Guest guest Posted August 18, 2000 Report Share Posted August 18, 2000 Hey, Doctor Rutledge! I have a surgery date of Sept. 20 and will be finding out this week if Prudential POS will approve my surgery. Is it true that you are now requiring a down payment of $3,000 in case the insurance co. does not pay?Well, I sure cannot fault you if you are doing the surgery and then not getting paid but,man, I don't know how in the world I can come up with that extra amount of money!! My DH says it's just a rumor. Please let us know if this is true or not. Thank You! Tami Stauffer Kidney question > I posted this a few days ago, but haven't seen anyone respond to it. > I emailed Dr. R. but haven't heard from him either. > > What effect does the surgery have on the kidneys? As far as I know there is no negative effect upon the kidneys of the surgery. We have had 3-4 people that have had kidney stones after the surgery. Just this morning one of our patient's mother contacted me saying her daughter was found to have some kidney problems. I do not think it is from the surgery but I am contacting the patient and her Dr's today and I will get back to you ASAP. > Do Kidneys require > that a certain amount of fluid pass thru them in order to remain > healthy? Yes and they get plenty after the surgery. > What about the bladder???? Many >80% of preop patient have bladder incontinence prior to the surgery. Nearly 100% have improvement or resolution after surgery. > > Thanks very much > > Waunakee-WI > RR Rutledge, M.D., F.A.C.S. The Center for Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery 4301 Ben lin Blvd. Durham, N.C. 27704 Telephone #: Fax #: Email: DrR@... ************************************************ Please Visit our Web site: http://clos.net ************************************************ Please join the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at http://www.onelist.com The Latest Version of the Mini-Gastric Bypass Patient Education Manual ( http://www.clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm ) Imagine a 30 min. Outpatient cure for Obesity ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com Please visit our web site at http://clos.net Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm To Unsubscribe Send and Email to: MiniGastricBypass-unsubscribe (AT) egroups (DOT) com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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