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Hello everyone. Been a really long time since i have been on here. I need some help! You see I had my surgery 06! I was doing very well. Untill I had my 1st foot surgery, then my 2nd foot surgery really messed things up! I developed servier R.S.D.  ( servier  nerve damage) was on bed rest for a really long time! I now need to walk with a cane or a walker! Well before I went in for my last foot surgery i had a bronchitits  infection! The infection blocked my lapband port so badly I could swollow my own spit!. So the E.R had to remove all my saline frome the port( was mostly air and mucus) Anyway I had my last foot surgury in Feb this year. So finally in May I said ok now that i cant do anything more with my nerve disease. I can start over with my band. Well I made an appointment with Dr. Tishler. I explaned what I been going though these long months on the phone. Well I go there all happy about finally getting to start over. He sent in his assistant Peter! He was so rude! Nasty! He said Dr. Tishler called me a failure! That all I do is gain wieght! I tried to explain how much hell I was going though! He kept on interupting me! Said no excuses! I mDWE THE MISTAKE OF NOT HAVING A WITNESS TO HIS UNPROFESSONALISM! When I left the office I had to call a friend to come get me! He had me crying in the parking lot for 2hrs!! He kept on saying this was how Dr. Tishler felt! I called there office to report the abusive unprofessionalism . I never  heard back for them! All I want is to find a new Dr. that has professionalism, bedside mannerism, and respect for what we as patients go though, I mean come on! I havent been able to get out of bed for months, had infection after infection! To call me a failure! How dare he! He shouldnt have a JOB!!! I'm so sorry this is so long! But I live in East Hartford, CT. I'm so despreate to reclaim my life! I know i cant ever get rid of this horrible R>S>D. but i need to reclaim my wieght control again! Please if anyone could help me??? Thank YOU  so very much!!! My dear brothers and sisters for life:)

Hi,

I'm sorry to hear about your terrible experience with Dr. Tischler.  That behavior was very unprofessional!

I would recommend Dr. Ionnis Raftopolous.  He is the Bariatric program director at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center.  He's a great guy and really cares about his patients.  His phone number is:  860-714-7128.

Best of luck to you!

 

Sorry to hear about your experience, but here is what I would do. Firstly, I have to wonder if this assistant Peter was being honest with you about Dr. Tishlers words and  how he feels about the situation.Could it have been Peter mouthing off his own opinions and putting the blame on the Dr.  Either way it was wrong. I would call the office up and insist on speaking with Dr. Tishler directly and tell him how poorly you were treated. If in fact this was all Peters doing, I would think the Dr. would want to be aware of how his staff treats patients.  If you get nowhere with this attempt, I would contact Hartford Hospital and lodge a complaint. Since Dr. Tishler runs the bariatric program there, I am sure they would want to know how patients are being treated by somebody *****presents their hospital. If you get no satisfaction yet, there is always the CT Medical Board. There is absolutely no reason for you to have been treated so poorly.
Meanwhile I hope you find  a doctor that will help you. My own doctor was Dr. Aranow, and unfortunately I have not seen him in a long time for a variety of reasons.Perhaps it would be beneficial to contact his office and set up an appointment with him.
Good Luck.

I agree with emah. I would call and tell them you want to see Dr. T. and not Peter. I have heard nothing but good things about your Dr. I can't believe he would feel this way.

Actually, I'll go one step further than Kathy and HIGHLY recommend you contact Dr. Tischler's office immediately and schedule an appoint with both the doctor AND his ASSistant. Once in the room together, demand that his ASSistant repeat the things he said to you in the same manner in which these things were said, in front of Dr. Tischler. If you are unsuccessful in securing an appointment, you need to threaten that you will take this matter up with the head of the hospital, and the hospital Board if necessary, until you have achieved resolution to your satisfaction. We all have been feeling pretty miserable about ourselves for most of our lives because of our obesity - we certainly don't need any help in that regard. Be pro-active, and keep us posted. And yes, Dr. Aranow is wonderful. Maureen