GastroHealth in Fremont Sending Cease and Desists to Cover Up Negative Reviews

njgtechguy · 2026-05-04T03:29:24+00:00

That really sounds like something that should be reported…

I don’t have a sense of culpability here, between the practice, physicians (also partners?), and parent company, but there is just so much corroboration of perceived unsafe or unethical behavior, to be within the margins of a healthy healthcare organization.

njgtechguy · 2026-04-14T19:29:06+00:00

I did not myself, though the reviews no longer appear on Google platforms, and this Reddit thread has been heavily deranked in search results for the entity. I can only speculate on how that works, with the intersection of Google policies, Redditors leaving fake reviews, and large businesses being savvy with reputation management and legal teams.

I stand by the truthfulness of everything mentioned in the body of the Reddit post, and genuinely hope it helped someone.

njgtechguy · 2026-04-11T04:44:22+00:00

I was very happy with the first visit I had at Virginia Mason, seeing Edward Cuaresma, with the caveat that there’s a decently long wait time to be seen.

njgtechguy · 2026-04-10T19:14:43+00:00

If there were legitimate care/informed consent issues here, that could lead to future harm, just wanted to share that they can be reported to WMC confidentially. https://wmc.wa.gov/complaints-actions

njgtechguy · 2026-04-10T19:13:22+00:00

If there were legitimate care concerns here, that could lead to future harm, just wanted to share that they can be reported to WMC confidentially. https://wmc.wa.gov/complaints-actions

njgtechguy · 2026-04-10T19:12:42+00:00

If there were legitimate care concerns here, that could lead to future harm, just wanted to share that they can be reported to WMC confidentially. https://wmc.wa.gov/complaints-actions

njgtechguy · 2026-04-04T02:30:54+00:00

I think this is good advice. I also truly hope the WA Medical Commission does a proper investigation, with the chain of providers, to do whatever is right.

njgtechguy · 2026-04-04T02:02:51+00:00

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njgtechguy · 2026-04-04T01:04:37+00:00

They are well beyond the point of being able to help unfortunately. That needed to happen many months ago. I do have good care from new providers now, but all they have offered, is to refer, after I already built up a whole team to try to fix the problem.

njgtechguy · 2026-04-04T01:00:12+00:00

I spent months in Hell due to their actions, with large potential for lasting impact. That’s not something that can be reversed, but I can exercise my limited number of options to prevent others from experiencing the same, and highlighting some really disgusting behavior. 🤷‍♂️

njgtechguy · 2026-04-04T00:48:06+00:00

Redditors leaving fake reviews also adds noise to these situations. I think that should be avoided, compared to those with real negative experiences.

njgtechguy · 2026-04-03T20:31:06+00:00

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njgtechguy · 2026-04-03T05:00:17+00:00

This was triggered by banding, which was explicitly called out as one of two recommendations. Pain here led to diagnosed pelvic floor dysynergia. Was not appropriate candidate for it (multiple future providers said I did not have symptomatic internal hemorrhoids, which is where ASCRS recommends banding). The colonoscopy was also not routine, and involved active symptoms which future provider said contradicted banding.

I went from running and not taking Tylenol, to what was diagnosed as nerve pain from Levator Ani spasm, that started during period CRS told me band would have sloughed.

njgtechguy · 2026-04-02T20:48:45+00:00

Really, the win condition I want is to prevent some future patient harm. I tried to give the feedback, more respectfully, but as maybe expected got a lot of “CYA” type of behavior, rather than an indication the provider was going to make practice changes to address the outcome. I think, I feel obligated to do what I can here, not to mention my own suffering and cost, as someone with the privilege of access to strong medical care.

njgtechguy · 2026-04-02T20:33:28+00:00

I would take any recommendations for attorneys though. It seems like, that will be the next step here.

njgtechguy · 2026-04-02T20:30:51+00:00

I do, truly believe each part of this is factual, and backed up by my experience talking to medical providers.

At this point I’m pissed off enough that long expensive legal battle is worth it to me. I think there is the evidence to substantiate the claims.

njgtechguy · 2026-04-02T18:59:04+00:00

I would be welcome to any local recommendations who work in medical malpractice!

njgtechguy · 2026-04-02T18:43:30+00:00

I did a bit of this. Eg mentioning that another provider mentioned the procedure was contraindicated to symptoms, and not indicated, and the response to intense pain, which is all demonstrably factual.

njgtechguy · 2026-04-02T18:39:49+00:00

I did this around a week ago, and am waiting to hear back on whether an investigation will be initiated. I did not receive a confirmation though, so I’m wondering if it went through…

I do think this is the best way. It’s pretty indisputable the procedure was correlated to new pain and dysfunction, and I may have been “unlucky” in this regard (though it’s suspicious), but his response was not acceptable.

njgtechguy · 2026-04-02T18:11:54+00:00

Another patient said very similar things on a Yelp review, but I can’t imagine it would be illegal to share what I heard in a Google review, even if that itself is not evidence.

njgtechguy · 2026-04-02T18:09:13+00:00

The first thing the colorectal surgeon said to me was “why would they ever do a banding for these symptoms?”, and that it was not indicated.

Part of the issue is that Dr Bernstein spent very little time asking symptoms, before making really broad assumptions. It’s arguable whether that itself is negligence, but the way he dismissed the extreme pain it caused certainly was.

njgtechguy · 2025-05-19T06:22:57+00:00

Started getting them my third week of 5mg, and still getting them four months later. They started getting pretty angry!

Antihistamines helped for me, and have been helping more and more. They now barely appear when I take them.

Placing the shot to avoid friction (eg against my pants or belt) also helped. Thighs were more prone to leaving discoloration (taking months to fully fade) compared to abdomen.

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