Hello everyone!!

So for the 3rd time I’m attempting to get WLS. This time I’m hoping to have surgery at Valley Care- Stanford Medical in Pleasanton, CA. Does anyone have experience with the surgeons or the overall program there? My choices are Dr. Yen-Chung Lee or Mary Estakhri. Has anyone had surgery with either of these surgeons? Currently, I’m scheduled to see Dr. Lee on July 11.

I'd be interested in hearing your impressions of Valley Care. Since I'm Covered California (Blue Shield CA), they don't accept my insurance, but I may switch during open enrollment, since the closest Covered Calif. facility for me would be in Bakersfield --- 6 hrs away. I did some research and found a lot of good feedback on Dr Mary Estakhri. My first choice is Dr Aileen Murphy at San Ramon Reg. Med center -- I went to one of her WLS seminars and was impressed. The surgery itself will be a million times easier than dealing with the insurance mess.