At Thu, 8 Mar 2001, Dee wrote:
>
>Hi Jim,
>
>You are IN NO WAY BEING SCAMMED!!! Please read my post to Regina and
>please do me a favor. When you see Dr. Redan on March 12th have your
>wife give him a hug for me!!!
>
>At Thu, 8 Mar 2001, Jim wrote:
>>
>>I read with great dismay last night the post by "Regina" about her
>>experiences with Dr. Redan's/Reich's office. To say I am upset is to
>>put it mildly.
>>
>>It seems from reading Regina's post that she is basically accusing R&R
>>of running a scam on its patients. She states that they are using "bait
>>and switch" in the business practices, which really is disconcerting. I
>>guess the reason that I am so upset is that in my dealings with their
>>office I had been literally shocked at how well I was treated and kept
>>saying to myself that this can't be true. It seemed from my encounters
>>with the "surgical experts" that Regina was so fond of referring to,
>>that these doctors at "teaching hospitals" view patients with very
>>little respect and NEVER listen to the patient! And by the way, I was
>>operated on TWICE in a "major teaching hospital in Philadelphia" by the
>>"best surgeon". And look where it has gotten me. Even now I am still
>>considering legal action against this surgeon as well this "leading"
>>teaching hospital. So I take what she says about her chats with her
>>fellow health care professionals with MORE than a grain of salt. Regina,
>>if you are attending the medical school that I think you are, you will
>>definitely fit right into their culture.
>>
>>Indeed Regina, as I waited to be admitted into this hospital I had to
>>wait in this doctor's office for over FIVE hours with no medical
>>attention! As I sat there, I overheard every conversation that his staff
>>had on the phone. You would be happy to know that one of the
>>conversations was of the "insurance girl" telling one of this "great
>>surgeon's" patients that they had to have a certified check for $10,000
>>to his office within 48 hours or they were cancelling his procedure. I
>>wonder why you think that this is such an "uncommon" practice?
>>
>>Anyway, I now have extreme doubt about having my surgery done. I am
>>calling Dr. Redan's office this AM to try get the low down straight