Insurance and PCP Info

[Guest guest]

Thanks again for all of the info!

OK! GREAT NEWS!!! I called CIGNA yesterday just to see what type of war I was

going to have on my hands. They said as long as it is approved and suggested

by PCP, they will cover the surgery!! I am soooo excited. I already have my

OB/GYN appt. scheduled for the week after Christmas. NOW, I just need to find a

doctor in Raleigh that supports this surgery! I would love any suggestions. My

PCP is in Rocky Mount and I now live in Raleigh. Please send any referrals my

way!! I would love to have this surgery by the end of 1st Quarter 2001. Once I

complete my packet and send to Dr. R., how soon should I hear from his office?

I think my biggest hurdle is Insurance approval.... Thanks again for all of the

help you guys have given me!

Sherry

[Guest guest]

OK--try Zebulon Family Physicians ()--Katrina Padgett is my PCP (she

is not a doctor, she is a PA, but Dr. Marsh has to approve EVERYTHING

she does). Also, Dr. Alan Mask (he's the TV doctor on WRAL) is very supportive

of Dr. R's surgery--Dr. Mask has a friend who has had the surgery and he thinks

it's wonderful. Dr. Mask runs a weight loss clinic himself--he's a great

doctor--very understanding, like Dr. R, of the isssues we face. His number is

.

Good luck!

Kathi Brandes

MGB 08/04/00

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[Guest guest]

Thanks so much Kathi!!

[Guest guest]

Sherry,

I'm in Raleigh and go to Dr. Taavoni at Capital Family

Medicine. I've been going there since '91 so I don't

know if she would recommend this procedure for a new

patient but it's worth a try.

Elaine

> Thanks again for all of the info!

>

> OK! GREAT NEWS!!! I called CIGNA yesterday just to see what type of war I

was

> going to have on my hands. They said as long as it is approved and suggested

> by PCP, they will cover the surgery!! I am soooo excited. I already have my

> OB/GYN appt. scheduled for the week after Christmas. NOW, I just need to find

a

> doctor in Raleigh that supports this surgery! I would love any suggestions.

My

> PCP is in Rocky Mount and I now live in Raleigh. Please send any referrals my

> way!! I would love to have this surgery by the end of 1st Quarter 2001. Once I

> complete my packet and send to Dr. R., how soon should I hear from his office?

> I think my biggest hurdle is Insurance approval.... Thanks again for all of

the

> help you guys have given me!

>

> Sherry

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sherry,

Congratualations!!! I live in New Bern, NC so I don't know any Raleigh

Doctors. I am working on my Docs approval also. Good luck to us both!!!

Dedee

Re: Insurance and PCP Info

> Sherry,

> I'm in Raleigh and go to Dr. Taavoni at Capital Family

> Medicine. I've been going there since '91 so I don't

> know if she would recommend this procedure for a new

> patient but it's worth a try.

> Elaine

> > Thanks again for all of the info!

> >

> > OK! GREAT NEWS!!! I called CIGNA yesterday just to see what type of

war I was

> > going to have on my hands. They said as long as it is approved and

suggested

> > by PCP, they will cover the surgery!! I am soooo excited. I already have

my

> > OB/GYN appt. scheduled for the week after Christmas. NOW, I just need

to find a

> > doctor in Raleigh that supports this surgery! I would love any

suggestions. My

> > PCP is in Rocky Mount and I now live in Raleigh. Please send any

referrals my

> > way!! I would love to have this surgery by the end of 1st Quarter 2001.

Once I

> > complete my packet and send to Dr. R., how soon should I hear from his

office?

> > I think my biggest hurdle is Insurance approval.... Thanks again for

all of the

> > help you guys have given me!

> >

> > Sherry

> >

> >