Hello from Cleveland

Tawn73
on 1/20/11 3:57 pm - OH

Hi. Wanted to know if theres any other Clevelanders out there. I am currently waiting to see If I am approved through the insurance. I will be having the surgery at Cleveland Clinic.

serenitynow1967
on 1/20/11 7:54 pm - Lakewood, OH

Hi! I work at the CCF. I had my gastric bypass in June 2005 after jumping through many hoops! The surgeons at the CCF are awesome! Dr. Chand did mine and I am grateful to him! He is amazing! Good luck and hang in there! I had many obstacles but finally everything came together!!!!

Jen

airhead_74
on 1/21/11 6:16 am

DS on 08/20/12

I had my surgery at Cleveland Clinic on 1/!0/11. Dr, Schauer was my surgeon. He is a wonderful doctor. All of the staff there are wonderful. I live over three hours away from there but I wanted the best. I am so happy with my choice. They walked me through every step of the process. The care and support they have given me made all those trips to Cleveland worth it.

Lap Band with Greater Curvature Plication 1/10/11, Conversion to DS 8/20/12

Tawn73
on 1/22/11 9:47 am - OH

Congrats on your surgery! How are you doing with the recovery? I have had a long process of getting ready for the surgery and the people at the clinic are awesome. Happy to see others who have had the surgery at CC and are happy.

Tawnee

trapshootgal
on 1/21/11 11:24 am

RNY on 01/26/11

I am having surgery this Wednesday (1/26) at the Cleveland Clinic. My surgeon is Dr. Chand. I really like him and all of the bariatric staff. Everyone is so nice and understanding. Hope your are approved by your insurance really soon.

I don't live in Cleveland, but work in Cleveland.

Tawn73
on 1/22/11 9:43 am - OH

Congrats on your upcoming surgery! My surgeon is Dr. Brethauer. And thanks this is going to be the longest wait of my life! Wishing you a speedy and smooth recovery!

Tawnee

airhead_74
on 1/23/11 12:41 am

DS on 08/20/12

The program at the CC is so organized. Everyone there does their job very effeciently. I thought my insurance approval would take forever. I have two insurances. The primary had to deny before they could submit to the secondary. I thought this would take atleast a month.

To my surprose I got a call just a couple of weeks later that I was approved and they had my date scheduled. The woman that handles insurance approvals is on the ball. And the doctors follw all the steps by the book so that when they submit to insurance they are almost positive that they have everything to get approval.

Lap Band with Greater Curvature Plication 1/10/11, Conversion to DS 8/20/12