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Thank you Bill. Yes, it is Dr. Schiller, and I tried to hook up with him a few years ago. He was very willing to work with me, but at the time my mother got very sick, requiring 24 hour care, which I provided, despite my pain. Unfortunately, or perhaps mercifully, she died late last year. I will begin my insurance search, but like I said, come September, my company, by far the biggest one in California, is leaving the market, and I don't know if Aetna will work, but I'll try. But my first... [ more ]
Dave, the BCIR is definitely worth fighting for, provided you are qualified medically for it. You should have sufficient small intestine to make the pouch. I am assuming from your location that the doctor you referred to in your post is Dr. Don Schiller at Olympia Medical Center. He has been doing BCIR’s for many years and has an excellent reputation. I suggest that you first contact his office to see if you qualify medically for the procedure. If so, you can then discuss your insurance... [ more ]
I have a long history with illeostomy, then a K pouch, then the illeostomy again. I hated the illeostomy for obvious reasons, and for a while, the K pouch, done by Dr. Launer was fine. Then I started getting pouchitis, again, and again, worse each time. I had to have it taken down to an Illeostomy again. I've now spent over a decade with that, and I'm at the end of my rope. I'd rather well, I won't finish that sentence, but I desperately want the BCIR, and have a local doctor and hospital... [ more ]
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