Anyone getting sleeved in FLorida...if so who is your doctor ????

I got sleeved 12/3/12 in Orlando with dr teixeira... He was great! His partner is dr. Jawad.

Ok cool....I am getting sleeved in DAytona with Dr. Sebation in March...I am just trying to develop a support team close to home

I am from Fla but getting sleeved in mex

I'm getting sleeved on the 17th by Dr. Bass (Naples/Ft. Myers)

I am in the Orlando area and getting sleeved in Mexico due to the not wanting to deal with the insurance hoops and the cost here in the states for self pay. I have heard Dr. Kim at Celebration, Fl is amazing but he is really expensive. For those getting sleeved here in FL, what is it costing you if you are self pay, out of curiosity?

I paid $18,500 which included the surgery, and the hospital stay.

I am in Orlando and was going to be sleeved by dr Kim but insurance denied me and it was almost $20,000 as a self pay so I am now going to Mexico.... Surgery is feb 18th, but I was told dr Kim won't take me for post op care if I use a different surgeon so I'm on the hunt for another bariatric doctor in Orlando for my post op.

I am from Jax, fl and my doc is Dr. Uchal, he seems really good and has a good reputation in the area. I am hopefully getting sleeved in March (mid-end). Good luck to you!!!

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Hey all ... I'm new here and currently have the band (put in about 4 years ago) but thinking of getting the sleeve. I was banded in Mexico and while I'm thinking of going back there to get sleeved, I was thinking about Florida as well as I am coming down for a visit. However, I'm not sure how things are done down there. Are they like Mexico where you can essentially book your appointment and get done? Or do you have to go thru all the pre-op, psych appointment, meetings, journaling, wait a certain amount of time and then get banded? I'm assuming that its much more money to get sleeved in the US than it is in Mexico but at least I would have my parents down there to help me with recovery for a week or two. If anyone could let me know what the process is down there - I'll be in Naples for 3 weeks and it was just something that popped into my mind.

Thanks! Alana

Any doctor I have come across in Florida makes you go thru all the preliminary testing and such. The surgeon I was working with (before deciding on Mexico) was booked out months in advance and he wouldn't take patients from out of the immediate area because he wanted to be in charge of their post op care. The general pricing I have come across for self pay here is 15,000-20,000. The only place I've found in the US that operates like Mexico is in Las Vegas and that was still about $10,000.

Hope that helps! Good luck!

I think the main reason of the pre op classes, evals, tests, etc is for insurance approval processes. I think if your self pay there not as many hoops to jump thru so I would do the research and look into local hospitals that sponsor these procedures and then contact the surgeon(s) to get pricing & criteria for "self-pay" surgery. I would say go straight to the source(s) for your questions to ensure you are not dismissing something without receiving the facts.

Good luck!!

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Ok cool....I am getting sleeved in DAytona with Dr. Sebation in March...I am just trying to develop a support team close to home

I'm in Daytona. Well new Symrna beach.

Hey all ... I'm new here and currently have the band (put in about 4 years ago) but thinking of getting the sleeve. I was banded in Mexico and while I'm thinking of going back there to get sleeved, I was thinking about Florida as well as I am coming down for a visit. However, I'm not sure how things are done down there. Are they like Mexico where you can essentially book your appointment and get done? Or do you have to go thru all the pre-op, psych appointment, meetings, journaling, wait a certain amount of time and then get banded? I'm assuming that its much more money to get sleeved in the US than it is in Mexico but at least I would have my parents down there to help me with recovery for a week or two. If anyone could let me know what the process is down there - I'll be in Naples for 3 weeks and it was just something that popped into my mind.

Thanks! Alana

Alana, try Dr. Thomas Bass, he has offices in Naples and Ft. Myers. He is awesome. (239) 494-8777

I'm getting sleeved hopefully sometime in march by Dr Kim in celebration!!! I am very lucky that my insurance approved me in two days! I will be getting my official surgery date sometime this week

I live in Tampa Florida and I will be getting sleeved Feb 11th with Dr. Dietrich