Have Surgery Date! January 14, 2009 - Dr. Dennis Smith

Thanks--I need all the prayers I can get.  I'm planning for 2009 to be my year for good health, and a better physical life.  All the best to you on your birthday!

Sandi

FANTASTIC NEWS!!!  I will be wishing you lots of good wishes, many prayers and huge hugs!!  2009 will be a fantastic year!!!  What a great way to start the new year!!!  

Hugs!

Ginger

 Thanks Ginger. I'm looking more forward to this year than any in the past!  No Diet resolution!

Meant to mention...I had the DS as well, so if you have any questions or anything just let me know!

Congratulations and best of luck to you!  

Dr. Dennis Smith was my first choice, but I thought UHC was out of network for him, and I saw in another post where you said that is what you have.  Has that changed?   Any information you have would be greatly appreciated!
Beverly

 Hello, Beverly,

UHC will pay for him out-of-network--the balance for me is $2900 for him and $1000 for his assistant.  I wanted a DS and I wanted him, so I "pulled" off the insurance layers until they said they would pay the out-of-network percentage.  After Dee confirmed this, we just went forward.

Let me know if you have other questions.

Thanks for your response.

Sandi Welch

Congratulations and good luck!

 Thanks!  I can use all the luck i can get!

Congrats

And good job sticking to your guns to get Dr Smith. I have been fighting my insurance company to have Dr Smith do the DS for 6mo. And still fighting.

I am so happy for you........ and of course jealous.

Keep us posted.

 Oh, sorry...I had to make about four calls to my insurance company and MADE them research and research, and finally, they gave me thumbs up.  Guess I was lucky; he was out of network and they were not sure about coverage.

But, good luck to you and stick by your guns, and keep us posted on your progress. 

Sandi