it again because I don't like a lot of mess. I will say

this and I am finished. I owe my life to Dr. Rutledge, and anyone who says

that he do not take care of you when you are sick or have a complication is

not being truthful. I hope this dies down. Like I said, I don't like a lot

of mess. I love you all and we are in this together. May God bless all of

you is my prayer.

(a new beginning)

[Guest guest]

Hi. I just finished sending you my contact info. I did want to say

that Dr. R wants to see us at one year post-op. He is very involved

with your PCP in your care also. I got an email from Dr. R at one

month post-op asking for my one month information. I have had seven

surgeries, and I don't remember ever having to follow-up with the

surgeon after having my staples removed. My PCP did all of my follow-

up after those surgeries, too, so I guess that is just the was

surgeons are. Dr. Rutledge REALLY wants us to be informed about our

decision to have WLS. I don't think that the patient letter is to

protect him(you will have to do " that " stuff in the hospital before

your surgery when you have to fill out a ten page(or so)form going

through what he is going to do and write a summary of what he is

going to do to you in your own words. The nurse calls it Dr. R's

" test " . It is obvious that THAT is to protect him from someone saying

that they did not fully understand what they had agreed to by having

surgery. When I went to clinic, Dr. R told us to plan to be there for

hours and that if we were not willing to stay for the entire clinic

we should leave now. He said that if we were not willing to stay, we

would not qualify for surgery. He just wants you to know exactly what

you are getting in to and wants to be sure that YOU understand what

he has written in his manuel. You prove that by writing your patient

letter. It really is for your own protection and it also keeps us

from having to have the dreaded psyc exam where the psychologist goes

over all of that stuff with you and charges an arm and a leg. Hope I

answered all of your contact questions and I hope you get to see the

REAL test(that protects Dr. R)very soon!

Stormy

-- In MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com, hsmotherof4@a... wrote:

> << How many of you out there have had a medical problem that Dr.

Rutledge

> would not take care of >>

>

> that is what I am wondering as well. Everyone I have talked to said

he is

> Great about fixing any probelms. I have read and reread the manual

and know

> that we have to commit to follow up care, vitamin testing ( and

letting him

> know the results) and such.. but do we ever have a post op check up

with Dr.

> R HIMSELF?? isn't that all handled thru out regular pcp?

>

> I agree that a big part of all the " homework " we have to do before

the MGB is

> to protect Dr. R from being sued... he is a docotor!!! and that is

a BIG

> probelm with alot of people today.. they want to sue anyone and

everyone they

> can. I think More doctors such expect just as much from their pts,

no matter

> what the elective surgery. jmho

>

> cindy

[Guest guest]

Pretty strong words there! I don't think anyone is accusing him of

not taking care of them, just not being as " hands on " and " there in

person " as they may have liked. You were in ICU--I wasn't. I'm very

glad that he was often at your bedside--but I only saw him one time

from Monday night until Thursday afternoon. I know he is extremely

busy--but I would have felt better if I had seen more concern out of

him! That doesn't mean that I'm not being truthful--it's a

combination of my opinion and the facts.

> My name is . I had my surgery 090600. I had a complication.

I don't

> know what is going on here, but I do know this. I had to be placed

in ICU

> after my surgery, due to a breathing problem. I was really, really

sick. I

> may have died. I know for a fact that Dr. Rutledge was always

there checking

> on me and checking with the doctors to make sure that I was going

to be OK.

> I was sedated of course, but sometimes I would wake up and he would

be

> sitting there, or standing there. Like I said, I don't know what

is going on

> and will not address it again because I don't like a lot of mess.

I will say

> this and I am finished. I owe my life to Dr. Rutledge, and anyone

who says

> that he do not take care of you when you are sick or have a

complication is

> not being truthful. I hope this dies down. Like I said, I don't

like a lot

> of mess. I love you all and we are in this together. May God

bless all of

> you is my prayer.

>

>

> (a new beginning)