I went to see Dr. Lamoreaux back in '15-'16 because my right rotator cuff ripped more than 1/2. I…read moreneeded help, but she refused me any help & @ approximately 57-58 years old @ that time, she sternly told me that I have to wait until I'm 65 years old or over before that facility or ANY SURGEON would fix the issue.
She offered me physical therapy, anti-depressants (for pain), etc., etc. which I had already gone through, having 22 years of physical therapy for back, shoulders, Fibromyalgia, etc. I asked IF I could go to OHSU, & she smirked, telling me that no one will take me as a patient because I'm not 65. She left me high & dry, in pain that also worsened to the my rotator cuff, right arm, ripped off of the bone in '22. I also had ripped the left rotator cuff, maybe 1/4 way, it it wasn't a big issue then.
Furthermore, when I got onto my patient portal the same day I saw this surgeon, she siad that I refused physical therapy & everything she offered, that's. ALL I was trying to do was get on DISABILITY. That's so untrue! I had already been on SSDI since '97, so why would I try to get on a permanent federal program in '16? I called her on it, & she said she would fix it on HER END. I was so disappointed!
I didn't have to wait until I turned 65 to get a rotator cuff replacement because Oregon Medical's surgeon had no issues doing this procedure in '23 when I went to see this surgeon. Yes, I was almost 65, but I found out that there is no law prohibiting anyone for a surgery like this. I was lied to by Dr. Lamoreaux 9-10 years ago, & I had to suffer with not just a complete rotator cuff tear on my right arm, but my left rotator cuff ripped more into a 2/3 rip, but not complete.
I am very unhappy with this Riverbend surgeon. I don't know why she was so callous, but I will say that she helped ruin the last 9-10 years of my life due to her incompetence.