Dr. Roger de la Torre in Missouri

[Guest bburkemper]

Hi everyone. I was banded 11/20/02 by Dr. Roger de la Torre of Midwest Bariatrics at Crossroads Regional Hospital in Wentzville, Missouri. Since that time, the practice has started doing their bariatric surgeries at DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, MO and St. Alexius in St. Louis, MO. I don't have any experience with either of those hospitals personally, but I've heard good things about both of them. Dr. de la Torre is a very experienced laparascopic surgeon and I had a wonderful experience with my surgery. I do have to say that the practice is very pro-RNY and the follow-up for the lap band leaves something to be desired, but all fills are done under fluorscopy by Dr. Steven Scott, and the two that I have had to date have gone very well. The cost of fills (before any insurance deductions) is about $1000.00 (about $350.00 each for the doctor and hospital and $300.00 for radiology), but my insurance covers them and I end up paying about $30.00 out of pocket. They do not, however, do fills for patients banded elsewhere.

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Barb B. in Missouri

11/20/02

Dr. de la Torre

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