johnnyreno 1 Posted November 3, 2005 Now t HI VIOLET, I AM SURPRISED YOU ONLY WROTE TO ME WHEN YOU HEARD SOMETHING NEGITIVE...I HAVE BEEN POSTING ON THAT FORUM NOW FOR MONTHS NOW,I AM NOT AFRAID TO TELL ABOUT MY HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE AND WHO DID IT...WE HAD TO BEG FOR HELP FROM ANDRES AND I DID HAVE TO BEG TO HAVE THE BAND REMOVED, I HAD A HIGH FEVER AND WAS SEVERLY DEHYDRATED ,THE DR. SAID MY BLOOD PRESSURE WAS VERY LOW...AND NOT TO MENTION , I COULD'NT BREATH VERY WELL AND OH MY GOSH THE CHEST PAIN..AND THE VOMITING.AFTER WE WERE ABANDED AT A HOTEL FOR 4 1/2 DAYS FEELING LIKE THAT WHO WOULD'NT BEG TO HAVE IT REMOVED.....NOW THAT I HAVE LEARNED MORE ABOUT THIS OPERATION, I KNOW KNOW THAT I SHOULD HAVE HAD SOMETHING FOR PAIN AND OR STEROIDS FOR THE SWELLING OF MY ESOPHAGUS ...GOSH I HAD SUCH A BAD TIME...AS I KNOW NOW YOU DID ALSO ...WOW ,I WISH I WAS WARNED ABOUT THIS ...AND TO HAVE THE DOCTOR TELLING YOU TO STOP VOMITING...??? WOW...AND I NOW KNOW YOU GUYS SHOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN US OUT DRINKING (GOT US DRUNK)AND HAVING LOTS OF food THE NIGHT BEFORE THE OPERATION...AND YES I THANK ,ANDRES FOR THE DISCOUNTED DAYS I PAID AT THE HOTEL...I ALSO HAD TO PAY THE EXTRA ON THE AIRLINE TICKETS...WE WERE VERY SCARED AND MY HUSBAND WANTED TO TAKE ME TO SAN DEIGO TO THE HOSPITAL...BUT I JUST COULD'NT MAKE IT ...I JUST THINK I SHOULD HAVE GONE TO A HOSPITAL OR SOMETHING SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BEFORE THE FOUR AND A HALF DAYS WENT BY.OR AT LEAST STAYED IN THE HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT..THE DAY I HAD THE BAND REMOVED ...WE CALLED AND WERE BEGGING FOR HELP, BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I HAD OPERATIONS WE WERE STUCK THERE AT THE HOTEL...WHILE YOU AND ANDRES WERE IN San Diego ,LA, WHERE EVER ...I WAS DESPERATE..AND HAD NO CHOICE...MAYBE IF I HAD THE PROPER TREATMENT ,,,I COULD HAVE KEPT MY BAND IN...IT WAS REALLY HARD TO LIVE THAT WAY FOR ALMOST FIVE DAYS FEELING LIKE THAT...ANYWAY 5500.00 DOLLARS LATER TO REMOVE THE BAND..ANDRES ALSO SAID HE WOULD PICK UP MY SON OR SEND SOMEONE TO THE AIRPORT MY SON HAD TO GET A CAB FROM THE AIRPORT AND THEN A TROLLY THEN ANOTHER CAB...I WAS UPSET ABOUT THAT ...JUST A LOT OF EMPTY PROMISES ..I AM SAD FOR ANYONE WHO GOES TO YOUR CLINIC...OR YOUR HOTEL..I GUESS IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO GREED AND MONEY...13,000.00 LATER AND A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE..THERE IS NO $500.00 AIRLINE CREDIT AS I SAID THIS ALL BOILS DOWN TO MONEY AGAIN..AND ITS BEEN SEVEN MONTHS AND NO ONE FROM YOUR HOSPITAL CARED HOW MY MY HUSBAND WAS DOING WHY THE CONCERN NOW..HE HAS HAD NO WEIGHT LOSS ONLY APPROX. 25 LBS IN SEVEN MONTHS..YOU AND ANDRES COULD HAVE CALLED US ANYTHIME YOU HAD ALL OF OUR INFORMATION..THANKS SHERI --- .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites