Comments on: Almost sterile is not sterile enough http://www.paulsoncoletti.com/blog/legal/almost-sterile-is-not-sterile-enough/ Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:16:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lori Colwell http://www.paulsoncoletti.com/blog/legal/almost-sterile-is-not-sterile-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-981 Lori Colwell Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:55:10 +0000 http://paulsoncoletti.com/blog/?p=555#comment-981 What about admitted using improperly sterilized equipment? I had Lap Band surgery... 3 months later I was notified that the camera equipment was not sterilized properly. I had to be tested for HIV, HEP B & C, and liver enzymes. The tests were repeated 6 months later. Thank god I have not contracted any of these diseases, but the waiting and mental anguish was horrible. I also had to have my surgery corrected 8 months later because they had placed the band on my esophagus and not on the upper portion of my stomach. It's crazy that they can get away with this. I suffered for months not to mention out of pocket expenses that I was not able to recoup because the surgery was not covered by my insurance! What about admitted using improperly sterilized equipment? I had Lap Band surgery… 3 months later I was notified that the camera equipment was not sterilized properly. I had to be tested for HIV, HEP B & C, and liver enzymes. The tests were repeated 6 months later. Thank god I have not contracted any of these diseases, but the waiting and mental anguish was horrible.

I also had to have my surgery corrected 8 months later because they had placed the band on my esophagus and not on the upper portion of my stomach.

It’s crazy that they can get away with this. I suffered for months not to mention out of pocket expenses that I was not able to recoup because the surgery was not covered by my insurance!

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