Hey, I am new and was wondering if there were any newbies from Sierra Vista? Let me know!

hey there! im in fort huachuca! just got appoved to see a surgeon here in seirra vista!? dont know if he does the lap band or what

What surgeon in SV? I don't think there are any here that do bariatric procedures at all.

What surgeon in SV? I don't think there are any here that do bariatric procedures at all.

There are not any. (nor would I go to one in SV) My surgeon was in Tucson. Dr. Schwartz.

yeah and bla tricare sent me to the wrong place! so had to call back and found out the i could go to Dr. Monte Schwartz im hoping he is nice and let me get the surgery!!!

swartz takes tricare now? He didn't when i had surgery in May. I had to go to jeffery Monash.

yes he does! as far as i know he has the whole time. there were allot of people with tricare that had the surgery before me. i think he came to tucson in march so maybe they where still working out everything with ins. or maybe they had someone new there that did not know about tricare. iknow that i had to get online to find him and then i called tricare to get him. they had put me in to see a surgen here in sierra vista but he did not do the surgery. so anyway thats how i found him lol

karen

I am going to meet with him on Feb 1st. I already have my tricare appv. letter. What did you think of him and his staff. I am so excited and can't wait to get this done! What was your experience?

I went to his seminar earlier this month. I am meeting with him on Monday!

I can give you an impression on Monday afternoon!

Schwartz is dry - he doesn't have much to say. Expect to spend less than 5 minutes with him. But... I feel he is an exceptional surgeon. I had zero complications, and none of the horrible gas pain post op. I just accepted the fact that he probably chose surgery as a specialty in order to avoid dealing with awake patients. I'm ok with that - as long as he's good with a knife.

His staff is great! They will answer any questions you have and explain as much as they can. After surgery, you probably won't see Schwartz again. Their physician's assistant and the other surgeon (Stevenson?) will do most of the aftercare.

Again, I'm ok with that as long as they are all competent, and they seem to be doing just fine!

Good luck!

I am going to meet with him on Feb 1st. I already have my tricare appv. letter. What did you think of him and his staff. I am so excited and can't wait to get this done! What was your experience?

Schwarts is dry, no doubt. However, he is an awesome surgeon and if you tell the girls in the front that you need some extra time with him, they will let him know. HE WILL spend the time with you - just be sure to have your questions ready. He is awesome.

I saw him 5-6 times after surgery and he is quick. Good surgeon. BTW, if you can see John, the PA, do that. That guy rocks. He is easy going and has a great sense of humor.

Blessings to you!

I had my appointment this morning. He basically said the same stuff as in the seminar.

I agree with lbndoc...I don't care if he has a lot to say or not. If he is a great surgeon that if fine with me!

I did see a note on the bulletin board that they are trying to put together a support group down here in SV. Gave name and number to call if interested.

-Frog

I was there this morning for a fill. What time was your appt? Mine was 1030.

Are you going to proceed with the surgery or are you still deciding?

We were there at the same time. My appt was at 1010.

I'm definitely doing it...

I'm working on all the pre-approval appointments. Have the Psych and Dietary evals to finish...later this week.

Once done, we shall see what the insurance has to say.

ok guys i think its time we should all get together! i think it would be good to have a support group here in town. i would love to go up to tucson for meetings but its just too far for one hour! i see more and more people from around here are getting the surgery done or thinking of it. anyway guys lets put something together.

Karen

I'm all for getting together, whether we have a formal support group or not. I do work though, so if ya'll decide to meet during the day, I won't be able to attend. But.. since some of you are stay at home moms, it's probably a lot easier for you to meet during the day. Either way, I understand.