Tom P Re: Kaiser Oakland

[Guest guest]

Arde - you should get notification of another appointment, probably

at 2pm on one of the days that is two hours long. This class as

others have said here is to provide as much inforkmation as possible

about the surgery. This is in addition to your other two

appointments. If you don't get notified of this class soon you

might want to call them as if you miss the class they may cancel

your surgery.

> > > > > > > > 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!?!