California Ear Institute and Dr. Joseph Roberson. May 26, 2010. At this point, Ben was four years and seven months old. I had decided to give up on the possibility of my insurance ever covering a low dose CAT scan, so I had called Dr. Roberson's office, and they happened to have a cancellation, so I quickly planned to cancel all of my appointments and drive with Ben to San Francisco the following day. We got a 3:30PM appointment, so we could leave first thing in the morning and get there with plenty of time.
This was the first time that I had met/seen Dr. Roberson since Ben was an infant, and re-meeting Dr. Roberson - he was very nice and reassuring. He came into a room and reviewed the results with us while my husband was on speaker phone (by cell phone - Dr. Roberson's patient rooms do not have any wired phones). He indicated that Ben was rated an "8 out of 10" with 10 being the best. He said that 8-10 ratings are good candidates for canalplasty.
It nice to hear that we had the option to do canalplasty if we chose to do so. A lot of things to think about...The CAT scan was about $1,000. I explained to Dr. Roberson that I was paying out of pocket, and he very kindly gave me a discount. Yet another example of how these doctors don't do this for the money - they seem to really care about their patients. It was a really kind gesture that I appreciated greatly.
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