dreamsmall

Anyone had experience with Dr. Nigro of WTLSC out of Kansas City? My friend who is in the health care profession herself was banded last week by him and almost died yesterday. From her family has relayed, her colon/intestines were punctured during the lap band surgery and she also had complications from a poorly repaired hernia. She went to the ER in extreme pain a couple days after the surgery, they checked for all the usual things and suggested she go back to see Dr Nigro. She drove several hours to KC to see him, he checked the band,etc and sent her home, even though the ER in K.C. said she should be admitted, he refused. Her husband drove her several hours at rapid speed back to the ER in our city and she was immediately rushed into surgery to repair the damage, they also ended up removing about 6 inches of her colon. She was told that she may have only lasted another few hours without this surgery. They also had to remove the band. One of the most disturbing things was that she was told by one of the Dr.'s and several nurses that they had recently had several more of his patients in the ER with the same issues. I was on the road to being banded with this Dr. myself but have definitely changed my mind. :embaressed_smile:

I have Definity/UHC and had my consultation with the weight loss center last week. Have a bmi of 40.2 which should qualify me with no co-morbidities. When I called Definity they said I would need a psych, nutrition and excercise consultation. Just wondering if I should pay for these now or wait until my paperwork is submitted first? Will they approve pending these reports or want them before hand? Thanks!