Re: In need of a new surgeon.......

[Guest guest]

Isn't Shands Clinic somewhere in Northeast Florida? I have heard good

things about them, and I believe several people who used to be on the

boards, but aren't so much any more, made trips there even from South

Florida. It might be worth looking on a web search to see if you can

find them, unless you get some more direct answers... I did not go

there myself.

Cammie

> THe surgeon I was planning on using is not available enough for my

> time restraints. He doesnt do them regularly anymore so i was an

> exception. And so he wont do them during his peak office seasons

> such as holidays, spring break, some of summer etc. ANd since im

in

> college i kinda need to know that they can do my surgery either

over

> the summer or in the winter break. So we have decided to look for

> better options. We are going to try to find a surgeon that does

> these on more of a regular basis. Does anyone know of any doctors

> they could recommend in the North East Florida

area????????????????

> It would be much appreciated. And any orthodontists either?? We

> arent having a good time with my orthodontist already and i havent

> even gotten my braces on yet so....

>

> Now a question for those who have switched doctors and orthos

> before?? Will they give you your molds since you did pay for them?

> And will this affect my already approved insurance?? It doesnt say

> anything about the surgeon on it I dont think. Its just approving

> the procedure. Thanks!! I feel like im starting from scratch all

> over again but I know its gonna be for the better!

[Guest guest]

Isn't Shands Clinic somewhere in Northeast Florida? I have heard good

things about them, and I believe several people who used to be on the

boards, but aren't so much any more, made trips there even from South

Florida. It might be worth looking on a web search to see if you can

find them, unless you get some more direct answers... I did not go

there myself.

Cammie

> THe surgeon I was planning on using is not available enough for my

> time restraints. He doesnt do them regularly anymore so i was an

> exception. And so he wont do them during his peak office seasons

> such as holidays, spring break, some of summer etc. ANd since im

in

> college i kinda need to know that they can do my surgery either

over

> the summer or in the winter break. So we have decided to look for

> better options. We are going to try to find a surgeon that does

> these on more of a regular basis. Does anyone know of any doctors

> they could recommend in the North East Florida

area????????????????

> It would be much appreciated. And any orthodontists either?? We

> arent having a good time with my orthodontist already and i havent

> even gotten my braces on yet so....

>

> Now a question for those who have switched doctors and orthos

> before?? Will they give you your molds since you did pay for them?

> And will this affect my already approved insurance?? It doesnt say

> anything about the surgeon on it I dont think. Its just approving

> the procedure. Thanks!! I feel like im starting from scratch all

> over again but I know its gonna be for the better!

[Guest guest]

Hi...Yes. I live in ville, FL and we have a Shands Hospital.

THe really good Shands Trama Center is in Gainesville, Fl. which is

about an hour and a half away. But the problem is finding a surgeon

that works out of the good hospitals. I might end up looking for a

surgeon in Gainesville because there might be a better selection

down there. Or even Orlando if I get desperate, but thats a little

too far for check up appointments!! And yes...I know theres tons of

surgeons in ville, but a lot of them are in way NW

ville and are about an hour from my house anyways as I live

in south ville. Thanks for your reply though!

> > THe surgeon I was planning on using is not available enough for

my

> > time restraints. He doesnt do them regularly anymore so i was an

> > exception. And so he wont do them during his peak office seasons

> > such as holidays, spring break, some of summer etc. ANd since

im

> in

> > college i kinda need to know that they can do my surgery either

> over

> > the summer or in the winter break. So we have decided to look

for

> > better options. We are going to try to find a surgeon that does

> > these on more of a regular basis. Does anyone know of any

doctors

> > they could recommend in the North East Florida

> area????????????????

> > It would be much appreciated. And any orthodontists either?? We

> > arent having a good time with my orthodontist already and i

havent

> > even gotten my braces on yet so....

> >

> > Now a question for those who have switched doctors and orthos

> > before?? Will they give you your molds since you did pay for

them?

> > And will this affect my already approved insurance?? It doesnt

say

> > anything about the surgeon on it I dont think. Its just

approving

> > the procedure. Thanks!! I feel like im starting from scratch

all

> > over again but I know its gonna be for the better!

[Guest guest]

Hi...Yes. I live in ville, FL and we have a Shands Hospital.

THe really good Shands Trama Center is in Gainesville, Fl. which is

about an hour and a half away. But the problem is finding a surgeon

that works out of the good hospitals. I might end up looking for a

surgeon in Gainesville because there might be a better selection

down there. Or even Orlando if I get desperate, but thats a little

too far for check up appointments!! And yes...I know theres tons of

surgeons in ville, but a lot of them are in way NW

ville and are about an hour from my house anyways as I live

in south ville. Thanks for your reply though!

> > THe surgeon I was planning on using is not available enough for

my

> > time restraints. He doesnt do them regularly anymore so i was an

> > exception. And so he wont do them during his peak office seasons

> > such as holidays, spring break, some of summer etc. ANd since

im

> in

> > college i kinda need to know that they can do my surgery either

> over

> > the summer or in the winter break. So we have decided to look

for

> > better options. We are going to try to find a surgeon that does

> > these on more of a regular basis. Does anyone know of any

doctors

> > they could recommend in the North East Florida

> area????????????????

> > It would be much appreciated. And any orthodontists either?? We

> > arent having a good time with my orthodontist already and i

havent

> > even gotten my braces on yet so....

> >

> > Now a question for those who have switched doctors and orthos

> > before?? Will they give you your molds since you did pay for

them?

> > And will this affect my already approved insurance?? It doesnt

say

> > anything about the surgeon on it I dont think. Its just

approving

> > the procedure. Thanks!! I feel like im starting from scratch

all

> > over again but I know its gonna be for the better!

[Guest guest]

That's the name of the clinic (flafrog) from ville

went to. I couldn't remember the city. Good memory, Cammie!

> > THe surgeon I was planning on using is not available enough for

my

> > time restraints. He doesnt do them regularly anymore so i was an

> > exception. And so he wont do them during his peak office seasons

> > such as holidays, spring break, some of summer etc. ANd since im

> in

> > college i kinda need to know that they can do my surgery either

> over

> > the summer or in the winter break. So we have decided to look for

> > better options. We are going to try to find a surgeon that does

> > these on more of a regular basis. Does anyone know of any doctors

> > they could recommend in the North East Florida

> area????????????????

> > It would be much appreciated. And any orthodontists either?? We

> > arent having a good time with my orthodontist already and i

havent

> > even gotten my braces on yet so....

> >

> > Now a question for those who have switched doctors and orthos

> > before?? Will they give you your molds since you did pay for

them?

> > And will this affect my already approved insurance?? It doesnt

say

> > anything about the surgeon on it I dont think. Its just approving

> > the procedure. Thanks!! I feel like im starting from scratch all

> > over again but I know its gonna be for the better!

[Guest guest]

That's the name of the clinic (flafrog) from ville

went to. I couldn't remember the city. Good memory, Cammie!

> > THe surgeon I was planning on using is not available enough for

my

> > time restraints. He doesnt do them regularly anymore so i was an

> > exception. And so he wont do them during his peak office seasons

> > such as holidays, spring break, some of summer etc. ANd since im

> in

> > college i kinda need to know that they can do my surgery either

> over

> > the summer or in the winter break. So we have decided to look for

> > better options. We are going to try to find a surgeon that does

> > these on more of a regular basis. Does anyone know of any doctors

> > they could recommend in the North East Florida

> area????????????????

> > It would be much appreciated. And any orthodontists either?? We

> > arent having a good time with my orthodontist already and i

havent

> > even gotten my braces on yet so....

> >

> > Now a question for those who have switched doctors and orthos

> > before?? Will they give you your molds since you did pay for

them?

> > And will this affect my already approved insurance?? It doesnt

say

> > anything about the surgeon on it I dont think. Its just approving

> > the procedure. Thanks!! I feel like im starting from scratch all

> > over again but I know its gonna be for the better!

[Guest guest]

Shand Clinic in Gainesville was it!

> Hi...Yes. I live in ville, FL and we have a Shands Hospital.

> THe really good Shands Trama Center is in Gainesville, Fl. which is

> about an hour and a half away. But the problem is finding a surgeon

> that works out of the good hospitals. I might end up looking for a

> surgeon in Gainesville because there might be a better selection

> down there. Or even Orlando if I get desperate, but thats a little

> too far for check up appointments!! And yes...I know theres tons

of

> surgeons in ville, but a lot of them are in way NW

> ville and are about an hour from my house anyways as I live

> in south ville. Thanks for your reply though!

[Guest guest]

Shand Clinic in Gainesville was it!

> Hi...Yes. I live in ville, FL and we have a Shands Hospital.

> THe really good Shands Trama Center is in Gainesville, Fl. which is

> about an hour and a half away. But the problem is finding a surgeon

> that works out of the good hospitals. I might end up looking for a

> surgeon in Gainesville because there might be a better selection

> down there. Or even Orlando if I get desperate, but thats a little

> too far for check up appointments!! And yes...I know theres tons

of

> surgeons in ville, but a lot of them are in way NW

> ville and are about an hour from my house anyways as I live

> in south ville. Thanks for your reply though!

[Guest guest]

I don't blame you for wanting proximity, but my surgeon was at least

an hour from my home, and probably more. I was quite happy to go to

see him -- and actually, you probably don't need that many visits

with him, although I can certainly understand the problem if you'll

have to have someone take you. I'm thinking. I saw him once a year

ahead of time, once before the surgery, once a week for a few weeks

and then once every month or two for a couple of months. Then after

six weeks, and that was that. Of course, I had no problems. I would

want to be near my surgeon immediately post op, just in case anything

goes awry, which sometimes it can.

I can tell you about Shands that a couple of people on the board have

gone there with complex problems, and I can't remember that anybody

was displeased. , your memory serves you better than this OLD

one serves me.

I can also tell you that when one of the leading oncologists in

Mobile came down with throat cancer, he wound up at Shands for

treatment -- and Mobile is a lot farther away than you are from that

clinic. (Nope. I don't get a commission. And I am sure there are many

other fine os folks in your area, too. Ask around -- friends,

dentists, ortho, other surgeons, your own general care physician,

etc.)

Good wishes to you. Just keep in mind that it well may be worth your

while to travel a bit for excellent care.

I do think you want someone who does a lot of these procedures, who

has done a lot recently (keeping his or her hand in, as it were) and

would advise as well that few calendars for this stuff are ever

written in stone. Your teeth may take longer or shorter time --

shorter is no problem, as things can usually be stabilized to wait

for plans, but longer means a greater wait.

Cammie

> Hi...Yes. I live in ville, FL and we have a Shands Hospital.

> THe really good Shands Trama Center is in Gainesville, Fl. which is

> about an hour and a half away. But the problem is finding a surgeon

> that works out of the good hospitals. I might end up looking for a

> surgeon in Gainesville because there might be a better selection

> down there. Or even Orlando if I get desperate, but thats a little

> too far for check up appointments!! And yes...I know theres tons

of

> surgeons in ville, but a lot of them are in way NW

> ville and are about an hour from my house anyways as I live

> in south ville. Thanks for your reply though!

>

>

[Guest guest]

I don't blame you for wanting proximity, but my surgeon was at least

an hour from my home, and probably more. I was quite happy to go to

see him -- and actually, you probably don't need that many visits

with him, although I can certainly understand the problem if you'll

have to have someone take you. I'm thinking. I saw him once a year

ahead of time, once before the surgery, once a week for a few weeks

and then once every month or two for a couple of months. Then after

six weeks, and that was that. Of course, I had no problems. I would

want to be near my surgeon immediately post op, just in case anything

goes awry, which sometimes it can.

I can tell you about Shands that a couple of people on the board have

gone there with complex problems, and I can't remember that anybody

was displeased. , your memory serves you better than this OLD

one serves me.

I can also tell you that when one of the leading oncologists in

Mobile came down with throat cancer, he wound up at Shands for

treatment -- and Mobile is a lot farther away than you are from that

clinic. (Nope. I don't get a commission. And I am sure there are many

other fine os folks in your area, too. Ask around -- friends,

dentists, ortho, other surgeons, your own general care physician,

etc.)

Good wishes to you. Just keep in mind that it well may be worth your

while to travel a bit for excellent care.

I do think you want someone who does a lot of these procedures, who

has done a lot recently (keeping his or her hand in, as it were) and

would advise as well that few calendars for this stuff are ever

written in stone. Your teeth may take longer or shorter time --

shorter is no problem, as things can usually be stabilized to wait

for plans, but longer means a greater wait.

Cammie

> Hi...Yes. I live in ville, FL and we have a Shands Hospital.

> THe really good Shands Trama Center is in Gainesville, Fl. which is

> about an hour and a half away. But the problem is finding a surgeon

> that works out of the good hospitals. I might end up looking for a

> surgeon in Gainesville because there might be a better selection

> down there. Or even Orlando if I get desperate, but thats a little

> too far for check up appointments!! And yes...I know theres tons

of

> surgeons in ville, but a lot of them are in way NW

> ville and are about an hour from my house anyways as I live

> in south ville. Thanks for your reply though!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Cammie. That post was very helpful. I dont mind traveling to

Gainesville if I have to. I want a good doctor. WE are going to

start calling some surgeons and orthodontists to try to get going

with this whole thing for the second time lol. I think we are going

to get braces on as soon as possible once we find someone to go with

so that i will have an extra 2-3 months then what they actually told

me(5-6 months). I just really want it to be done in summer since i

have such a busy schedule. I also just want a set enough schedule to

where I will know whether to sign up for summer classes or fall

semester classes in college. Well I am trying to keep myself busy to

make these months pass as quickly as possible.

> > Hi...Yes. I live in ville, FL and we have a Shands

Hospital.

> > THe really good Shands Trama Center is in Gainesville, Fl. which

is

> > about an hour and a half away. But the problem is finding a

surgeon

> > that works out of the good hospitals. I might end up looking for

a

> > surgeon in Gainesville because there might be a better selection

> > down there. Or even Orlando if I get desperate, but thats a

little

> > too far for check up appointments!! And yes...I know theres

tons

> of

> > surgeons in ville, but a lot of them are in way NW

> > ville and are about an hour from my house anyways as I

live

> > in south ville. Thanks for your reply though!

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hey Cammie. That post was very helpful. I dont mind traveling to

Gainesville if I have to. I want a good doctor. WE are going to

start calling some surgeons and orthodontists to try to get going

with this whole thing for the second time lol. I think we are going

to get braces on as soon as possible once we find someone to go with

so that i will have an extra 2-3 months then what they actually told

me(5-6 months). I just really want it to be done in summer since i

have such a busy schedule. I also just want a set enough schedule to

where I will know whether to sign up for summer classes or fall

semester classes in college. Well I am trying to keep myself busy to

make these months pass as quickly as possible.

> > Hi...Yes. I live in ville, FL and we have a Shands

Hospital.

> > THe really good Shands Trama Center is in Gainesville, Fl. which

is

> > about an hour and a half away. But the problem is finding a

surgeon

> > that works out of the good hospitals. I might end up looking for

a

> > surgeon in Gainesville because there might be a better selection

> > down there. Or even Orlando if I get desperate, but thats a

little

> > too far for check up appointments!! And yes...I know theres

tons

> of

> > surgeons in ville, but a lot of them are in way NW

> > ville and are about an hour from my house anyways as I

live

> > in south ville. Thanks for your reply though!

> >

> >