Hearing Rumors

March 8, 2005

hey paula i am doing great have lost 23 pounds in less then 2 months and it is still coming off...i just hope everyone understands that dr. spiegel is a great surgeon and i would not have went anywhere else...so the people need to stop with the rumors because they are so false..thanks again for asking about me paula...

LourdesQO · March 8, 2005

Hi my name is Lourdes and I am both a patient and employee of Dr. Spiegel. I had my surgery on December 10, 2004. I have lost 34lbs and I am feeling great. My weight loss is continuing and I feel so much better about myself and my health. As to the rumors about six deaths by Dr. Spiegel, THOSE ARE FALSE!!!! In my view Dr. Spiegel is the most experienced lap-band surgeon. Dr. Spiegel cares for his patients. He does all patient adjustments himself to insure that our patients have the best care possible. I would not have undergone surgery if I new that he had KILLED SIX PATIENTS!! These are only rumors started by a mentally disturbed individual.

Penni60 · March 8, 2005

As a moderator, I would like to remind everyone that we should use restraint when expressing our opinions and not let our anger guide our words. Name calling does not work when trying to make your points.

lapbander081004 · March 9, 2005

In his Pre-op presentation my Dr shows the stats to be;

Gastric by-pass 1 in 200 deaths

RNY 1 in 500 and

Lapbanding 1 in 2,000

Hope this helps.

I'llsucceed · March 9, 2005

Paula

Like everyone has said if you feel fine than I am sure you are. But I was raised on the better safe than sorry.. Do you think you could go to a local PCP? Just to maybe have a once over. I think you would have a real peace of mind & hopefully it would only cost you your co-pay.

Thinking of you - Christina