Spongebob Re: Kaiser Oakland

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Hey there! (So if SpongeBob is your name, is " SquarePants " your

nickname? Sorry, bad joke, I know, but I just couldn't help

myself) Anyhow, I was really annoyed when I saw how conflicted my

surgery times are. I swear they scraped the bottom of the barrel

when they made my appointments, and I've had my surgery date booked

since December '03. My surgery consult is at 1:45, Class is from

2:00 - 4:00 and my pre-op work-up is at 4:15 across the street. I

voiced my concern that it didn't seem right to essentially give me

only 10 minutes with the doctor before heading up to the class, but

she said, they only allow 15-20 minutes for the consult with the OS,

and that it would be okay to be late to the class. I explained that

if other people take more time or are late to their appointments

earlier in the day, that it would put them off-schedule, which they

usually are, and then the OS won't even be ready to see me until

2:00 or later, and then I'll be really late, but she insisted it

would be okay. She better be right, or I'll be a very unhappy

camper. I don't want to miss the class. I will probably send my

mom or hubby up there with a tape recorder for the first half hour

if I'm still in with Dr. O'. AAAGGGHHH! As if this wasn't

stressful enough. I know, know, just breath! Are you donating

blood? They say they don't do that, but I get a little worried.

What if they need it? If you can't tell by now, I'm a total worry

wart! Well, thanks for the advice!

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> > > > > > > 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!?!