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Re: Tonsils: To remove or not to remove

Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:35 am
by Babette
Thank you very much, Rooster!

Is it inappropriate to ask for references from the Doctor from his patients? I know when I had eye surgery, the eye surgeon volunteered references from his patients.

Didn't stop him from butchering my eyes, and leaving me nearly blind. Hence my hesitation to undergo massive surgery that might leave me more impaired than I started.

But I'm still contemplating it. I know with privacy laws that's dicey, but I guess I could just ASK, and if anyone's willing to talk to me, they could pass on my name to them, huh?

Cheers,
B.

Re: Tonsils: To remove or not to remove

Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 12:10 pm
by roster
Babette wrote:..........Is it inappropriate to ask for references from the Doctor from his patients? I know when I had eye surgery, the eye surgeon volunteered references from his patients.

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I would not. Plus privacy laws prohibit the doctor from naming his patients without a signed release.

Talk around. You know how small the world is.