Wish I Would Have Taken a Vacation with the Money

I had Liposuction surgery for Lipedema in October 2015, with Dr. Amron. I did, what I thought, was my due dilligence in selecting a surgeon. Dr. Amron came very highly recommended. I started with having to send in multiple pictures and wait for a call for confirmation that he believed he could help me.

We set up a phone consultation, that was completely missed by his office the first time. They stated I wasn't even on the schedule. I set up a second call and that one went off on time and with Dr. Amron stating he believed he would be able to help me. Before the surgery communications with his office were quite easy and after a few hiccups I sent in my monies and got on the schedule for surgery.

I flew into LA from MI, and the night before surgery I got a frantic text from the Patient Coordinator that the surgery center did not have my labs and they would not allow my surgery until they received them. Due to time difference, of course, my doctor's office in MI was closed. Luckily I have access to my lab records via a patient portal so we were on for the following morning.

I arrived at the surgery center and it was a whirlwind getting pictures taken and prepared, not only by Dr. Amron but also by the nursing staff. I was given one valium pill under my tongue and off we went to the OR.

Dr. Amron does not like his patients to be sedated so I was awake. It was the worst pain I have ever felt!! No pain meds were offered, even though I made it quite clear I was in excruciating pain. When it came time to do my arms I was told to place my arm in a certain position but was unable to do it to Dr. Amron's satisfaction, so he had one nurse pull on my hand with my arm across my body and another nurse lay on my shoulder. I ended up in Physical Therapy for a frozen shoulder due to injuries sustained. When I saw Dr. Amron for my post op he assured me I was going to have "amazing" results. Nothing could be further from the truth. My legs have barely changed and are now more painful than before surgery. My arms, along with the shoulder injury, now have large painful nodules on the inside of my elbows. When I questioned the nodules when they first appeared approximately 3 months after surgery, I was pretty much dismissed saying that it was just healing.

Next came time to attempt reimbursement through my insurance. Dr. Amron's office told me that they did not participate in any insurance. Well it seems they lied again. After filing an insurance claim I was told that it would have to go through Dr. Amron's office as he was a participant with BCBS at the time of my surgery. This has caused multiple delays in my insurance claim as now BCBS is saying it is a duplicate claim.

If you want to save yourself a lot of money and aggravation stay away from this office and Dr.