LOOKING FOR A SURGEON IN NEW MEXICO
I don't think there is a surgeon in NM who does WLS. As stated above, some New Mexican's go to El Paso, Houston or Phoenix. I found a wonderful surgeon in Flagstaff if you're interested. He really worked great with my out of town schedule and insurance company. Good luck in your journey!
Katherine
Katherine
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Unknown Author
Failure is only a fact when you give up. Everyone gets knocked down, the question is: Will you get back up?
I'm not sure if he does the DS or not but I will sure find out for you (give me until Monday). I was extremely impressed with my surgeon (Dr. Burger) as well as his partner and the entire office staff. Nancy (Dr. Burger's nurse) is a pro at getting insurance approval and was amazing with my approval. I provided 5 years of health/weight history showing that I had been on every kind of diet under the sun with no permanent results which resulted in my insurance company waiving the 6 month "Doctor Monitored" pre-diet.
A time span for me... I went to an informational session in February, 2008. The next day I saw Dr. Burger. I had to have several test (sleep apnea, esophageal motility {not sure on that spelling!}, upper GI, etc) all before surgery. I had surger 05-29-08, however, if my schedule would have permitted I could have had surgery two weeks earlier. His office is great when it comes to working with out-of-towners.
Katherine
A time span for me... I went to an informational session in February, 2008. The next day I saw Dr. Burger. I had to have several test (sleep apnea, esophageal motility {not sure on that spelling!}, upper GI, etc) all before surgery. I had surger 05-29-08, however, if my schedule would have permitted I could have had surgery two weeks earlier. His office is great when it comes to working with out-of-towners.
Katherine
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Unknown Author
Failure is only a fact when you give up. Everyone gets knocked down, the question is: Will you get back up?
Hello there I'm in the beginning stages of the process of getting WLS. I'm going to Flagstaff with Dr. Aldridge. He works with Dr. Berger the one who did Katherine's surgery. I don't have a date yet, but I'm getting all the necessary insurance stuff together. My insurance requires a 6 month dr supervised diet. I have United Healtcare.
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