M wondering if there are any sleevers living in la? Would like to have a face to face support pal to if that were possible lol

I am from Shreveport. I had my surgery 5/18/12 in Dallas' date=' Tx. I paid cash because I don't have insurance. It was cheaper over there.[/quote']

How much cheaper was it? I'm self pay as well.

I was going to have my surgery with Dr. Merriman in Shreveport and the surgery would have been 18,000.- 20,000. I checked around and found an awesome doctor in Carrolton, tx. And he charged 9,995.00. So close to a 10,000.00 difference. His name is Dr Frank Veninga. I highly recommend him and his staff.

I have Aetna. The only In network surgeon I could find is Dr. Jonathan Taylor.

I have Aetana and , sure enough, Dr. Allain isn't in network. Where is Dr. Taylor? You like him? I couldn't find ANYONE in-network in BR!

I was self pay and it was 13 k but I wanted a local surgeon in case of complications down the road. A lot of surgeons refuse wls patients later on so I wanted to make sure I wouldn't have that issue. I love dr sartor, he's great and the p&s center is like a hotel not a hospital lol!!

Where is Dr. Sartor? Shreveport?

Monroe - Walter Sartor

Hi! I live in Bastrop but I was sleeved in West Monroe by Dr Zizzi. Dr Sartor is also a great surgeon.

Dr Sartor is in Monroe

I'm from central LA. I chose to drive to Lafayette. I used Dr. Chu. She was wonderful. No problems whatsoever.

Hi jamie here from lafayette also used dr chu she is great no problems

I have Aetana and , sure enough, Dr. Allain isn't in network. Where is Dr. Taylor? You like him? I couldn't find ANYONE in-network in BR!

Yes, Dr. Jonathan Taylor is "in network" for me with Aetna. He works out of Baton Rouge Clinic, but I saw him at Womans. I really liked him. Out of network for me was going to be about $2500, supposedly, in network will be $250.00. I'm still waiting for his office to verify this for me, so I have my fingers crossed!

Yes' date=' Dr. Jonathan Taylor is "in network" for me with Aetna. He works out of Baton Rouge Clinic, but I saw him at Womans. I really liked him. Out of network for me was going to be about 2500, supposedly, in network will be 250.00. I'm still waiting for his office to verify this for me, so I have my fingers crossed![/quote']

I'd love to know what his office says about being in-network if you don't mind sharing! I'll have to pay out-of-network deductible of $1250 and then 30% of Dr. Allain's fee which for a total of about $3200!!

Yes' date=' Dr. Jonathan Taylor is "in network" for me with Aetna. He works out of Baton Rouge Clinic, but I saw him at Womans. I really liked him. Out of network for me was going to be about 2500, supposedly, in network will be 250.00. I'm still waiting for his office to verify this for me, so I have my fingers crossed![/quote']

I'd love to know what his office says about being in-network if you don't mind sharing! I'll have to pay out-of-network deductible of $1250 and then 30% of Dr. Allain's fee which for a total of about $3200!!

I'd love to know what his office says about being in-network if you don't mind sharing! I'll have to pay out-of-network deductible of $1250 and then 30% of Dr. Allain's fee which for a total of about $3200!!

He said that he is an in network general surgeon. I hope to hear a final word from his office this week. I will surely let you know.

Geauxforit......How far have you gone? Could you still change at this point?

M wondering if there are any sleevers living in la? Would like to have a face to face support pal to if that were possible lol

I'm from the Hammond area. I have found some fantastic sleevers on this site that live close to me. We lunch around every month and its wonderful. We are all in different stages and its great support. I know if i have a problem all I have to do is call. And I did. And it helped me gt back on track. Keep looking for people in your area and check with your doctor. They might have something.

Sleeved Dr. Laving covington 3/7/12. Down 65 lbs and down d

From a size 22 to 12-14. I'm rocking my sleeve. Good luck