Have surgeons dropped patients for posting here?

When I went to my initial consultation, the surgeon's nurse asked me if I knew about AMOS. "Oh, yes!" I answered. She startled me by interrupting, "I hope you don't intend to post anything mean about Dr. _______ there, or..." and she let her voice trail off significantly. Then she tried to smile, but the smile never got as far as her eyes, if you know what I mean. The conversation spooked me. I took all the identifying information out of my profile here. Have surgeons really retaliated against patients for "telling it like it is" on this web site? I thought that's what it's for! And do AMOS members really backstab others by "turning them in" to the doctors? What's in it for them? Any ideas or experiences?

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