RE: re: revisions by other docs

February 3, 2004

Sherri, we have several docs in FL that are experienced in doing

revisions. Several of them I would trust. They are not as well known as

Dr. O so I have no idea if they are in any way comparable in true

talent.

As far as wls becoming a standard - I think not. BC/BS has announced

they are excluding it as of 2005, insurance history has shown that the

other insurance carriers will follow suit. Another issue is many

policies are now working on an exclusion that states that cosmetic

surgery after wls is excluded AS ARE COMPLICATIONS THAT ARISE OUT OF

SAID PLASTIC SURGERY. I am frightened for those with our disease who

have not had wls, I am frightened for our future if we require a

revision. I am angry that now that it has been determined to be a

disease that it can be excluded. There are thousands of folks on the

ossg lists and someone needs to rally these folks and begin a grassroots

effort to shoot BC/BS and others in the foot and get this rescinded.

Amber/FLRN

re: revisions by other docs

that is so kind of you to host others when Dr. Oh does their

surgeries. You not only saved them major dollars, but also a good sense

of relief because of the sweet care I know that you would give them. I

had my surgery in Memphis, 8 hrs away, and I have just learned that my

doctor has retired. So I too wondered what I would do if anything ever

happened that I needed a revision etc. There is no one in Knoxville that

does our surgery---well I take that back--one just started doing the

surgery and has done a few. But no one has the expertise or background

to really do wls here much less a revision. A revision needs to be done

by a very very experienced wls surgeon such as Dr. Oh out your way. He

is to be commended to take on revisions, as they are not the same thing

and are much more complicated. I am so thankful that so many doctors are

now really " getting " it that obesity is a disease and it deserves much

attention to learn as much as they can about the surgery and about

revisions. I recently had to see an internist who knew nothing about wls

and blew me off about it. So I now have to look for another internist

who knows or will atleast listen or research it. Twenty years from now I

bet our surgery will be so old hat to the docs (all kinds of docs), but

in the meantime we will have to help them along as patients. There are

people on this list who know so much more than a lot of doctors about

wls. But thank goodness for medical science and the doctors willing to

go the extra mile for us. Atleast we now have a chance of normalcy of

life. I wonder--do any of you know of any doctors in the South that are

experienced in revisions? And I wonder if insurance would even cover a

revision? Any thoughts gang?

Sherry in Knoxville TN

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