Looking for the best bariatric surgeons in Miami Florida that do gastric sleeve? I'm considering to pay it myself?

Bianca

I just used Dr. Shillingford in Boca and he was amazing! I flew down from nj cuz i was self pay. Staff and hospital are great and a very good all in price of $10,500. Easy hop from miam for you. Met another patient on here who also did it the day before me and she loved him and the team as well. His reviews are stellar. Go for it! I did it 12/20 and don’t regret it at all! Am Down 33 lbs in a month.

Thanks!

Bianca

How are you doing now with your weight loss? Looking into getting the sleeve and am also self-pay. I live in Orlando and am looking into Dr. Beltre as it is close to home. However, it’s 10,500 outpatient and they bill my insurance for labs, nutritionists, psychological evaluation, xrays, etc. You mentioned a 2 day hospital stay. Was that included in the 10,500? I need to find an inclusive package in the event my insurance doesn’t cover all of the other things they bill for? I don’t need to get stuck with any bills.

Another happy patient of Dr. Schillingford here. He does his surgery at Northwest Medical Center in Margate, so not too far from Miami. @iwillbethin169 I believe the 10,500 is "all in" for surgery, hospital stay and follow ups.

Thank you. Checking it out. Will be posting after my consultation with whomever I end up with. When you had your consult with Dr. Schillingford, did he require you to lose some weight first and then have another consultation or just return the day of surgery? Did you have to complete a psych evaluation and meet with a nutritionist. Everyone has different experiences and the more I see the doctor the better. Do you have regular follow up and labs? Dr. Beltre requires monthly follow appts. and labs at 6 and 12 months. Also required to go to monthly group.

How are you doing with your weight loss? Just curious. Thanks for sending me the info. Appreciate it!

55 minutes ago, iwillbethin169 said:

Thank you. Checking it out. Will be posting after my consultation with whomever I end up with. When you had your consult with Dr. Schillingford, did he require you to lose some weight first and then have another consultation or just return the day of surgery? Did you have to complete a psych evaluation and meet with a nutritionist. Everyone has different experiences and the more I see the doctor the better. Do you have regular follow up and labs? Dr. Beltre requires monthly follow appts. and labs at 6 and 12 months. Also required to go to monthly group.

How are you doing with your weight loss? Just curious. Thanks for sending me the info. Appreciate it!

Funny enough, I was with a different surgeon that my wife had found before they decided mid year that they were no longer accepting my insurance. So I decided to do my own research and came across Dr. Schillingford. Aside from the overwhelming responses of good experience with him, I noticed that alot of his patients were self pay. For me, my insurance company required the nutrition visits and psych evaluations, not the Dr. My initial consultation with him was a group consultation which he spelled out the details and what was expected and answered any questions. He did not require any particular weight loss, but did have a 2 week pre op diet, which is normal. I'm nearly 3 months out and have my 2nd follow up next week. Support groups are not required, but they are provided. Their support staff is really friendly if you call, although they don't always answer the phone so leave a message and they will usually get back to you pretty fast. I'm sure @Lolo 2020 can fill in the blanks where I didn't. As for my personal success, started 11/7/19 at 328 lbs, 268 this morning.

Thanks for the details. I was using the app on my iPad and wasn’t receiving updates so I missed this. 60 pounds since November 7 is great loss—(coincidentally my wedding anniversary) so you picked a great date. I bet you must feel so much better. I’m slightly over your starting weight but to know I could possibly lose this much weight in a short time is inspiring. I know men naturally lose faster than women but that’s still a lot to lose. I’m going for a consultation with Dr. Beltre next week and have a list of questions for him. The consultation doesn’t mean I am selecting him as I have to see how I feel about him after meeting with him and hearing what he has to say.