Falc,

I absolutely welcome Dr. Rassmans input on this thread. He did send me a consent form to fill out but I do disagree with it as it is written. It did in fact indicate my photos would be used, amongst allowing any info on my medical history to be posted as well. I myself do not know what info any Dr. has about me, but consenting for it to be posted allows any of it to be posted even if irrelevant.

I'm sure as a physician he has legal reasons for the consent, but there must be a way to allow him to respond without agreeing to this.

I came to this forum seeking advice from others that have had experience with hair restorations. When I joined I didn't know the forum was visited by physicians as well, let alone Dr. Rassman. I really just wanted advice. I stated my situation, posted the pics as suggested, gave my opinions, and asked for advice of what to do. I think I have done that fairly and maturely and thanked everyone that posted. Now I am being asked that my medical records ( whatever they may be, and not knowing what they are ) be posted online? I don't think so. I had no expectation of this being such an ongoing thread.

However, all being the case of events and fairness, I want to allow Dr, Rassman to input here and speak openly and freely about the situation and voice his opinion on my input as well.

I will contact Dr. Rassman by telephone tomorrow and see what can be worked out regarding this.

Rambler

Rambler,

Thank you for your reply.

Please work out with Dr. Rassman privately as to what you will and will not allow. This may involve the signing of a release form with or without any necessary addendums as to what you will and will not allow. Please call his office to discuss.

Thanks,

Falc

I sent Dr. Rassman an email on 1/21 inviting him to call me. Not receiving a response I called the office Thursday 1/24. He was not in at the moment, so I left a message for him to call back. Still no contact from him. It's been almost a week with no correspondence.

I'm doing what I can to reach resolution with this but don't seem to be getting any cooperation. I would think a the very least a telephone call to discuss this with me would have been an appropriate first step towards an end, in addition, it would show me that some level of concern towards my situation and options are even important to them. I gotta tell you, I am really disappointed with how this is being handled by NHI and its staff.

Rambler

Rambler,

Although I agree with you that it should be a priority of theirs to make contact with you to resolve the issue, 1 week really is not that long. I am certain that Dr. Rassman is extremely busy and possibly even out of town as they do many seminars. Give it a little more time and I am sure he will make contact. Good luck.

Ramber,

Thank you for sharing your concerns. The last day I was in touch with Dr. Rassman about this was on 1/23/2008 and he stated that he would contact you at his earliest convenience.

I agree with Nervous Nelly that a few days is not a long time to wait.

I know that Dr. Rassman expressed great concern over this and I trust he will make this a priority at his earliest convenience.

Best wishes,

Falc

10 years is a very long time as well..

Why did you wait this long?

Hi Jobi,

Read the very first post in this thread. It is explained there. I never noticed it because the pittedness of the damaged scalp is only visible from the sides and top, above my level of view but in plain sight of others. I posted pictures of this in this thread showing this with the different views.

The rough hairline I could see. I have several 5's and 6's right up front. That's one thing, but permanent pits are another.

If that wasn't bad enough the really disturbing thing is that Dr. Rassman denies there any pits at all and the follow up letter indicates that I had a "great" result. I would gladly post my follow up letters. Go back and take a look at the pics I posted and tell me if there is any way possible that these are not pitted and if the result is "great".

This is why I stated in another thread that I question his ethics. Even though he did not do the surgery himself, he is not providing an honest assessment of it. If you don't have honesty from your doc, no matter how painful it may be to hear, there's really no where to go from there. How could you trust anything said from that point on?

Also, If you notice, I did try to resolve this directly with the doctor first before posting here. I had 2 consultations with Dr. Dassman before coming to this forum seeking advice.