missred3347

Hey! Just wanted to know if you got my e-mail last week??? Sent it to your hotmail addy. Hope to hear from you soon. ~Lindsey

Hey! Sorry for the late reply - been extremely busy around here and haven't had much of a chance to sit down at my comp. Anywho - - - My Dr. is affiliated with a specific program, but they just changed the name of it and I can't remember off hand - - Self pay will be 16,000.00$ - *yikes! I know!* Ada and the whole team is EXTREMELY helpful in this area though. They have been there with me every step of the way to help me get everything submitted to my insurance company. I'm still waiting to hear back, as it can just take FOREVER sometimes. *patience patience patience* I can say, through experience with other Doctors/clinics, that they have been BY FAR the most thorough. Dr. Raspanti met with me for an hour and a half and gave me any and all pre-surg. education that I could soak up. He is such a wonderful man and Doctor. The entire fee of 16,000.00$(self pay) or *I THINK* 25,000.00$(insurance, with 3,000.00$ deductible) includes all hospital time, including surgery, overnight stay, all of your needs while in the hospital, the actual band itself, the first year of checkup's and fills........I think that there might be a few more things I left off, but Ada will gladly tell you anything you want to know if you give her a call. Sorry if I'm rambling too much in this post - just got off work and I'm exhausted. Let me know how it goes! Hope I've been helpful!!! ~Lindsey

Hi! Lindsey here.....I'm in central IL and getting my surgery done in Chicago within the next month or so. I researched for almost two years before I started interviewing Doctors.......Dr. Raspanti at Swedish Covenant Hospital was my final choice though. Ada Guerra is the head of the program there and is banded herself. You can look up the website for Swedish Covenant or just call - - - 1-773-878-8200 ext.7700 Ask to speak with Ada - she's is a wonderful woman and SO helpful - even if it's just for information!! GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!! ~Lindsey