Dr. Keith or Dr. Broussard? Bypass or Sleeve?
I'm from Wichita, KS and am driving down to Edmond to see Dr. Walton at Weight Wise. Some insurance companies will pay for a surgery, but they'll pay the patient, and the patient will have to pay the surgeon with that money. I think that's how BCBS does it.
I'm very happy with Weight Wise, but everyone else is right. It's such a personal decision. If you're happy at Dr. Keith's office, and they take your insurance, that may be your happy place!
I'm very happy with Weight Wise, but everyone else is right. It's such a personal decision. If you're happy at Dr. Keith's office, and they take your insurance, that may be your happy place!
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I used Dr B for my sleeve in 9/09. I am also a nurse and will tell you that Dr B is an excellent physician and seems to really care about his patients. I could of had my surgery done here local in Arkansas. I was willing to drive to Oklahoma to use Dr B. because I trusted him to give me the best care. Being a self pay patient my insurance did not factor in my choice of surgeons. I do not know Dr Keith so I can not comment about him. Best of luck in which ever way you decide to go.
I know that you said Weight Wise isn't really an option for you anymore due to insurance, but I'll go ahead and add my .02.
I live about 10 minutes away from Weight Wise...and chose to go almost 4 hours and out of state to Denton for surgery. I didn't feel like I fit in at Weight Wise. I also felt like going to Dr. Stewart would be helpful and honest because he performs DS, VSG, RNY, and lap band--so he had no agenda in promoting one type of surgery over the other. He was also a few thousand dollars cheaper (I was self pay).
In the end I should have probably had surgery at Weight Wise. Terrible events surrounded my surgery, including my grandfather suddenly passing away within 48 hours of waking up from surgery. We actually left the hospital in Denton about 7 hours before we were scheduled for release. It was a terrible hassle driving back to OKC. Scheduling postop check-ups have been terrible as well. They tried to refuse to work long distance, even when we agreed BEFORE surgery there would be no post-op visits in Denton (phone, email, etc. would have to be used).
The people at Weight Wise couldn't be any nicer. I just felt like they were trying to shove the Atkins diet down my throat. I know I can lose weight on a low carb diet....however, if I could have stayed with low carb diets, I would have not have needed surgery at all. I knew that I would find myself in the same dieting world post-surgery if I went with Weight Wise and their protein-protein-protein scheme. That was something I did not want. Plus I am a firm believer in all things being good in moderation.
I live about 10 minutes away from Weight Wise...and chose to go almost 4 hours and out of state to Denton for surgery. I didn't feel like I fit in at Weight Wise. I also felt like going to Dr. Stewart would be helpful and honest because he performs DS, VSG, RNY, and lap band--so he had no agenda in promoting one type of surgery over the other. He was also a few thousand dollars cheaper (I was self pay).
In the end I should have probably had surgery at Weight Wise. Terrible events surrounded my surgery, including my grandfather suddenly passing away within 48 hours of waking up from surgery. We actually left the hospital in Denton about 7 hours before we were scheduled for release. It was a terrible hassle driving back to OKC. Scheduling postop check-ups have been terrible as well. They tried to refuse to work long distance, even when we agreed BEFORE surgery there would be no post-op visits in Denton (phone, email, etc. would have to be used).
The people at Weight Wise couldn't be any nicer. I just felt like they were trying to shove the Atkins diet down my throat. I know I can lose weight on a low carb diet....however, if I could have stayed with low carb diets, I would have not have needed surgery at all. I knew that I would find myself in the same dieting world post-surgery if I went with Weight Wise and their protein-protein-protein scheme. That was something I did not want. Plus I am a firm believer in all things being good in moderation.
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