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Dr. Fass and inverted gastric sleeve

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ChickenChick    30

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That's who I'm using as well. Still going through the process though, surgery not scheduled yet.

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ChickenChick    30

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Twins, you are/were seeing Dr. Fass, but your concerned he won't be the one doing your surgery?

Just call the office and ask.

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ChickenChick    30

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casenior,

I had to google it and watch a video on it.

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ChickenChick    30

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Twins, let us know what they say.

Also, is yours a day surgery or are you staying overnight?

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ella37    455

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I looked into this guy/procedure as well even though he's out of state for me. I was pretty interested but couldn't find many reviews. Following.

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ella37    455

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I confirmed and he will be doing the procedure on that friday. I'll be outpatient but if i dont feel well, he (fass) said i can choose to spend the night (self pay)

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@@ChickenChick how are you coming along?

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Let us know how it goes!

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ChickenChick    30

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I confirmed and he will be doing the procedure on that friday. I'll be outpatient but if i dont feel well, he (fass) said i can choose to spend the night (self pay)

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@@ChickenChick how are you coming along?

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Let us know how it goes!

Yes! Let us know!

After they submitted to insurance how long did it take them to schedule?

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mi75    1,235

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would this be like a plication? i've heard that those have much less success rate and greater risks than a straight sleeve- but i'm not sure if this is the same??

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ChickenChick    30

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would this be like a plication? i've heard that those have much less success rate and greater risks than a straight sleeve- but i'm not sure if this is the same??

It's like any regular gastric sleeve except an "added" measure (not instead of) of stitching the stapled part. I had to YouTube it before.

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ChickenChick    30

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I confirmed and he will be doing the procedure on that friday. I'll be outpatient but if i dont feel well, he (fass) said i can choose to spend the night (self pay)

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@@ChickenChick how are you coming along?

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How am I coming along?

I'm feeling a little frustrated today. After 3 tries to get my psych evaluation (done by a contracted Psychologist through True Results), I've been ignored. Dr. Fass' office said they can't request them for me, which I found odd, but maybe there are rules/laws with mental health records - who knows. I know my faxes and phone calls have gone unanswered and it's super frustrating. I have one appointment left (on Aug 12th) and if I had my psych eval to give to Dr. Fass we would be able to submit to insurance soon after that appointment.

I'm at a loss on what to do, so I messaged my insurance nurse to see if she had any ideas, and if not would my insurance cover another psych evaluation. I'm about to see if my PCP would request the records for me - I'm feeling desperate.

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