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Hey everyone, just found out insurance will cover surgery in 2013. Any recommendations on a Dr. in the central Florida area?

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Dr.Michael Baptista is great but he's in Jax Fl

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Dr Kim at Florida Hospital Celebration was great. Great team to work with also.

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I get sleeved on the 11th of January 2013. Dr kim at celebration is my surgeon. My insurance is medicre and they just oked my sleeve. It was a long wait from first sminar to now but it was medicare that was the hangup. They (medicare) just oked the sleeve. You will have a lot of test and classes befor you get a date. Good luck with your choice. I also went to Dr jawad's seminar and decided on Dr. Kim.

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My husband and I both had our VSG done by Dr. Patrick Domkowski in Sebastian. I would highly recommend him and the staff at Sebastian River Medical Center.

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Dr Keith Kim at celebration health. I was planning on having surgery with him but insurance denied me. I went thru a long 6 mo journey with him and his staff attempting to get insurance approval. Great facility and top notch staff!

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I went to Dr Wiljon Beltre. The surgery was 2 nights at Health Central Hospital.

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Hey everyone' date=' just found out insurance will cover surgery in 2013. Any recommendations on a Dr. in the central Florida area?[/quote']

In what part of central fl.. I'm in the ampabay area and am getting sleeved the 26th and dr Richard Gordon in largo has been fantastic!,

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My wife and I decided to go with Dr. Kim at celebration. She is scheduled for March 1 and I have a tenitive date of March 22 awaiting insurance authorization. We are both excited for the change this will bring to our lives and cannot wait for the new adventures we can share together.

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My wife and I decided to go with Dr. Kim at celebration. She is scheduled for March 1 and I have a tenitive date of March 22 awaiting insurance authorization. We are both excited for the change this will bring to our lives and cannot wait for the new adventures we can share together.

Awwwww.... I feel the same way but my husband is very much in shape and hits the gym 4 days a week he loves me the way I am but also is looking forward to me joining him in the gym so we can do it together.. Good luck and keep me posted

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My husband and I both had our VSG done by Dr. Patrick Domkowski in Sebastian. I would highly recommend him and the staff at Sebastian River Medical Center.

I have had the Lap Band, the Lap Band removal and the Sleeve surgery all done by Dr. Domkowski. Awesome surgeon and great person. I would HIGHLY recommend him, or his associate. the office staff is great. I never felt stupid for asking questions, or judged in any way. the way I like to explain it is that you will always wait in the waiting room, but when he is in the room with you, he is focused on you and your needs.

Awesome!

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