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10-29-2004, 08:16 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003 Age: 49
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Hi Cissylea,
My mom works for Kaiser in Northern Ca. and she told me that they do not cover LAP-BAND®. Many of the people she works with have looked into it, but Kaiser will only pay for gastric bypass.
Sorry...
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10-29-2004, 09:59 PM
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Thanks for the info. That's what I thought, but I thought I'd ask here on the boards, since there is such a wealth of information.
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10-30-2004, 12:22 AM
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Join Date: May 2004
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Cissylea, you might want to check w/ your benefits coordinator (at work). Each company has their own list of specific exclusions. You might just luck out. No harm in checking! Best of luck to you!
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11-01-2004, 12:26 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2004 Age: 40
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I checked bedfore I went to my dr in Mex an they only cover gastric bypass
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11-24-2004, 01:22 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 60
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State: Oregon |
I just had a doctor visit with my PCP at Kaiser. They only do gastric bypass at this time.
Jackie
Portland, OR
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12-27-2007, 12:47 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 39
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Just an FYI
They cover gastric banding now! At least the one in Northern CA does  | |
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01-17-2008, 10:22 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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City: Denver State: Colorado |
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01-17-2008, 10:23 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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City: Denver State: Colorado |
WOW! I don't know what happened! They were weblinks when I posted them...?
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04-21-2008, 03:35 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 33
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Wow that is great! What is the procedure to get approved? Quote:
Originally Posted by TabithasMom  Just an FYI
They cover gastric banding now! At least the one in Northern CA does | | |
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04-21-2008, 06:33 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 381
City: Penryn State: CA |
Greetings!
The first thing you need to do is to get your PCP to refer you. At that point you will be headed to an orientation. Depending upon which No. Cal facility you go to (SSF, Richmond, or Fremont) will depend on what happens next. Each program is different and you don't get to choose where you will go.
S. San Francisco puts you on a 1200 meal plan so that you can loose some weight pre-op. The average amount of weight to loose is 10%. That's 10% of your total weight not excess weight. Last I heard it would be 6 months or so until your next appointment (bariactric director, psych, or nutritionist). I did hear from one person that got her appointments within around 3 months. I don't know why there is a difference. Once you loose your weight & make it through the above mentioned appointments you will be scheduled for an appointment with the surgeon. Upon obtaining his clearance you will be put on the surgery list. It's pretty simple just long and sometimes frustrating.
I started my journey through SSF June 5, 2007 and was banded on 12/12/07. You must be pro-active in this progress. That means that you must be loosing your weight and if you want appts sooner, call. They only have a cancellation list for the actual surgery and appts for the rest come up and just sit there. They view this as an elective surgery and expect you to be patient. They told me that as far as the weight loss goes, they have people banging down the doors and they don't have to put up with someone who doesn't want to do the program as it is set up.
Where are you located?
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04-22-2008, 04:29 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 33
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Has anyone gone through the Fremont Kaiser? I see some for the San Francisco but was curious if the Fremont steps differ at all?
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09-16-2009, 10:14 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2009 Age: 31
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does anyone know if they do the LAP-BAND® in southern california for kaiser? | |
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12-14-2009, 04:09 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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City: Riverside State: CA |
Quote:
Originally Posted by greeneyeqt805 does anyone know if they do the LAP-BAND®® in southern california for kaiser? |
looks like this has been here a few months. The answer is YES Kaiser does. There is a lenghty process that you must complete before getting any surgery though. Starting with a referal from your physician. Several co morbitities must exist. i.e. high blood pressure, diabetes etc.
You have to go to an initial class which usually takes a couple of months to get scheduled. Then there is another 2 month wait to begion the required 20 class sessions , followed by a meeting with a surgeon, followed by another couple of months to the surgery. Kaiser does gastric band, roux en y, and gastric sleeve.
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