in response to Joey's question

May 11, 2004

Hi,

I contacted Dr. West on his website, He does sound wonderful, from all the

research I have done, he seems to be one of the few doctors who will not do

a hysto.

What I meant by out of pocket is that Dr. West is not a participating

provider on my health plan, so, if I choose to see him, I would have to pay

40% of his fees (I don't know what they are) plus a $1,000.00 deductible

until I reach a max. of $7,000.00 and then my insurance will cover the rest

at 100%.

So, for me, Dr. West's care will cost 7K , for that reason, I have an

appointment with my RE which happens to be a participating provider on my

plan and therefore will not have the financial burden, however, should he

say something that I will not accept (like HYSTO) I will have to come up

with the $ and see Dr. West.

I also have a large uterus, 12cm is the largest, along with many others

(fibroids) but I have lots of scar tissue due to a previous myo back in 1990

and 2 c-section births, and am a little apprehensive in regards to the myo,

I am afraid that due to the scar tissue there will be a risk of damaging

other organs while in surgery. I am thinking maybe UFE would be a good

choice for me. May I ask, why did you say that it would not be a good

choice for you? I mean the UFE.

Thanks and sorry for the long post.

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