Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Hi all, I'm new here (though I did pop in a year or two back briefly). I'm now 56 years old and went through weight loss surgery a year ago so now I'm trying to find the money and courage to do jaw surgery. My worthless medical insurance won't pay so at least I don't have to face the grief and heartache of trying to get them to pay. I wonder if anyone knows of anyone who had this surgery done in Costa Rica? I had a good experience with weight loss surgery in Mexico (Tijuana) at half the price of California so I suppose I'm more adventurous than most. Here is the Costs Rica web site I found but I doubt I would be brave enough to try them unless I can find some satisfied patients? http://www.arrivacostarica.com/orthognathic_doctor.htm thanks, Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Holly, I don't know about this place in Costa Rica, but if you're willing to fly to Costa Rica, you might be willing to fly a little further to Venezuela. I had my surgery done there and I'm very happy with the way it's gone. I had my surgery almost 3 weeks ago. My insurance paid for it, but if I would have had to pay for it myself, I would have had to pay 5000 USD. This is for lower advancement, SARPE and chin reduction all included. Let me know if you're interested in more info! Nathalie > Hi all, > I'm new here (though I did pop in a year or two back briefly). > I'm now 56 years old and went through weight loss surgery a year ago > so now I'm trying to find the money and courage to do jaw surgery. > > My worthless medical insurance won't pay so at least I don't have to > face the grief and heartache of trying to get them to pay. > > I wonder if anyone knows of anyone who had this surgery done in Costa > Rica? I had a good experience with weight loss surgery in Mexico > (Tijuana) at half the price of California so I suppose I'm more > adventurous than most. Here is the Costs Rica web site I found but I > doubt I would be brave enough to try them unless I can find some > satisfied patients? > http://www.arrivacostarica.com/orthognathic_doctor.htm > > > thanks, > Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Last time I recall clicking on any links to Costa Rica surgery sites, it was just a bunch of bogus links, so I'm not buying it this time, even though it just might be legit. Of course, I've had my surgery and don't need to shop for it. But I'd warn others against surfing links from members we don't know anything about. I was going to mention aruwoman's surgery in Venezuela, but I see she's mentioned it. There was also a member who went to India for her surgery as well, you could try searching the archives. Why don't you tell us what happened with your insurance company, Holly? If they paid for your weight loss surgery, why not orthognathic surgery - it's usually medically necessary. There's plenty of peope here who have had rough dealings with their insurance companies and who could help. > Hi all, > I'm new here (though I did pop in a year or two back briefly). > I'm now 56 years old and went through weight loss surgery a year ago > so now I'm trying to find the money and courage to do jaw surgery. > > My worthless medical insurance won't pay so at least I don't have to > face the grief and heartache of trying to get them to pay. > > I wonder if anyone knows of anyone who had this surgery done in Costa > Rica? I had a good experience with weight loss surgery in Mexico > (Tijuana) at half the price of California so I suppose I'm more > adventurous than most. Here is the Costs Rica web site I found but I > doubt I would be brave enough to try them unless I can find some > satisfied patients? > http://www.arrivacostarica.com/orthognathic_doctor.htm > > > thanks, > Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 > Last time I recall clicking on any links to Costa Rica surgery sites, > it was just a bunch of bogus links, so I'm not buying it this time, > even though it just might be legit. Of course, I've had my surgery > and don't need to shop for it. But I'd warn others against surfing > links from members we don't know anything about. > > I was going to mention aruwoman's surgery in Venezuela, but I see > she's mentioned it. There was also a member who went to India for her > surgery as well, you could try searching the archives. > > Why don't you tell us what happened with your insurance company, > Holly? If they paid for your weight loss surgery, why not > orthognathic surgery - it's usually medically necessary. There's > plenty of peope here who have had rough dealings with their insurance > companies and who could help. > > I will second 's " questionning " ... That person isn't listed in the member's area. The link appears valid, if you're actually shopping for surgeries (it's like a supermarket of surgeries...). Still, the fact that I can't find this person in the group's members list is odd. Surf with caution ;-) Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 > Holly, > > I don't know about this place in Costa Rica, but if you're willing > to fly to Costa Rica, you might be willing to fly a little further > to Venezuela. I had my surgery done there and I'm very happy with > the way it's gone. I had my surgery almost 3 weeks ago. My insurance > paid for it, but if I would have had to pay for it myself, I would > have had to pay 5000 USD. This is for lower advancement, SARPE and > chin reduction all included. Let me know if you're interested in > more info! > > Nathalie > Yes, Nathalie, I'd very much like more information. Thank you. Did you rely on referrals from prior satifsfied patients or how did you research the surgeon? Unfortunately the system isn't letting me privmail this response to you so I'll have to post it to the group. You may either respond in the group or email me at hhblacka@... de-Yahooed that's: hhblack AT pacbell DOT net and to answer someone's else's query, my insurance would not pay for weight loss surgery a year ago, that's why I went to Tijuana. USD 9000 for weight loss surgery that would have been twice that in San Francisco. It was a good experience, they have been doing Adjustable Gastric Band in Mexico for about 12 years, about 3 years in USA, only 2 years when I had mine. Anyway, sorry for digressing, the relevant point is that I'm a self-pay, no getting around that so I'm looking for good value for money and willing to travel overseas if necessary. But only to a surgeon with a track record that I can actually verify (I'm not easily duped) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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