Guest guest Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 Well, I too am having surgery in Oakland on Sept. 15th. My preop appt is on Sept 14th. I am in the same class at 2:00pm as another person on this thread. But, i am anxious to get this over with since I've been waiting over a year! I wish you all the best! - Jen > > > > > > 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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