Back at ya - Kaiser Oakland

[Guest guest]

I'll be coming into Oakland from the Sacramento area and will leave

about 3 hours or so before same as you plan to. The good thing

about my appointments is that they are around noon so I won't have

bad traffic heading home. The next day is a breeze with the

afternoon class. After class have a nice dinner with my wife in the

bay area, let traffic subside, and have a nice drive home in the

early evening.

Time is really flying by now and I am really looking forward to my

surgery.

Take care,

Tom

> > > > > > > > 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!?!