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I don't know what you posted, it just has an x. If you are wondering about self pay experiences in NE Ohio I might be able to help you out.

I went to St. Vincent's Charity in Cleveland. Dr. Hassad was my surgeon. He was great. I had surgery on 9/11/13. The price was 15,450 for the hospital stay, 4,000 for the surgery, up to 3,000 for anesthesia (mine was 1400.) and then $30 per nutrition appt. and I forget how much for the support groups. Plus the $300 non refundable program fee. Those fees include any complications related to the surgery for 30 days.

I actually initially looked into going to Dr. Zogafrakus in Akron (he was highly recommended by a nurse friend of mine), but when I called and said I was self pay, I was told they didn't accept self pay patients. A few weeks after I entered the St. Vincent program and payed a deposit, Dr. Z's office called to set something up with me. I told them it was to late.

My surgery went smoothly and I haven't had any real complications (just nausea probably allergy related). One complaint I had with St. Vincent hospital was the issue just after surgery. They apparently couldn't find a bed for me. I was in recovery 4 hours AFTER I should have been because of the bed. They didn't even tell my husband or son what was going on either. They were just left waiting in the waiting room. And the nurses I had acted like that wasn't an unusual occurrence.

I wish I would have at least considered price shopping now that I have read how much other self payers paid :/ I trusted St. Vincent because that is where my mom went and she didn't have any complications.

So yesterday was 3 weeks post op and Im down 19lbs from my date of surgery.

Dr. Hassad, Jen (my AWESOME nutritionist), Latonya (my patient advocate), and ALL the staff at the St. Vincent Center for Bariatrics were amazing and I have received top notch care from their office.

Anyway, I hope you find a program that works for you

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No problem! I wish you luck on your new journey