I am in San Diego and cannot find a surgeon who performs the lap band procedure. My insurance medical group only has one bariatric surgeon, and they don't do lap bands, only RNY's. I am currently seeking a referral outside of the network...but am not feeling the love. I feel like they are going to deny me.

My question is- are there any San Diego area bandsters? If so, who did your surgery, and would you recommend them?

I am determined to have the lap band even if it means self pay ( which i dont want to do)

any help would be great. thanks !

Aunny, I also live in San Diego! I am with Scripps through Pacificare, and there are two surgeons there that perform the lap band. Their names are Matthew Brunson and Sunil Bhoyrul, and the # that you can reach them at is (858) 554-8984. The office is located in Torrey Pines. I hope this helps. Let me know if you need any other info.

I am in San Diego and cannot find a surgeon who performs the lap band procedure. My insurance medical group only has one bariatric surgeon, and they don't do lap bands, only RNY's. I am currently seeking a referral outside of the network...but am not feeling the love. I feel like they are going to deny me.

My question is- are there any San Diego area bandsters? If so, who did your surgery, and would you recommend them?

I am determined to have the lap band even if it means self pay ( which i dont want to do)

any help would be great. thanks !

Well, I'm in Long Beach - kind of close to you.

I am a self pay and went to Dr Ortiz in TJ Mexico - I HIGHLY reccomend him. He's an amazing person and an amazing doctor.

There's a SanDiegoBandster group - they meet once a month.

Post questions here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SanDiegoBandsters/

Here's a San Diego thread here at LBT:

http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=794

I live in Orange County and I went to TJ and had Dr. Ortiz..fabulous doctor, you are very close to him. Have you considered going to TJ for surgery? Alot of us here have gone there.

I live in San Diego but am going to Tijuana for my surgery. My insurance company will reimburse me for roughly half of the cost. Yes, even though I am going to Mexico. They said that they consider it out of network. My date is November 3, 2005. I will be meeting with the San Diego bandsters tomorrow for the first time. It should be fun.

Lynette

Hi there! I am in San Diego and will be scheduling with Dr. Milton Owens. He apparently contracts out with several hospitals. I was going to have mine done at Alvarado Hospital in La Mesa but they are having some type of contractual dispute that has caused them to put the lap band surgery on hold. So, since I have my letter of approval, I am more than likely going through Coastal Obesity Center, another facility Dr. Owens works with.

I may have to travel to Orange County for this but thats fine with me. I am sooo ready for this.

Let's keep in touch, ok?