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Let me preface this by saying that I know nothing about insurances. We have UHC thru TGH. My husband is an employee there. TGH is self insured, but UHC is the administrator for that policy. It may be something that TGH included in their policy. We had a very short stay post-op. I was at home in Polk county by 2:30pm. We did very well, and the outpatient recovery nurses were wonderful. In no way did we feel pressured or pushed out too soon. I think the overnight stay depends on your underlying health and comorbidities. We have no comorbidities, and are very active people. Rhonda

On February 9th, Dr. Grossbard banded me AND my husband at Tampa General Hospital, with Dr. DiCicco assisting. As medical professionals and patients, we have the utmost respect for both of these surgeons, their associates, and their office staff. I have heard of his "cocky" attitude, but frankly, who cares? If the man knows what he is doing while in your belly installing the band, or when he is sticking needles in your abdomen while doing fills, who cares? Personally, we have not experienced that attitude, nor would it have made any difference in our choice of surgeons. During the past 3 months, my husband has had complications, none of which can be attributed to the surgeons or their techniques. During this time, Dr. Grossbard and Dr. DiCicco have seemed to be genuinely concerned, to the point of giving me both of their personal cell phone numbers to be able to speak to them at any time that I felt it warranted. This is unheard of to have such access to physicians. I guess by now anyone reading this can understand how pleased we are with our surgeons, and how confident we feel in referring people to them. If anyone would like to email me personally about our experiences, feel free to do so at: rhonda@codebluefarm.com Now, as far as insurance, both of our surgeries were covered under United Health Care. We had approval very quickly. As far as the self pay amount, we do have the flyer that was given to us at a seminar for Palms of Pasadena Hospital. The total amount was: $16,950. This included the pre-op visits, 2 weeks of Optifast pre-op, surgeons, Anesthesiologist, and hospital stay (including 2 days post-op if needed), follow-up visits and fills for one year. Rhonda Hall, RN Robert Hall, EMT-P