RE: BC Medical and Hip Resurfacing - a challenge

[Guest guest]

Hi! Don't know if we can help, but here goes. My husband also is in need of

getting his hip done. We finally have got in to see Dr. Clive Duncan who is

known as one of the best in BC as far as I know. We have been told that the

surgery is covered under BC Med, but we will have to pay approx. $3000.00 for

the parts. This may change in the next year or two, but my husband Mark does

not have that long...we have got to get this done. Maybe you should try to get

ahold of some of the OS's in the Vancouver area. Good luck...this must be

frustrating for you.

[Guest guest]

Hi! Don't know if we can help, but here goes. My husband also is in need of

getting his hip done. We finally have got in to see Dr. Clive Duncan who is

known as one of the best in BC as far as I know. We have been told that the

surgery is covered under BC Med, but we will have to pay approx. $3000.00 for

the parts. This may change in the next year or two, but my husband Mark does

not have that long...we have got to get this done. Maybe you should try to get

ahold of some of the OS's in the Vancouver area. Good luck...this must be

frustrating for you.

[Guest guest]

Doesn't this just want to make you scream.... You should get an

emergency referral to one of the Vancouver OS who do the surgery -

Clive Duncan, Greidainus, Bas Masri or Garbuz. They

are all doing it now. There is also a Dr. Smit, I think, in White

Rock and apparently a couple more how are getting into it.

We were not able to claim our hips on BC Med and actually found Colin

Hansen himself stubborn and a bit rude and his staff even worse.

They wouldn't even admit that it was possible to have paid to see the

surgeon, which I did...

Another thought there is a specialist referrel clinic in Vancouver and

if you like I will dig up the number for it and let you know which

doctor will see you there. You can get in quickly - you bypass the

long wait for the consult but still have to wait for surgery.

However, because the doctors are beginning to do more of this I hear

they fast tracking some of the resurfacing candidates.

If all else fails and you can swing it, we would highly recommend

going to Belgium. YOu will be talk to Koen immediately and have your

surgery wthin a couple of months and be back farming very quickly. I

can fill you in on this if you want.

Best of luck

Pamela Jansen

lbhr De Smet Oct 23/02

> Does anyone have any information on BC medical paying for hip

> resurfacing in Alberta? We understand that Dr Jim McKenzie of

> Calgary is my husband's only chance for a resurfacing and after his

> appointment last week, he said that Alberta ceased to pay for this

> procedure until there is a better record of it's success.

>

> BC said the resurfacing is not on their list of 'approved procedures'

> therefore not covered. Besides, BC Medical won't pay for any

> procedure in Alberta that isn't an emergency, even if there isn't a

> surgeon in BC who will perform the surgery.

>

> We are ranchers, faced with a severe income crunch in light of BSE.

> Can you help us get approval for this procedure? My husband's hip is

> quite bad, and he should have this done as quickly as possible.

>

> thanks for your help!

[Guest guest]

Doesn't this just want to make you scream.... You should get an

emergency referral to one of the Vancouver OS who do the surgery -

Clive Duncan, Greidainus, Bas Masri or Garbuz. They

are all doing it now. There is also a Dr. Smit, I think, in White

Rock and apparently a couple more how are getting into it.

We were not able to claim our hips on BC Med and actually found Colin

Hansen himself stubborn and a bit rude and his staff even worse.

They wouldn't even admit that it was possible to have paid to see the

surgeon, which I did...

Another thought there is a specialist referrel clinic in Vancouver and

if you like I will dig up the number for it and let you know which

doctor will see you there. You can get in quickly - you bypass the

long wait for the consult but still have to wait for surgery.

However, because the doctors are beginning to do more of this I hear

they fast tracking some of the resurfacing candidates.

If all else fails and you can swing it, we would highly recommend

going to Belgium. YOu will be talk to Koen immediately and have your

surgery wthin a couple of months and be back farming very quickly. I

can fill you in on this if you want.

Best of luck

Pamela Jansen

lbhr De Smet Oct 23/02

> Does anyone have any information on BC medical paying for hip

> resurfacing in Alberta? We understand that Dr Jim McKenzie of

> Calgary is my husband's only chance for a resurfacing and after his

> appointment last week, he said that Alberta ceased to pay for this

> procedure until there is a better record of it's success.

>

> BC said the resurfacing is not on their list of 'approved procedures'

> therefore not covered. Besides, BC Medical won't pay for any

> procedure in Alberta that isn't an emergency, even if there isn't a

> surgeon in BC who will perform the surgery.

>

> We are ranchers, faced with a severe income crunch in light of BSE.

> Can you help us get approval for this procedure? My husband's hip is

> quite bad, and he should have this done as quickly as possible.

>

> thanks for your help!

[Guest guest]

Hi Sandy..Dr. Duncan is in Vancouver. Good luck!

[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

Where is Dr Duncan? I would like to contact their office to see how they

managed to have the surgery covered.

Maybe, just maybe Ken can have the procedure done in Alberta because he has

already been referred there..

Thanks again!

Sandy Kirtzinger

Re: BC Medical and Hip Resurfacing - a challenge

Hi! Don't know if we can help, but here goes. My husband also is in need of

getting his hip done. We finally have got in to see Dr. Clive Duncan who is

known as one of the best in BC as far as I know. We have been told that the

surgery is covered under BC Med, but we will have to pay approx. $3000.00

for the parts. This may change in the next year or two, but my husband Mark

does not have that long...we have got to get this done. Maybe you should

try to get ahold of some of the OS's in the Vancouver area. Good

luck...this must be frustrating for you.

[Guest guest]

Well, my husband contacted our GP in Dawson Creek to find that BC does pay

for the procedure (minus the parts) as suggested. I'm not sure why they didn

't know this information a year ago when Ken first asked about resurfacing.

We had to find a surgeon who was doing the procedure in Canada and ask for

the referral. That office didn't seem to do much research!

Now for hurdle #2 - the appointment and surgery. Will keep you posted. I'm

also going to contact our extended provider (Sun Life) to see if they will

pay for the parts or if they will pay for the procedure in Alberta, which

could be done within a month in a private clinic.

Take care and thanks again so very much for the information. I'm not sure

why the BC Medical people told me that the procedure wasn't covered at all!

Sandy Kirtzinger

Re: BC Medical and Hip Resurfacing - a challenge

Hi! Don't know if we can help, but here goes. My husband also is in need of

getting his hip done. We finally have got in to see Dr. Clive Duncan who is

known as one of the best in BC as far as I know. We have been told that the

surgery is covered under BC Med, but we will have to pay approx. $3000.00

for the parts. This may change in the next year or two, but my husband Mark

does not have that long...we have got to get this done. Maybe you should

try to get ahold of some of the OS's in the Vancouver area. Good

luck...this must be frustrating for you.

[Guest guest]

Sandy

Some surgeons will skip the appointment, they only need to see the xrays,

which you can get done at your local hospital and then fedex to the surgeon. It

doesn't hurt to ask, and it could save you a lotof time and expense. I kknow Dr

Kim in Ottawa only asks for the xrays and you just show up for surgery on the

appointed day, so.....he may not be the only one.

Sharry

Re: BC Medical and Hip Resurfacing - a challenge

Hi! Don't know if we can help, but here goes. My husband also is in need of

getting his hip done. We finally have got in to see Dr. Clive Duncan who is

known as one of the best in BC as far as I know. We have been told that the

surgery is covered under BC Med, but we will have to pay approx. $3000.00

for the parts. This may change in the next year or two, but my husband Mark

does not have that long...we have got to get this done. Maybe you should

try to get ahold of some of the OS's in the Vancouver area. Good

luck...this must be frustrating for you.

[Guest guest]

> Does anyone have any information on BC medical paying for hip

> resurfacing in Alberta? We understand that Dr Jim McKenzie of

> Calgary is my husband's only chance for a resurfacing and after

his

> appointment last week, he said that Alberta ceased to pay for this

> procedure until there is a better record of it's success.

>

> BC said the resurfacing is not on their list of 'approved

procedures'

> therefore not covered. Besides, BC Medical won't pay for any

> procedure in Alberta that isn't an emergency, even if there isn't

a

> surgeon in BC who will perform the surgery.

>

> We are ranchers, faced with a severe income crunch in light of

BSE.

> Can you help us get approval for this procedure? My husband's hip

is

> quite bad, and he should have this done as quickly as possible.

>

> thanks for your help!

[Guest guest]

> Does anyone have any information on BC medical paying for hip

> resurfacing in Alberta? We understand that Dr Jim McKenzie of

> Calgary is my husband's only chance for a resurfacing and after

his

> appointment last week, he said that Alberta ceased to pay for this

> procedure until there is a better record of it's success.

>

> BC said the resurfacing is not on their list of 'approved

procedures'

> therefore not covered. Besides, BC Medical won't pay for any

> procedure in Alberta that isn't an emergency, even if there isn't

a

> surgeon in BC who will perform the surgery.

>

> We are ranchers, faced with a severe income crunch in light of

BSE.

> Can you help us get approval for this procedure? My husband's hip

is

> quite bad, and he should have this done as quickly as possible.

>

> thanks for your help!

[Guest guest]

> Does anyone have any information on BC medical paying for hip

> resurfacing in Alberta? We understand that Dr Jim McKenzie of

> Calgary is my husband's only chance for a resurfacing and after

his

> appointment last week, he said that Alberta ceased to pay for this

> procedure until there is a better record of it's success.

>

> BC said the resurfacing is not on their list of 'approved

procedures'

> therefore not covered. Besides, BC Medical won't pay for any

> procedure in Alberta that isn't an emergency, even if there isn't

a

> surgeon in BC who will perform the surgery.

>

> We are ranchers, faced with a severe income crunch in light of

BSE.

> Can you help us get approval for this procedure? My husband's hip

is

> quite bad, and he should have this done as quickly as possible.

>

> thanks for your help!