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M going through True Results in Dallas Texas... Has anyone used them?

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i'm using true results of richardson. the staff is great- but i feel like they are pushing me towards a certain physician and i want a different one so that i can have the surgery performed at a local hospital and not an 'out patient' facility. I live alone, so i would prefer to stay the night after surgery before going home.

like i said, the staff overall is fantastic....

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Does the Doctor you want part of True Results? My surgeon is Dr. Benvetes. Are they telling you why they won't work with you?

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they were assigning me dr. benavides - however, although the surgeon is in network for my insurance their facility Surgery Center of Richardson is NOT in my network or even anywhere - my insurance rep for United Healthcare couldn't find them in the system - so I want to change doctors so that i can have the surgery in Carrollton at a hospital...

yes they say they will work with my insurance and such - but if it's not IN NETWORK it will cost me more - of course they'd accept it, they still get paid - but I refuse to pay anymore than I have to...

what insurance do you have??

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Wow, I have United Health Care too, but they will only cover 50% so I have to pay $5500 that I'm financing with them.

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what? i have United Healthcare Choice Plus - covered through PepsiCo and PepsiCo added the bariatric surgery option to their plan - maybe your company did not pick up that?

sorry to hear that you have to pay so much...I'll find out my co-pay on my next visit March 27th - in network and out of network. i really don't want to use the richardson surgery facility....it scares me - want to do it in the hospital, just in case.....

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The company I work for is lucky to offer us insurance, so I'm not going to complain I guess. I wish it would all be covered tho....What scares you about Richarson?

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I just got banded by Dr. Fox who is with True Results. My wife and I were done on the same day. We went through Dr Fox outside True Results in his office. Not sure why they do that. I think it's for ins purposes. We loved the attention to detail and the surgery center was great. Keep in mind, you will need some kind of help the first couple days. We are still pretty sore.

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Good I'm glad you've had good luck with them... So far I've found everyone very friendly... Now we'll see how their after care is... Good luck to u and your wife :)

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with my insurance - i have to make sure that it is IN Network and the surgery center of richardson is NOT....therefore, i'm going to ask them to change surgeons for me so my procedure may be done at a local hospital in network. I've read my insurance documents very closely - I have hit my deductible already - so it's just the 20% - of which i have no idea how much the surgery costs nor surgeon fees and such. can anyone give me a ballpark price on how much the lapband costs through true results?

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The company I work for is lucky to offer us insurance, so I'm not going to complain I guess. I wish it would all be covered tho....What scares you about Richarson?

what scares me is that it is not an actual hospital - and that it's not in network -so i will not have the procedure done there - I just hope the true results team allows me to change doctors without starting all over again....i do feel that they are pushing dr. benevides services upon me, so i will have to be a little forceful and such to ensure I have a surgery center that is not only a center of excellence recognized by MY insurance company - but that it is in network. I know that the surgery center of richardson is a center of excellence, however my insurance company does not recognize it.

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I am using True Results in Houston. I have had a great experience. They have guided me through everything. I was banded yesterday.

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I read that on another post you commented on. So far I haven't had any communication with them really...My surgery is tomorrow, and I'm very excited. How did it go for you? How are you felling? I still have so much to learn, like what is the post op diet they recommend? I have no idea. I'm assuming they'll tell me tomorrow. I hope your doing well. Anything imput you can give me would be great.

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wow - your surgery is tomorrow and they have not prepped you? that doesn't sound right...i have only had my first nutrition appt with them (other than the initial seminar) and have already spoken with them several times. what surgeon are you using? and what facility?

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I wasn't able to go to the I guess it was the seminar since it was during the day when I work...Other than that I went last Monday for the EGD test, and that's the last we talked, other than them faxing me financing paperwork. My surgeon is Dr Benavides with True Results in Richardson Tx.

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