Weird

Yasmina · February 17, 2010

I just had my port fixed at a clinic and it went really well except for when I woke up the next morning I was covered in blood. I had blood thinners..... when I posted this on their support site it was removed and I was told i was not to talk about medical ..... Well, I was not causeing blame, or complaining, actually just the opposite , I said it went well, but it would have been nice to know before that it could have happened.What is the point in sharing if you can't share ALL the infomation.

Doddie63 · February 19, 2010

I just had my port fixed at a clinic and it went really well except for when I woke up the next morning I was covered in blood. I had blood thinners..... when I posted this on their support site it was removed and I was told i was not to talk about medical ..... Well, I was not causeing blame, or complaining, actually just the opposite , I said it went well, but it would have been nice to know before that it could have happened.What is the point in sharing if you can't share ALL the infomation. :sad:

They did the same with me. I posted that I wanted to know how others took ASA because of potential bleeding. As our pouch is small, I wanted suggestions. My doctor has no advice as he has no knowledge of the band. They deleted my post and said the same about medical advice. To me who better to get information from than our own.

Spartan · February 19, 2010

Ah, yes....welcome to the wonderful world of Band Doctors doing the CYA shuffle.

The WLS industry is a funny bunch of people. They like to sell the procedure as being quick and easy, but when the complications arise (as they do frequently), they will be the first to duck and hide under their desks.

However....having said that, I do it is important to note that when you do experience something like "waking up covered in blood", the LAST thing you need to do is post it on an online forum....the FIRST thing you need to do is physically SEE your Doctor.....just get in the car, and GO there. Don't get your answers anywhere but from your Doctor, IN PERSON.

Doddie63 · February 19, 2010

Ah, yes....welcome to the wonderful world of Band Doctors doing the CYA shuffle.
The WLS industry is a funny bunch of people. They like to sell the procedure as being quick and easy, but when the complications arise (as they do frequently), they will be the first to duck and hide under their desks.

However....having said that, I do it is important to note that when you do experience something like "waking up covered in blood", the LAST thing you need to do is post it on an online forum....the FIRST thing you need to do is physically SEE your Doctor.....just get in the car, and GO there. Don't get your answers anywhere but from your Doctor, IN PERSON.

Right on Sparten but in defense I would suggest her clinic should not have wiped her out. Telling her to go to the doctor was great advice, but deleting her post made it seems like she had done something wrong. Which in my opinion she did nothing wrong.

Spartan · February 20, 2010

Right on Sparten but in defense I would suggest her clinic should not have wiped her out. Telling her to go to the doctor was great advice, but deleting her post made it seems like she had done something wrong. Which in my opinion she did nothing wrong.

Oh, I agree TOTALLY with that.

Whomever deleted her post should be.....well, slapped or something.

And, I think that the OP should tell us all WHO the clinic was that deleted her post. As a community, I very firmly feel that we should NOT patronize Doctors who do that kind of stuff. They are trying to cover up something they think might appear as an error on their part, and that is WRONG.

I have very little trust/faith in the WLS industry as a whole, and when things like this happen, I think it should be made quite public.