Guest guest Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 I am glad also to hear that there are so many of us going to oakland. Tom, I am exactly ten days behind you in the surgery and the " class " . Speaking of which, what is this class everyone is speaking of??? I do have two appointments on the 19th, one with teh doctor and the other in the pre-surgery center. Is the second a clasS? will it really be two hours long? Its more of a timing issue with work, then it is a freaking out ~ I am just about to have my jaw sliced typa thing.. Good luck to all of you and keep the stories comin, its really helpful. Arde > > > > > > > When the orthodontist first told me I needed the surgery > > and > > > > > that > > > > > > it > > > > > > > would cost $30,000, I freaked out. I did some research > and > > > > found > > > > > > out > > > > > > > on this very website that people were getting it done at > > > Kaiser > > > > > > and > > > > > > > it was covered. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had to go through a few hoops: met with my primary who > > > seemed > > > > > > > puzzled by my request (she had never heard of the > > procedure > > > and > > > > > > > didn't think Kaiser did it), but she relented and sent > me > > to > > > > > head > > > > > > and > > > > > > > neck surgery for a consult. The doctor walked in, looked > > at > > > me, > > > > > > and > > > > > > > said, " Oh yeah, you need surgery. " He then referred me > to > > > the > > > > > oral > > > > > > > and maxillofacial dept. My meeting with them was much > the > > > same. > > > > > I > > > > > > was > > > > > > > immediately approved for lower jaw surgery and will have > > it > > > on > > > > > > > December 3. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And as an aside, there really seem to be a lot of folks > > here > > > > who > > > > > > are > > > > > > > getting it done at Kaiser, especially in Oakland. Maybe > I > > > > should > > > > > > > start a website!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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