Re: I'm sorry but I gotta vent...

[Guest guest]

Kricket,

I would put in a call, say you have a MEDICAL emergency, and that you

need to speak to your plastic surgeon ASAP. Your binder needs to be snug

enough or it's useless, and your PS will agree with you on that. Maybe

HE can get his staff in line. My PS would fire any employee who treated

one of his patients like that. I am really sorry that you're having to

deal with such a-holes.

Z

Open RNY 09/17/01

http://www.ziobro.us

I'm sorry but I gotta vent...

I am back from having my panni. The surgery itself was fairly easy but

the many mistakes of the nurses and such were insane.

I am sooooo angry right now and literally about to cry. After I woke up

from the surgery I could immediately tell that the binder was too big. I

tried to tell the nurse but she just kept saying " this is what was

ordered for you " ...well I was pretty drugged up and didn't want to press

the point, but hey when you can stick your hand down the front of it,

that probably means it's too big, you know? Plus I could feel that I was

not " being bound " .

Anyway I come home and have my husband take a look. Lemme put it to you

like this, it was so big that we literally couldn't match up the velcro

(it overshot the velcro and there was no place to fasten it).

So I callEd and spoke to an on call doctor. He tells me to pleat it in

the back with saftey pins and then to call today to get a new one. So I

do the pleating and take about 9 " in.

So today I call and I end up talking to another nurse. I am trying to

explain the situation, that I had looked and it said " large " and it was

so big that it was worthless as a binder. She gives me the same

line... " Well that is the size you need " ...I have to again argue with

her. I tell her, ok, maybe I was given a MEN'S large. Again she

disagrees. She tells me to take it off and measure it, so I do. Well

surprise surprise it measures 39 " . She proceeds to tell me that I must

have stretched it then. (At this point I am about to strangle her). Well

exactly how could I have stretched it when I could never even use the

velcro?

So I tell her, well that is too weird because I wear some size 2 pants

(and mostly 4's), so why is it that I have this 39 " waist binder here?

She gets all high and mighty and tells me there is NO WAY I can wear a

size 2 or 4 at 145 lbs (I am 5'8 " ...and the 145# was at the doctors

scale fully dressed, just after eating etc..at home in the morning I

weigh between 138 and 140). I am sitting here arguing with her...so I

tell her, you know what? The sweat pants that I wore to the surgery?

They were a KIDS Large, ok??? And again she sits and argues. I am so

PO'd right now it is pathetic. Like I would lie or something when all I

want is a binder that fits right.

So she finally says we have a binder that fits from 30 " to 32 " , I say ok

send it to me (I live 2 hours away from the hospital). I figure I am

done fighting and even if that one is a little big, I just don't care at

this point.

Done deal right? She calls back and says " We have decided to send you a

MEN'S Medium instead " ...at this point I am almost crying and just cannot

believe that even after losing 160 lbs this kind of BS weight

discrimination still exists.

Done venting, just needed to put it in writing.

~Kricket

[Guest guest]

Oh my, what a bunch of morons!! Do they really think we are too dumb to

know if something doesn't fit???? Someone really needs to slap them around

a bit!

I am glad you made it through surgery but sorry you had to deal with such

idiots about something as simple as a binder that fits!! Sending hugs your

way!

Open RNY 12/30/02

I'm sorry but I gotta vent...

I am back from having my panni. The surgery itself was fairly easy

but the many mistakes of the nurses and such were insane.

I am sooooo angry right now and literally about to cry. After I woke

up from the surgery I could immediately tell that the binder was too

big. I tried to tell the nurse but she just kept saying " this is

what was ordered for you " ...well I was pretty drugged up and didn't

want to press the point, but hey when you can stick your hand down

the front of it, that probably means it's too big, you know? Plus I

could feel that I was not " being bound " .

Anyway I come home and have my husband take a look. Lemme put it to

you like this, it was so big that we literally couldn't match up the

velcro (it overshot the velcro and there was no place to fasten it).

So I callEd and spoke to an on call doctor. He tells me to pleat it

in the back with saftey pins and then to call today to get a new

one. So I do the pleating and take about 9 " in.

So today I call and I end up talking to another nurse. I am trying

to explain the situation, that I had looked and it said " large " and

it was so big that it was worthless as a binder. She gives me the

same line... " Well that is the size you need " ...I have to again argue

with her. I tell her, ok, maybe I was given a MEN'S large. Again she

disagrees. She tells me to take it off and measure it, so I do. Well

surprise surprise it measures 39 " . She proceeds to tell me that I

must have stretched it then. (At this point I am about to strangle

her). Well exactly how could I have stretched it when I could never

even use the velcro?

So I tell her, well that is too weird because I wear some size 2

pants (and mostly 4's), so why is it that I have this 39 " waist

binder here? She gets all high and mighty and tells me there is NO

WAY I can wear a size 2 or 4 at 145 lbs (I am 5'8 " ...and the 145#

was at the doctors scale fully dressed, just after eating etc..at

home in the morning I weigh between 138 and 140). I am sitting here

arguing with her...so I tell her, you know what? The sweat pants

that I wore to the surgery? They were a KIDS Large, ok??? And again

she sits and argues. I am so PO'd right now it is pathetic. Like I

would lie or something when all I want is a binder that fits right.

So she finally says we have a binder that fits from 30 " to 32 " , I

say ok send it to me (I live 2 hours away from the hospital). I

figure I am done fighting and even if that one is a little big, I

just don't care at this point.

Done deal right? She calls back and says " We have decided to send

you a MEN'S Medium instead " ...at this point I am almost crying and

just cannot believe that even after losing 160 lbs this kind of BS

weight discrimination still exists.

Done venting, just needed to put it in writing.

~Kricket

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[Guest guest]

Take thyself down to Walmart and look for the Cupid display in the lingerie

area and get the waist cincher. Works just great, and you can try it on and

get the size you need. I have a large, works fine for me. I am 145, 5'3 " , and

wear an 8-10.

Pam in Niceville

----- I'm sorry but I gotta vent...

> I am back from having my panni. The surgery itself was fairly easy

> but the many mistakes of the nurses and such were insane.

>

> I am sooooo angry right now and literally about to cry. After I woke

> up from the surgery I could immediately tell that the binder was too

> big. I tried to tell the nurse but she just kept saying " this is

> what was ordered for you " ...well I was pretty drugged up and didn't

> want to press the point, but hey when you can stick your hand down

> the front of it, that probably means it's too big, you know? Plus I

> could feel that I was not " being bound " .

>

> Anyway I come home and have my husband take a look. Lemme put it to

> you like this, it was so big that we literally couldn't match up the

> velcro (it overshot the velcro and there was no place to fasten it).

> So I callEd and spoke to an on call doctor. He tells me to pleat it

> in the back with saftey pins and then to call today to get a new

> one. So I do the pleating and take about 9 " in.

>

> So today I call and I end up talking to another nurse. I am trying

> to explain the situation, that I had looked and it said " large " and

> it was so big that it was worthless as a binder. She gives me the

> same line... " Well that is the size you need " ...I have to again argue

> with her. I tell her, ok, maybe I was given a MEN'S large. Again she

> disagrees. She tells me to take it off and measure it, so I do. Well

> surprise surprise it measures 39 " . She proceeds to tell me that I

> must have stretched it then. (At this point I am about to strangle

> her). Well exactly how could I have stretched it when I could never

> even use the velcro?

>

> So I tell her, well that is too weird because I wear some size 2

> pants (and mostly 4's), so why is it that I have this 39 " waist

> binder here? She gets all high and mighty and tells me there is NO

> WAY I can wear a size 2 or 4 at 145 lbs (I am 5'8 " ...and the 145#

> was at the doctors scale fully dressed, just after eating etc..at

> home in the morning I weigh between 138 and 140). I am sitting here

> arguing with her...so I tell her, you know what? The sweat pants

> that I wore to the surgery? They were a KIDS Large, ok??? And again

> she sits and argues. I am so PO'd right now it is pathetic. Like I

> would lie or something when all I want is a binder that fits right.

> So she finally says we have a binder that fits from 30 " to 32 " , I

> say ok send it to me (I live 2 hours away from the hospital). I

> figure I am done fighting and even if that one is a little big, I

> just don't care at this point.

>

> Done deal right? She calls back and says " We have decided to send

> you a MEN'S Medium instead " ...at this point I am almost crying and

> just cannot believe that even after losing 160 lbs this kind of BS

> weight discrimination still exists.

>

> Done venting, just needed to put it in writing.

>

> ~Kricket

>

> Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

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>

[Guest guest]

No one should be mistreated by their doctor's office.

Having said that, the nurses were appalled when my plastic surgeon sent me

home without *any* binder at all.

The reason he did this was because of the compromised blood supply where the

vertical incision met the horizontal incision, the little flaps. He did not

want to compromise it further. I healed just fine without any binder at

all. I actually think binders are more important if lipo is involved. A

day or two is not going to have a lasting effect one way or another on the

outcome.

I also know how important during a physically and emotionally critical time

to have the support of your medical team.

in Austin

RNY April 1998

315/190s

[Guest guest]

OK, who do you want me to rough up? I'll meet and

there and the staff is history. Unless Ceep got there first.

You forgot that fat people are stupid people. How can YOU possibly

know what size you are, when the person on the phone who cannot see

you is so obviously superior?

I am so mad I can't type! OK, well, certainly no better than usual.

Thanks,

Vitalady, Inc. T

www.vitalady.com

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I'm sorry but I gotta vent...

> I am back from having my panni. The surgery itself was fairly easy

> but the many mistakes of the nurses and such were insane.

>

> I am sooooo angry right now and literally about to cry. After I

woke

> up from the surgery I could immediately tell that the binder was

too

> big. I tried to tell the nurse but she just kept saying " this is

> what was ordered for you " ...well I was pretty drugged up and

didn't

> want to press the point, but hey when you can stick your hand down

> the front of it, that probably means it's too big, you know? Plus

I

> could feel that I was not " being bound " .

>

> Anyway I come home and have my husband take a look. Lemme put it

to

> you like this, it was so big that we literally couldn't match up

the

> velcro (it overshot the velcro and there was no place to fasten

it).

> So I callEd and spoke to an on call doctor. He tells me to pleat

it

> in the back with saftey pins and then to call today to get a new

> one. So I do the pleating and take about 9 " in.

>

> So today I call and I end up talking to another nurse. I am trying

> to explain the situation, that I had looked and it said " large "

and

> it was so big that it was worthless as a binder. She gives me the

> same line... " Well that is the size you need " ...I have to again

argue

> with her. I tell her, ok, maybe I was given a MEN'S large. Again

she

> disagrees. She tells me to take it off and measure it, so I do.

Well

> surprise surprise it measures 39 " . She proceeds to tell me that I

> must have stretched it then. (At this point I am about to strangle

> her). Well exactly how could I have stretched it when I could

never

> even use the velcro?

>

> So I tell her, well that is too weird because I wear some size 2

> pants (and mostly 4's), so why is it that I have this 39 " waist

> binder here? She gets all high and mighty and tells me there is NO

> WAY I can wear a size 2 or 4 at 145 lbs (I am 5'8 " ...and the 145#

> was at the doctors scale fully dressed, just after eating etc..at

> home in the morning I weigh between 138 and 140). I am sitting

here

> arguing with her...so I tell her, you know what? The sweat pants

> that I wore to the surgery? They were a KIDS Large, ok??? And

again

> she sits and argues. I am so PO'd right now it is pathetic. Like I

> would lie or something when all I want is a binder that fits

right.

> So she finally says we have a binder that fits from 30 " to 32 " , I

> say ok send it to me (I live 2 hours away from the hospital). I

> figure I am done fighting and even if that one is a little big, I

> just don't care at this point.

>

> Done deal right? She calls back and says " We have decided to send

> you a MEN'S Medium instead " ...at this point I am almost crying and

> just cannot believe that even after losing 160 lbs this kind of BS

> weight discrimination still exists.

>

> Done venting, just needed to put it in writing.

>

> ~Kricket

>

>

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