Has anyone had RNY to DS revision at OHSU?
Ive been exploring the idea of having my RNY revised to a DS. Ive been to dsfacts.com and have used the seach feature here at OH to see if I could get my question answered before posting. Ive also done searches on Google and Yahoo to see if I could find what Im looking for there as well. Im looking for feedback from anyone who has had RNY to DS revision with Drs. Deveney, O'Rourke, or Wolfe at OHSU.
As a practice, they stopped doing DS surgery a few years ago. They will, however, consider doing revision on a case-by-case basis. They of course are not listed on the dsfacts.com vetted surgeon list now, but I am not sure if they were on there at one time and then were removed when they stopped doing the DS as a practice.
Ive already spoken with Drs. Rabkin, Keshishian, and have paperwork for Dr. Simper out of Salt Lake City, UT. I have Medicare insurance, so that eliminated Dr. Rabkin. I would love to have been able to go with Dr. Keshishian, but there is no way I could feasibly come up with the $4,000 fee not covered by insurance.
Ive heard positive things about Dr. Simper, so its really come down to deciding whether to stay here in Portland (Id have help post-op here immediately) or travel to SLC (Id not have any help post-op until I returned home).
Any advice or feedback would be greatly appreciated.
As a practice, they stopped doing DS surgery a few years ago. They will, however, consider doing revision on a case-by-case basis. They of course are not listed on the dsfacts.com vetted surgeon list now, but I am not sure if they were on there at one time and then were removed when they stopped doing the DS as a practice.
Ive already spoken with Drs. Rabkin, Keshishian, and have paperwork for Dr. Simper out of Salt Lake City, UT. I have Medicare insurance, so that eliminated Dr. Rabkin. I would love to have been able to go with Dr. Keshishian, but there is no way I could feasibly come up with the $4,000 fee not covered by insurance.
Ive heard positive things about Dr. Simper, so its really come down to deciding whether to stay here in Portland (Id have help post-op here immediately) or travel to SLC (Id not have any help post-op until I returned home).
Any advice or feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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I'm not aware of anyone, at any time, getting a RNY-to-DS in Oregon.
It's too bad the money part keeps the really experienced surgeons out of reach, but at least I have heard of Dr. Simper doing the RNY-to-DS. Simper may be kind of picky, though. I am thinking of someone on the board he turned down for the revision, due to not wanting to deal with her comorbidities.
It's too bad the money part keeps the really experienced surgeons out of reach, but at least I have heard of Dr. Simper doing the RNY-to-DS. Simper may be kind of picky, though. I am thinking of someone on the board he turned down for the revision, due to not wanting to deal with her comorbidities.
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