Stella1974

I respectfully have to disagree with you. First off all I do believe that no Doctor in their sane mind would deliberately hurt another human being or intentionally install a Lap band the wrong way. What happened to you is a rare exception and I am not in the position to judge you or your Doctor because I only know your side of the story. I am very careful with the information that I read in forums. At any rate, please do not take my candid words as a sign of disrespect or insult, I am just being honest. When I researched lapbanding I was so cautious about the entire procedure that I never thought I would actually find someone that I could really trust let alone agree to the procedure. I am not some naive little teenager that is SOLD a surgery, I am a highly educated woman that lived in several countries and cities and therefore carries suitcases full of life- experiences with her anywhere she goes. What I am trying to say is that I appreciate your concern and your advice but I truly believe that I can make an educated decision and distinguish between a money hungry crook and an honest, genuinely caring professional. Again, I do not mean to offend you. As someone that searches for "Los Angeles" and "Cedars" I had to read at least 15 to 30 of your very detailed posts in this forum. I am sorry for you, I feel bad what happened to you and I wish you had a great experience like many other users on this board had. Please understand where I am coming from. I am a new user on this board and I am here to absorb the positive energy and spirit from positive people. I did not come here to be lectured about unethical or incompetent Doctors. I have arrived at a point in my life where I do not need to have EVERYTHING under control, I can very well live with the uncertainties of life itself and rather focus on the positive things and positive outcomes than to waste my time and life with worrying and negative thoughts. When something should go wrong I will deal with it with the same positive outlook. You really need to know how down lifting your posts are, especially for someone that is new here and was (until a couple of hours ago) very much looking forward to the journey she is about to embark on. I have to excuse myself now and have to take a very long shower; this negativity was just too much. Again, no disrespect intended... we just seem to be VERY different people and I don’t think lap-band-forum-life is the kind of support that will do me any good. Wishing you all the best.

Sorry to hear that you had such a negative experience with your Dr, whom I do not know anything about and most likely never will. I read your other posts about your surgery in other threads. I am glad to hear that you had a positive experience with Cedars stuff (aside from your follow up surgeries). I am about to have surgery at Cedars, Dr. Feiz is my Dr. and I have no doubt in my mind that he is one of the most qualified and caring surgeons in my area. As far as I know he is not affiliated with Cedars bariatric department, but even if he was, I would still use him. I am in touch with several of his post-op patients and they all praise him highly. I did my research before I selected him as my surgeon and I am aware that there are risks associated with any surgery that I have to life with. But in all candor, this is the last thing I want to think about... I thrive off positive energies and I know, deep inside of me, that all will be good. And I would like to keep it that way and do not want to worry about what could happen while the chances are very slim. Slim... just got a whole new meaning :cool: Thanks for your answer, I assume that I have to stay at the hospital for one night as well.

You really got me worried now :cool: I am scheduled to have surgery by Dr. Feiz. I have to say that I am truly convinced that he is a great Dr and genuinely cares about his patients. The only negative experiences I had were with one of his assistants. From now on I will only be dealing with Rebecca. She is doing an excellent job and is on top of her tasks. I have a much better feeling about this whole thing now. In your last post you mentioned that you were scheduled for upper Gi before you even got your insurance approval. I got the same information by one of his assistants but asked him personally and he said to send in the Insurance paperwork first. I assume that the insurance did not cover your upper GI? My surgery will take place at Cedars, anyone had the operation there? Did they make you stay for the night or released you the same day? Thanks for sharing.