Hello everyone,

Has anyone been banded/ going to be banded by Dr. Oliak? I have chosen him to band me.:eek:

I just had surgery with Dr. oliak 10-24-08, everything went great thnak God, I feel pretty good just the gas disconfort, Dr. Oliak and his staff were grerat, he uses to Hospitals, Chapman and Orange Coast, I had my surgery at Orange Coast due to insurance issues but I from speaking to previos pats of his they had better experiences at Chapman. Don't get me wrong Orange Coast is good but I just heard Chapman mught be better.

Thanks a bunch for responding. I should be having mine done at Chapman, as my PCP is Dr. Ronald Daoud. How long was your total wait from the point of seminar to the actual surgery date?

My PCP is also Dr. Doud and I was scheduled at Chapman, are you under prospect/gateway? make sure Chapman is still a hospital to use. I was first scheduled for 09-29-08 due to a booking error then it was changed to 10-01 according to the prospect/gateway staff, pacificare stop contracting with chapman at the end of August so they gave people that had scheduled procedures until 09-30-08 to complete it, since I was 10-01 my surgery was canceled 09-30-08 at 5:00 p.m. I was then re-scheduled for Orange Coast so just to be safe make sure Chapman is still an option. It took me about 5 months from the seminar to the surgery because DR. Oliak had a waiting list, I hope my input helps.

i will be going to dr. oliak for my surgery. i did the seminar about a week and a half ago im waiting for my insurance approval....how has the process been going so far now that its been a month?

i will be going to dr. oliak for my surgery. i did the seminar about a week and a half ago im waiting for my insurance approval....how has the process been going so far now that its been a month?

I am also, waiting for the insurance approval ( it has been two weeks) I am thinking I will have the procedure in Jan. Depending on Oliaks waiting list. What insurance do you have?

I feel great I have lost a total of 25 pounds, however i am beggining to feel extremelly hungry and I guess because I have healed I do not feel much restriction I get full much sooner than before however I am hungry all the time hopefully this will change once I have my first fill, I am supposed to have on 12-02.

I feel great I have lost a total of 25 pounds, however i am beggining to feel extremelly hungry and I guess because I have healed I do not feel much restriction I get full much sooner than before however I am hungry all the time hopefully this will change once I have my first fill, I am supposed to have on 12-02.:grouphug:

:grouphug: darn being or feeling hungry sucks!!!! yah the fill should definately help! good thing everything healed properly!

p/s :thumbup:I got the insurance approval! I am looking at sometime in Jan!

I considered Dr. Oliak but because I'm insured through Blue Cross, he charged a $4,000 "education fee". Instead I've decided upon Dr. Ninh Nguyen at University of California at Irvine. I've heard very good things about Dr. Oliak so don't worry!! He did bypass on a friend of mine one year ago and she's down 100 pounds!!

I considered Dr. Oliak but because I'm insured through Blue Cross, he charged a $4,000 "education fee". Instead I've decided upon Dr. Ninh Nguyen at University of California at Irvine. I've heard very good things about Dr. Oliak so don't worry!! He did bypass on a friend of mine one year ago and she's down 100 pounds!!

:eek:What!! This is the second time I hear about a $4000 out of pocket exepense. I am going to make this a point when I meet with his PAC on Dec 18th.

I did ask Melanie in an email, but she didn't respond with an answer...Hmmmm:sneaky:

:eek:What!! This is the second time I hear about a $4000 out of pocket exepense. I am going to make this a point when I meet with his PAC on Dec 18th.

I did ask Melanie in an email, but she didn't respond with an answer...Hmmmm:sneaky:

In looking at your stats I see that you're insured with PacifiCare...it might be you won't have the "education fee" because of your policy. I have a co-worker who is with PacifiCare and she had no out-of-pocket expenses, while I'm with Blue Cross and I do.

i have PacifiCare and i had my appointment made ahead of time so that i could get it done as soon as possible even though havent been approved yet but i should know by tomorrow =] my surgery date is dec 19th

I have pacificare and I did not pay anything out of pocket,

Hello everyone,

Has anyone been banded/ going to be banded by Dr. Oliak? I have chosen him to band me.:eek:

I had surgery performed by Dr Oliak in 2009 he's a great doctor as a matter I made his website Oliakcenter.com Testomonial/ lapband Beverly. He has a great support staff as well. Bev

Did you pay the $2500-$4500 program fee?