Tom P Re: Kaiser Oakland

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the heads up Tom. I will definetly be getting in touch

with the MFS dep today. Maybe since I am only having the expansion I

dont need the class..?? Who know, but like everyone else, I am

starting to get a little anxious about this procedure. You and

are before me, so fill me in on the class and appointment with

the pre-op. I am kinda lucky, you two are in the same area, going to

the same doctors, and are 10 days ahead of me in everything. I get

sort of a buffer with your input. Let me know if there is anything I

can do to help ya out, and thanks again.

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!?!