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Post by vorpalswrd on Sept 27, 2013 0:41:24 GMT -5
I am not really sure how to go about it. I have never directly emailed a surgeon before asking about - I don't know, everything? I am not sure if my insurance would cover it, but I am willing to go down the self-pay path. I want to ask so many things that I don't know where to start - how many revisions have you done from lap-band to DS, mortality rate, complication rate, if they feel I am a good candidate? What kind of things have you written?
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Post by bradleyp on Sept 27, 2013 2:35:48 GMT -5
Where are you at geographically?
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Post by Happy DSr on Sept 27, 2013 13:09:45 GMT -5
surgeons are very busy people. I would do as much research about the surgery of choice and the surgeons history before contacting. The research would narrow down the questions to those that apply directly to you, and make the conversation much more effective.
It seems many surgeons are happy to share information electronically, as they can respond between/around their surgical schedule, but I would want to respect that time. Most surgeons seems to provide this kind of consultation at no cost, but there were some experiences a year or more ago, where a couple of people who corresponded with Dr. Gagner in Montreal, who ultimately chose not to have surgery with him, found themselves on the receiving end of consultation billings. So better to know going in...talk to the surgeon's office about how best to get the information you need and what kinds of costs may be involved
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