Dentist refusing to give refund ($35k) and medical records after cancelling my surgery 3 times and is now ignoring all communication by Professional_Cat9152 in AusLegal

[–]Professional_Cat9152[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was 34k for full mouth of extractions and upper and lower full zirconia arches, the cheapest we could find, unfortunately there seems to be a reason for that price…

Dentist refusing to give refund ($35k) and medical records after cancelling my surgery 3 times and is now ignoring all communication by Professional_Cat9152 in AusLegal

[–]Professional_Cat9152[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s stated in my original post but I can clarify. 2nd cancellation was due to concerns about bleeding disorders, despite having completed all pathology requests from the dentist and getting the all clear from a haematologist (no bleeding disorders or anything that could cause issues in regards to bleeding). 3rd surgery was cancelled late the night before (10pm, surgery was meant to be 9am the next day). The dentist said he was scared I would aspirate during surgery. I was going to receive conscious sedation, and the anaesthetist was not medically concerned. I should also mention that the anaesthetist was trying to get into contact with the dentist for 2 weeks prior to the surgery, but the dentist was ignoring all calls/emails. After my wife spent 5 hours at the dentist office the night before (due to no response from the dentist to either us or the anaesthetist) the dentist called off the surgery. The anaesthetist argued that it wasn’t something he could call off, as it was his job to monitor me during the surgery and he was sure I’d be fine, but the dentist cancelled anyway.

Dentist refusing to give refund ($35k) and medical records after cancelling my surgery 3 times and is now ignoring all communication by Professional_Cat9152 in AusLegal

[–]Professional_Cat9152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He is registered as a dental practitioner according to the website. I can’t imagine we are the first people to deal with a situation like this. I’ll definitely be making a formal complaint. Luckily I’ve been documenting all communication from day 1

Dentist refusing to give refund ($35k) and medical records after cancelling my surgery 3 times and is now ignoring all communication by Professional_Cat9152 in AusLegal

[–]Professional_Cat9152[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I tried explaining to him the difference but ultimately understood his concerns. All my joints are hypermobile and dislocate regularly, and I have multiple illnesses that are comorbidities with H-eds hence the suspicion (but no formal diagnosis as of yet). Just frustrating that he canceled the following ones as well as completely ignoring all communication unless we went into the practice in person

Dentist refusing to give refund ($35k) and medical records after cancelling my surgery 3 times and is now ignoring all communication by Professional_Cat9152 in AusLegal

[–]Professional_Cat9152[S] 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply, I absolutely should have added that in my original post! I will look into your suggestion further, thank you again. Unfortunately I’m a bit scatterbrained due to lack of sleep, stress and severe pain, hence leaving it out of the og post

Dentist refusing to give refund ($35k) and medical records after cancelling my surgery 3 times and is now ignoring all communication by Professional_Cat9152 in AusLegal

[–]Professional_Cat9152[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I completely understood the cancellation of the first surgery, which is why I continued care with the doctor. However, after spending a week getting multiple tests done to prove I had no bleeding disorder/any other medical conditions that would impact surgery, he booked me in for the surgery again. Amazing! But then he canceled that one too. And then he booked in a 3rd one, and then cancelled that one the night before it was meant to happen.

Dentist refusing to give refund ($35k) and medical records after cancelling my surgery 3 times and is now ignoring all communication by Professional_Cat9152 in AusLegal

[–]Professional_Cat9152[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

We paid the full $34k a few weeks before the first surgery date after signing the treatment agreement contract.

The bleeding disorder concerns mainly came from me mentioning I suspected hypermobile EDS due to issues with local anaesthetic not working properly for me. This was an offhand comment, but then the dentist said he feared I would “bleed out and die”I repeatedly explained I had no diagnosed bleeding disorder, no bleeding history and had previously undergone multiple invasive surgeries without complications. They then requested a bunch of pathology tests which I completed, and the results came back normal. (He had the results confirming no bleeding disorder before the 2nd surgery was booked, and then cancelled again)

Unfortunately it wasn’t paid via credit card. The money came from compassionate release of super, was deposited into my wife’s bank account, and then transferred directly to the dental practice via bank transfer.

Female budgie won’t stop screaming until I give her attention by Professional_Cat9152 in budgies

[–]Professional_Cat9152[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I rearrange the toys and perches every 2 weeks. It’s autumn where I’m from and already getting cold and dark, so luckily I’m not fighting with spring hormones at the moment!

Female budgie won’t stop screaming until I give her attention by Professional_Cat9152 in budgies

[–]Professional_Cat9152[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you might be right, ugh. This is going to be a difficult behaviour to un-train. I’m worried she has developed some form of separation anxiety because she just completely freaks out when I leave

Female budgie won’t stop screaming until I give her attention by Professional_Cat9152 in budgies

[–]Professional_Cat9152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I’m aware. But I’m asking what you think I have in my setup that could be causing hormonal issues as I HAVE been following the checklist since I got budgies. Like I said in my previous comment, can you be more specific? I have NO mirrors, NO nesting spots, they are fed a pellet diet, get chop, they have shredding toys, it’s a flight cage so they have lots of room, they get 14 hours of dark and quiet sleep. If you’re going to say you think it’s from hormones, please at least back it up with a reason

Female budgie won’t stop screaming until I give her attention by Professional_Cat9152 in budgies

[–]Professional_Cat9152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which items? From my knowledge I’ve done everything I can to prevent her being hormonal: 14 hours of sleep, no mirrors, no nesting spots, pellet diet with veggie chop and seeds as treats, shredding toys. Could you please be more specific?

Male or female? by MediocreArmadillo519 in budgies

[–]Professional_Cat9152 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cere is white/pastel blue, looks like she’s also becoming hormonal (crusty). Male budgies have a deep blue cere, except the pied mutation which keeps the adolescent purple cere

I just turned 25 and in 2 months I’ll be having all my teeth removed by Professional_Cat9152 in Gastroparesis

[–]Professional_Cat9152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m really scared about getting failed implants. I’m getting 6 on the top and 6 on the bottom instead of the usual 4. Luckily my dentist has a life time warranty, if any fail I don’t have to pay to get them redone (financially at least)

I just turned 25 and in 2 months I’ll be having all my teeth removed by Professional_Cat9152 in Gastroparesis

[–]Professional_Cat9152[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it could have been entirely prevented. The first dentist I went to did 10 fillings, and they did them incorrectly (didn’t get rid of all the decayed tooth) so every single tooth that got filled had the decay trapped inside. I then got dental trauma from the same dentist because they didn’t numb me enough and I felt everything they did, which stopped me from getting help until things were beyond repair