Abandoned for a "Support Group" Meeting

Guess I am not entitled to post my experiences so far with my doctor and his staff, if it disagrees with yours.  Oh well... To each his own. 

Why the hell not?  Everyone is entitled to the a**hole opinions... even if it disagrees with mine.  You seem to have had a different kind of experience -- perhaps a positive one -- that you ought to share.  That way, the forum -- which, by the way is the place you are supposed to engage in didactic arguments and/or discussions so that both sides -- those with negative experiences as well as those who had pleasant and positive experiences may thrive in an open environment protected by the First Amendment to the US. Constitution's Bill of Rights. So you disagree, but don't want to share your story... that's too bad because other people seeking that life-saving bariatric surgical technique of their choosing won't have your opinion, without which we cannot present a balanced opinion of the doctor.  I have already praised Dr. Cirangle's surgical skills.  I think they're great.  It was the first tool I employed to lose the weight that was killing me. But, he's only one tool and there are myriad tools out there to help you achieve and maintain your weightloss, so please tell your story.  I, too, have heard bad stories about him, so a good one may raise my spirits. Thanks for your input.

Redroads, Congrats on your day tomorrow.   Best wishes to you and your success. Hugs, Jaime

Jaime: Thank you.  I am very excited, as I am sure you can imagine.  As I get up tomorrow morning (4:30), I can truly say "Today is the first day of the rest of my life"!

Your surgeon was in surgery.  Perfectly good reason not to be there to check up you and I'm sure the PA was professional and knowlegeable.  Mine was off marketing himself for more business.  I have called and emailed his office several times and either get one of the cool admins who chide and joke with you or I get misdirected to another number.  Any message I left for the "good" doctor must have got lost in his email account. I did try the after hours line at one time at about 3:30 am to see if he really meant that he'd discuss any problems one was experiencing and he actually answered the phone.  H gave me answers I already knew, but I figured that if I was up worrying about dehydration at 3:30 in the am, so should he.  It's part of our two year follow-up agreement. I chose Cirangle because of his surgical skills.  He has the bedside manner of Dr. Jospef Mengeles, though, and never admits doing wrong.  And frankly you're right, his personality does suck, but I experienced no post-op surgical problems, so I know I'd chosen the correct surgeon. In so far as his making me a smaller pouch, it wasn't covered in his 17-page Consent form, so he performed what is considerd malpractice.  I don't want the man's money. And that is my a**hole opinion.  Keep up the good work with your weight loss.

If I had been told up front by my doctor that I could experience kidneys stones from rapid weight loss, I would have checked out more doctors.  My fault, I readily acept the blame and responsibility for making a bad decision -- one that is irreversible.  I admit that I made a BIG mistake in selecting Dr. Paul T. Cirange, MD, as my surgeon.  He has great hands and outstanding surgical skills as I never experienced any post-surgical problems.  But that's all I can say positively about my experience with Dr. Paul T. Cirangle, MD. Bedside Manner 101 is now a part of the curriculum in most, but not all, medical schools today... except the ones run by the military -- they have their own set of funky rules and personal dynamics with military personnel. Based on literature provided by the surgeon after the surgeon's fee has been paid, you get pre-operative and post-operative manuals and on page nine of his post-surgical manual he states that I will "... start out with a three or four ounce pouch...".   I beleived that number and was not told that the pouch would be smaller, so you're correct in assuming that I had no knowledge of a smaller pouch being planned.  With a VG, there is no going back later on because the major part of your stomach has been removed... period.  Any stretching that occurs does so along the curve of the small banana shaped stomach you're left with.  I've already got it out to five ounces, but six or seven will be the absolute size. Well, that sums up my a**hole opinion.