Re: Surgery with Dr. Andrew Cook
From: D (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Jul 31 13:04:20 2007
Hi Sherry -
I also had surgery with Dr. Cook last week, and I'm not on any hormonal
therapies - is that what you meant? I don't think he uses them, not
usually, anyway. I went off continuous BCPs about a month and a half
before the surgery, but that was a choice I made on my own - I didn't
want any endo getting missed because it was suppressed by the hormones.
At Mon, 30 Jul 2007, Sherry wrote:
>
>April... I hope you don't mind me asking if you were put on any types
>of treatments after your surgery with Dr. Cook.
>
>At Mon, 2 Jul 2007, April wrote:
>>
>>Hi Nisi! I had to pay a $4000 deposit when I got there and that was in
>>2001. I had to have my surgery at the hospital and so I was billed
>>later for that. It was worth it, though!
>>
>>At Thu, 14 Jun 2007, Nisi wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi April
>>>
>>>Did you have to pay any costs upfront to Dr. Cook's office? I'm
>>>scheduled to have surgery with him next month. However I didn't realize
>>>that I would have as many upfront costs as I do. I have to pay a
>>>portion of the surgery upfront as well as the office visit. Was this
>>>the case with you as well? If anyone else on this forum has had that
>>>same experience, please let me know.
>>>
>>>At Thu, 7 Jun 2007, April wrote:
>>>>
>>>>At Tue, 29 May 2007, Caroline wrote:
>>>>>Hi Caroline! I had surgery with Dr. Cook in 2001 and he is wonderful! He gave me my life back and I would highly recommend him. His entire office is above and beyond what you would expect. I saw him when he was at Helena Womens Health Institute in San Jose, CA ( I live in Indiana!) Before I answer your questions, I will give you my email address and you can contact me personally if you would like. I don't normally do that, but I would love to be able to help you. It is anonymous@obgyn.net Now- as far as cost, at the time I went, the entire cost was about $30,000. I was able to get my insurance (Anthem) to cover all except my out of pocket deductible. I had to pull major strings, but I got it done. My outcome was great and to this day, my endo has stayed gone. I have had other issues, but NO ENDO! I have never been treated as well as I was and haven't been treated as well from anyone since. He is the most caring Doctor that I have ever dealt with!( and I am a nurse!)The entire office is committed to you and getting you well. It is so nice to not feel like an oddity. I am normally one of those people that has problems that no one has ever dealt with before, so it was refreshing to hear someone that had complete confidence in what was wrong with you. I believe that the office has changed things a little since going on their own, but I will tell you what they did with me. I went through an extensive checkup and went through allergy testing and a complete immune workup. I met with a nutritionist and completely altered my lifestyle. I had surgery and along with the endo, I had 2 hernias repaired and had nerve blocks performed on 2 nerves that I had neuropathy in. I honestly don't know where I would be if it weren't for him. Hopefully this helpsa nd hopefully I will hear back from you!!! As far as meds and hormones he prefers, it is on a case by case basis. I mig
>>>> April
>>>>>Hello All!
>>>>>
>>>>>I was wondering if anyone had surgery with Dr. Andrew Cook? I read some
>>>>>older posts, but nothing has been written recently. Any information
>>>>>would be greatly appreciated such as the cost, your outcome, how you
>>>>>were treated, and what if any medications/hormone therapies he prefers
>>>>>to use. Thank you very much for your help!
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Caroline
>>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>April
>>>>
>>>--
>>>Nisi
>>>
>>--
>>April
>>
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