Info on Dr. Laporte or Dr. Frances in Fountain Valley

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Hey all, I just wanted to know if anyone in here has used Dr. Laporte's office specifically Dr. Frances. Dr. Kelly Frances.

I want to see if anyone has used them and tell me how their progress is going.

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355/260/210

07/31/06 355 lbs

08/14/06 Day of surgery 348 lbs

08/21/06 1 wk after surgery 338 lbs

I am starting the process with Dr. LePorte. I have heard only good things about him. He performed gastric bypass on a friend of mine and she has done well. I have chosen to go to Orange Coast Medical Center. Dr. LePorte favored gastric over lap band.

I went to the offices of Dr. Peter LePort in May '05. I went there because 1) it was close by my home 2) recommended by my local hospital and 3) I read time and time again how they had HUGE success with insurance companies if/when you were denied and were willing to go the "extra" mile for their patients. After spending 5 months with them, attending classes, getting they psych referrals, sleep-apnea test they said I needed, my insurance denied me as a proceedure not covered. I changed insurance companies in November during open enrollment and started the process all over again in February. They made me repeat everything as it was more than 6 months old. My new insurance denied me stating the Lap Band was experimental. I asked them to work with me on an appeal. THEY FLAT OUT SAID NO! I was told my only option was to pay cash or lose weight the "old-fashioned way" - YES THAT IS WHAT I WAS TOLD. I paid many charges out-of-pocket. They have a refund policy so I asked for a refund. I had to call repetedly and their Accounting person DANA was so condescending and downright NASTY I could not believe this person was allowed to talk to patients. It's now the very end of July '06 and I just got my refund . . . . not all of it. Moral of the story here, if I had to do it all over again, I would go straight to Mexcio and not waste a year of my life hoping and praying for their promised assistance in dealing with insurance. The amount of money I spent to attend their "classes" only to be belittled and treated so badly would have been better spent on getting the surgery done. I WOULD NOT/WILL NOT RECOMMEND THIS OFFICE.

Skinnysoon, thank you for the feedback. Since I am in the beginning of the process I will certainly be on the look out for this run around. It isn't their fault your insurance wouldn't cover your surgery but the way they treated you is unacceptable.

Hello!

I had my surgery back in Feb.'06. This is my first entry here, so looking for :help: ! I've hit a plateau and am finding that I'm eating way too much. Has anyone else had this experience after their first fill? Also, does anyone know a doctor that will take Mexico patients for fills? I am looking for Riverside or Orange County doctors, if anyone has any suggestions. Looking forward to talking to people and to the support I hear you can find here.

Thanks!

Dr. Leporte and Dr. Francis are in Fountain Valley (Orange Country) and they will take patients that had their surgeries in other countries.