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Topic: RE: Any "out-of-towners" use Dr. Gachassin or Dr. Eschete?
What you eat in private, will show in public!!!
I had my lap rny 11-08 with Dr.G, LOVE LOVE LOVE the man! Cant say enough about him & his caring staff. I only live 30 minutes from his office, so my trip is not far BUT I would NOT have had a problem with driving a long distance for his knowledge, professionalism, bed side manner, HONESTY, etc. He is WORTH IT. I looked into many different Doctors before I made my decision & never not once did I regret my decision on Dr.G!!
I too was a cash pay:((( BCBS sucks! You can call his office and speak with anyone and they will be able to answer any and all questions that you have concerns with. I cant say if you will be able to have phone consults? You MAY be able to get your blood work & psych eval done locally and have the results sent to his office for your pre op visit, That would be a great question to ask!
I can only tell you what I personally had to do. My psych eval was $100 it was no big thing at all they just need to make sure you know what you are getting into and that it is not magic you will have to work with your new tool for the rest of your life & I also took a computer self questionnaire 150 basic questions. Just making sure your not hiding in a closet eating snickers..lol
I also had to meet with his staff, they schedule your appointment with everyone in one day. If I remember correctly it was like 3 different visits all together before surgery. NOW after surgery is different! 2 week follow up, 4 week, 8 week, 6 month, 1 yr, & then every year after with blood work for the rest of your life.
If you have any other questions feel free to ask:) I also recommend going to support group that he offers to all of his patients, if you can I know it a drive to make!
Take Care, Katherine
I too was a cash pay:((( BCBS sucks! You can call his office and speak with anyone and they will be able to answer any and all questions that you have concerns with. I cant say if you will be able to have phone consults? You MAY be able to get your blood work & psych eval done locally and have the results sent to his office for your pre op visit, That would be a great question to ask!
I can only tell you what I personally had to do. My psych eval was $100 it was no big thing at all they just need to make sure you know what you are getting into and that it is not magic you will have to work with your new tool for the rest of your life & I also took a computer self questionnaire 150 basic questions. Just making sure your not hiding in a closet eating snickers..lol
I also had to meet with his staff, they schedule your appointment with everyone in one day. If I remember correctly it was like 3 different visits all together before surgery. NOW after surgery is different! 2 week follow up, 4 week, 8 week, 6 month, 1 yr, & then every year after with blood work for the rest of your life.
If you have any other questions feel free to ask:) I also recommend going to support group that he offers to all of his patients, if you can I know it a drive to make!
Take Care, Katherine
What you eat in private, will show in public!!!
Topic: RE: Surgery in Mexico?
You should go to sleeveplication talk,com, there is so much information on there also lapbandtalk,com scroll all the way down to the bottom till you find the plication forums. I know that one doctor here in the US quit doing the plications beacuse of some serious infections. Please do your homework best of luck to you
DONNA
Topic: RE: I got my surgery date!
I started working overnight at wal-mart stocking.
Think positive, and all ur hopes and dreams will follow! 
Topic: RE: I got my surgery date!
God made me with 2 ears and only 1 mouth for a good reason! 
You need to shrink the stomach before surgery. I'm not really sure about the percentage.
God made me with 2 ears and only 1 mouth for a good reason! 
Topic: Any "out-of-towners" use Dr. Gachassin or Dr. Eschete?
I just posted this in the VSG forum and realized maybe I should have posted it here instead. :)
I'm looking at my options for VSG surgery. I will be self-pay and will likely have to travel at least a couple hours since I'm from a small town.
I was wondering how things went for those of you that used Dr. Gachassin or Dr. Eschete in Lafayette, Louisiana and were from out-of-town. How many times did you have to make the trip to their office? Or were you able to do a lot of the pre-op stuff over the phone? Maybe show up the day before surgery for all your tests? And what kind of tests were required for self-pay? Did you have to do a Psych. Eval.? What do they offer as far as financial protection for unexpected complications post-op?
Any info. would be appreciated....thanks!
I'm looking at my options for VSG surgery. I will be self-pay and will likely have to travel at least a couple hours since I'm from a small town.
I was wondering how things went for those of you that used Dr. Gachassin or Dr. Eschete in Lafayette, Louisiana and were from out-of-town. How many times did you have to make the trip to their office? Or were you able to do a lot of the pre-op stuff over the phone? Maybe show up the day before surgery for all your tests? And what kind of tests were required for self-pay? Did you have to do a Psych. Eval.? What do they offer as far as financial protection for unexpected complications post-op?
Any info. would be appreciated....thanks!
Topic: RE: I got my surgery date!
Oh my goodness NO! I can't wait! I am actually counting down the days. I have lost 29 pds since I started going to see him. I will start my liquid diet on the 20th of June. All I have heard is u are suppose to lose 10% of ur weight by surgery. Im sure I will lose even more once I start that torture liquid diet.
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lol Think positive, and all ur hopes and dreams will follow!
Topic: RE: I got my surgery date!
Are you nervous? I've been told that I need to lose at least 12 lbs before surgery. Have yall been told this too? I can do it, I was just wondering why this is needed? Have you heard anything?
Topic: RE: Surgery in Mexico?
I've thought about all that could go wrong. I'm staying for days after surgery, I will be about 10 minutes from the hospital and they're not cutting my stomach. They are folding it inward and stitching it. He's been doing them for about a year or so.
Topic: RE: I got my surgery date!
Dr, Charles Bellows, From Tulane University hospital.I found out my surgery was pushed back to July 13, but looks like we will be doing this together!
Think positive, and all ur hopes and dreams will follow!
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