Steve McClatchey - Heart Valve Journal

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2579 days ago

Glad I finally got insurance coverage for my TAVR surgery - can't believe the hoops you must jump through to get coverage for something you should be covered ...Read more

Glad I finally got insurance coverage for my TAVR surgery - can't believe the hoops you must jump through to get coverage for something you should be covered for!

Cathleen Weed You are SO blessed to be in the low risk TAVR study. I pray you never have to find out what 0pen Hea ... Read more

Cathleen Weed You are SO blessed to be in the low risk TAVR study. I pray you never have to find out what 0pen Heart Surgery is like. I'm super happy for you. You just won the lottery! TAVR is still so new that insurance companies aren't covering it without lots of paperwork from your surgeon. Be glad they approved it at all actually. It's great that you're at a hospital that is doing a study like that. It is night and day compared to open-heart surgery. I've had both. My TAVR was in August 2015 at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles. It's so awesome.

Phyllis Petersen My surgeon had to do a peer-to-peer to get my insurance to cover the additional CTA for robotic surge ... Read more

Phyllis Petersen My surgeon had to do a peer-to-peer to get my insurance to cover the additional CTA for robotic surgery. Insurance issues are just a fact of life when doing anything non-standard, but it is nerve wracking.

Steve McClatcheyposted an update

2579 days ago

STARTING TO GET NERVOUS - my surgery is this week (6th)

Betsy Yancey hey my name is Betsy and my surgeryi is also next week and im starting to freak out im not sure what ... Read more

Betsy Yancey hey my name is Betsy and my surgeryi is also next week and im starting to freak out im not sure what to do

Noreen Kitchen I was so anxious the week before too but try to focus on the fact it will be the beginning of your re ... Read more

Noreen Kitchen I was so anxious the week before too but try to focus on the fact it will be the beginning of your recovery that was the advice I got and it helped. You both will do great

Julie Perrigo I was so anxious as well. Best wishes.

Phyllis Petersen You need to do something special for yourself. It won't completely get rid of the nervousness, it's a ... Read more

Phyllis Petersen You need to do something special for yourself. It won't completely get rid of the nervousness, it's a rare person who isn't nervous, but it can help distract for awhile. I had a massage, did a yoga class, then had a really nice dinner the night before surgery.