Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 Hi Diane and welcome. I have not heard of Kaiser doing other types but there is always a first or an individual reason as to change. The rny is the one that is favored. I believe Kaiser chose this one for it is the one with the best outcome vs recovery and complications. I am not an expert though. Perhaps some of the others have more to say. As I learn though I will share the info and my time. Take great care > Hello all! My name is Diane. My family and I live in Manteca, in the central valley of CA. I,ve been reading your posts for about a week now and have learned much. Thank you. Well, my question to you all is.....Has anyone persued Kaiser to cover, pay for or contract out for the wls called distal gastrc bypass with duodenal switch? I've learned of the various wls and feel the dgb with ds is the right procedure for me. I think when Kaiser didn't offer rny they would contract patients out to surgery centers. Thanks for any advice. I'm sure I'll depend on you as I begin this process with many, many more questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 Hi Diane, I am a fellow Mantecan. There are several of us who belong to this site who live in the , Manteca & Lathrop areas. I recently was approved for WLF through Kaiser and will be having my surgery at the new surgery site in Fremont. To the best of my knowledge Kaiser does not do the type of surgery you are interested in having. They only perform the RNY (open or laproscopic). I am sorry I do not have better news for you. The Health Educator at Manteca or your Member Services Rep would be the best source for the most current and correct information. Best of luck on your journey. D In gastric-bypass-support-kaiser- patients , " Pioneerwoman " <pioneerwoman@c...> wrote: > Hello all! My name is Diane. My family and I live in Manteca, in the central valley of CA. I,ve been reading your posts for about a week now and have learned much. Thank you. Well, my question to you all is.....Has anyone persued Kaiser to cover, pay for or contract out for the wls called distal gastrc bypass with duodenal switch? I've learned of the various wls and feel the dgb with ds is the right procedure for me. I think when Kaiser didn't offer rny they would contract patients out to surgery centers. Thanks for any advice. I'm sure I'll depend on you as I begin this process with many, many more questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Hi , I assume your pcp is at the Manteca clinic (I hope). Dr. Nyguyn? is against wls. He told me I had "to help myself". So now I am going to help myself. I am going to persue surgery. My question then is...Can you tell me which Drs. at the Manteca clinic are wls freindly? I'll have to change my pcp to begin the process. Also, how long did it take you? Beginning to surgery date? My bmi is 42ish and I don't have any major co-morbids...just depression, joints, back , heinie problems, etc.Hmmmmm, weight related?? Any help you could offer would be great. Thanks, Diane From: D To: gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 12:28 PM Subject: Re: dgb w\ds Hi Diane,I am a fellow Mantecan. There are several of us who belong to this site who live in the , Manteca & Lathrop areas.I recently was approved for WLF through Kaiser and will be having my surgery at the new surgery site in Fremont. To the best of my knowledge Kaiser does not do the type of surgery you are interested in having. They only perform the RNY (open or laproscopic). I am sorry I do not have better news for you. The Health Educator at Manteca or your Member Services Rep would be the best source for the most current and correct information.Best of luck on your journey. D In gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients , "Pioneerwoman" <pioneerwoman@c...> wrote:> Hello all! My name is Diane. My family and I live in Manteca, in the central valley of CA. I,ve been reading your posts for about a week now and have learned much. Thank you. Well, my question to you all is.....Has anyone persued Kaiser to cover, pay for or contract out for the wls called distal gastrc bypass with duodenal switch? I've learned of the various wls and feel the dgb with ds is the right procedure for me. I think when Kaiser didn't offer rny they would contract patients out to surgery centers. Thanks for any advice. I'm sure I'll depend on you as I begin this process with many, many more questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Hi Diane, First off . . . welcome aboard! I hope that this group proves to be as informative and supportive to you as it has been for me. This is my home on the internet because the folks here are wonderful! I was considering a DS for a while. One of closest friends had decided to have that surgery, so I was checking it out. I am still not sure whether a DS or RNY would be better in the long run, but my gut feeling (oh, sorry about that phrasing) is that the RNY is likely to have less nutritional complications down the line and fewer embarrassing side-effects over-all. Seriously noxious out-gassing and diarrhea are common with the DS - although I understand that they can be somewhat controlled with attention to diet. Anyway . . . I imagine that you have already considered the various aspects of the surgeries. My friend had her DS (2 weeks before I had my RNY) and is doing fine. She did have to self-pay for the surgery. The thing that amazes me is that our weight loss is so similar - despite the difference in our surgeries and the fact that she is half my age and doesn't have the mobility problems that I do. Back to your inquiry . . . back when I was considering a DS, I was told by Kaiser that they don't do that surgery nor pay to have it done elsewhere. However, because my BMI was so high - I started at a BMI of 70.9 - my bypass was longer than many others (150cm rather the usual - which I think is 75cm). I doubt that the DMHC would insist that Kaiser pay for a DS since an RNY with a more distal bypass has been shown to be an effective course of treatment. Sorry about that . . . I know that I felt some disappointment that I didn't have a choice, unless I wanted to self-pay. Please, keep asking those questions. And, let us know how you progress. I look forward to getting to know you. All the best, Kay in San Leandro open RNY 12/1/03 Pioneerwoman wrote: Hello all! My name is Diane. My family and I live in Manteca, in the central valley of CA. I,ve been reading your posts for about a week now and have learned much. Thank you. Well, my question to you all is.....Has anyone persued Kaiser to cover, pay for or contract out for the wls called distal gastrc bypass with duodenal switch? I've learned of the various wls and feel the dgb with ds is the right procedure for me. I think when Kaiser didn't offer rny they would contract patients out to surgery centers. Thanks for any advice. I'm sure I'll depend on you as I begin this process with many, many more questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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