Re: Pam in PA

[Guest guest]

Pam, I'm going to tell you what I tell everyone :-) Try calling Dr. Hess.

Its just that I feel that he is the " father " of this surgery, so he should

know better than anyone what can and can't be done. He is also in Bowling

Green, OH, which is the next state over, so not too far from you. Call his

office and see if you can talk with him directly. I am not sure how easy he

is to get ahold of directly, since I have only talked to the woman who

answers the phone, but maybe you can get through to him.

I know I have told others to call him and he didn't see the " big problems "

some other surgeons saw in their situations. Its worth a try. Carole

[Guest guest]

Great advice Carole! I called him for help w/insurance denial and he

was so nice! The receptionist said to call after 4:30ET when he was

done w/patients. I called at 4:40 and got through. Good Luck Pam. I'm

sure there's a way around this. BTW, if your insurance will pay for

teh sleeve gastrectomy portion of DS, they may also pay for the

Scopinaro cut, because that is a gastrectomy also. I don't think the

coding distinguishes between the two. But regardless, remember this

is an investment in the rest of your life and YOU ARE WORTH IT!!

Chris

> Pam, I'm going to tell you what I tell everyone :-) Try calling

Dr. Hess.

> Its just that I feel that he is the " father " of this surgery, so he

should

> know better than anyone what can and can't be done. He is also in

Bowling

> Green, OH, which is the next state over, so not too far from you.

Call his

> office and see if you can talk with him directly. I am not sure

how easy he

> is to get ahold of directly, since I have only talked to the woman

who

> answers the phone, but maybe you can get through to him.

> I know I have told others to call him and he didn't see the " big

problems "

> some other surgeons saw in their situations. Its worth a try.

Carole