twizzerd

I really encourage you to see your doc. This is how my pain started. A year later I had herniated and the band had slipped and water was getting stuck in my chest. Had a new larger band put in on 11/23 and now life feels like living again and my raging heartburn has gone away.

Agreed. Just got off the phone with Dr. Cirangle who I had my surgery with (what surgeon do you know takes phone calls) and I'm flying into San Fran from Georgia to see him on Monday. He is always there to help and always "fits" me in even though he is one of the busiest surgeons on the planet. Dr Cirangle Laparoscopic Associates - Weight-Loss Surgery San Francisco, Bariatric Surgery Starting 237/currently 134

<p>An update on Darlene Zebley with fill centers USA.</p> <p> </p> <p>Below is the e-mail that I sent to them in regards to my visit.</p> <p> </p> <p>"</p> <p>I'm very uncomfortable with what happened at my appointment yesterday. I have a few questions for you and your company.</p> <p> </p> <p>Is Darlene Zebley a doctor? She preformed a fluoroscopy on me even though she new that her equipment wasn't working properly(flickering images, lighting, blurry, and unable to print accurate picture) , did not use barium, and proceeded to tell me that based on an image she couldn't read because the machine was not working that my band has slipped? She advised me to drink fluids for the next few days. She did nothing beyond that. I asked if I should follow up with my doctor and called my doctor since no additional instructions were given and asked her to fax them a report and now have a very expensive flight to Caliornia booked next week and a follow-up with him because now his staff is concerned. She cannot provide any pictures from the fluoroscopy (of which I paid $200 for) nor should she have been giving out a medical diagnosis if she's not a doctor. </p> <p> </p> <p>There is something very wrong with the treatment I received on Friday and I feel very uncomfortable and I am without adequate information on how serious my condition is.</p> <p> </p> <p>Can you advise me on how to handle this situation?</p> <p> </p>" <p>They have offered to get on the phone with a supervisor, Darlene, and my surgeon, but I really don't feel that's adequate given the amount of chaos that they have caused. They should not have allowed a fluoroscopy to be preformed when the machine was blantantly not working. They should have referred me elsewhere.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p></p>