Ugh.........I knew should have not agreed to say the doctor's name. I never said or implied that Dr Rose was not listening to me or ignoring me, or that I had not met with him to review my results. My only intention was to get feedback on how my HT looked because what my doctor thinks of it and what I think of it is different. It was a bit of a relief to receive plenty of emails that validated my concerns, generally speaking.......thats all I was looking for from a "peace of mind" standpoint.............end of story.
That being said, just for the record, I need to clarify Dr Rose's statement "I thought he should consider stopping at that point". I met with Dr Rose in Sept/Oct of 2005 and we both agreed that I could use another approximately 1500 grafts to fill in some areas after my first HT. I subsequently arranged for a surgery in Feb 2008 for a 2000 graft session (the additional 500 grafts were my idea). When I arrived at Dr Rose's office the morning of the surgery, the very first thing he said to me was that I did not need another HT. That statement really flustered me at that point. (While I appreciated his honesty, after prepping for surgery for 2+ weeks, no alcohol, no meds/vitamins, taking time off of work, waking up at 3 AM and driving 2 1/2 hours, etc., I was ready to go for the surgery and could not turn back at that point.) From there, I continued to be flustered and rushed things and the communication was not the best, which is probably the main factor on how I got to where I am today. We were just never on the same page that day, as far as my goals were concerned.........major regret.