Oklahoma And Tx Gastric Sleeve Surgeon Recommendations

[pasquini 369]

Need some sleeve friendly dr recommendations for OK and North Tx

[SKCUNNINGHAM 298]

Dr Nicholson was my sugeon. He heads up the bariatric practice at Baylor Plano. Plano is on the north side of Dallas and has easy acces to Interstate 35 and Highway 75 - the main arteries to Okalhoma. I recommend Dr. Nick highly. I couldn't be happier with both the surgeon and his entire staff. It took me a year of working at prep to get approved for my surgery - primarily because I was on four insurance programs during a 12 month period (my employers were sold twice and I got laid off once). Dr. Nick was a 'Center of Excellence' with all the carriers (I think that's the term). His staff person that works to identify and ensure you meet the insurance requirements was OUTSTANDING. Each of the four carriers had different requirements, and she kept me up to date with what I had to do. With her guidance, I didn't have to re-do anything for any of the insurance carriers. When I met with Dr. Nick, I was asking him the risks of problems with the surgery, and asked him to tell me in plain English what I could tell my mother so she wouldn't worry. He told me he would be happy to call my mother with me and talk to her, if I wanted him to do that. And, he let me go home after one night in the hospital.And, he didn't nickle and dime me for money over what my insurance paid. Obviously, I am a happy client of his.

[planni 2]

Dr Lana Nelson is my bariatric dr in Moore, OK. She is located just south of Oklahoma City and operates at Norman Regional Hospital in Norman, Ok. This is all a Center of Excellence and I have been very pleased with the whole process. I had surgery Nov 15th, went there the night before and stayed at the hospitality house next to the hospital and my husband was able to stay there the 3 days I was in the hospital. She highly recommends sleeve for us who are scared of having our intestines rerouted.

[former_vbg 198]

I had Dr. Daryl Stewart. Fine surgeon, but HORRIBLE bedside manners, and WAY OVERBOOKS his office appts where you end up waiting long beyond your "scheduled appointment".... Don't expect to see him again after your surgery, and you may not even see him in the hospital after the surgery itself. You will see one of his assistants if you go back for post-op follow ups. I was out of state, so I will never be going back. It seems he has high turnover in his office staff which I suspect is the chaotic manner in which he runs his practice. Sometimes I guess he schedules as many as 5 surgeries in one day which I only recently found out from another patient.