@HeleneG
I believe that Montoya does not see patients anymore...He has nurse practitioners who see patients. When I did research a couple of years ago on CFS docs, it was $925 to go to Montoya's clinic and be seen by a nurse practitioner, w appts made many months in advance. I got the impression that it was not very individualized.. you get treatment A, B or C... which may be fine for some, but for that much money I want Dr "Immune System Savant"! Just my opinion, based on asking ppl and calling the clinic ... I never went to Montoya's clinic...
Dr K sees you 2x to kick off your care..
- 1st appt is ~ $525 (2 yrs ago)
- take ordered tests
- 2nd appt a couple of weeks later (~$525 2yrs ago..) to review tests & make a treatment plan
So, you actually need to plan on ~$1050 cash upfront (your insurance will likely reimburse you, but check if you can.. you have to put up the money first b/c it's a private clinic, ie, not part of a network w all the administrative services)... I had great insurance, but I could not front the money (I'm sure I would have been reimbursed), so I missed out on the window of time I could have seen him.. Now I'm more broke than ever, so my dream of seeing Dr K is a distant one... I do think that you would get individualized care from a very skilled doctor... The ppl on this board that I PM'ed all had SOME symptoms that overlapped w mine, but some had very different problems, and most ppl raved about him.. So, I think he provides very individualized care, which was one of the things that I was looking for... I believe that only 1 or 2 ppl said he did nothing for them, which was a good result for the # of ppl I "interviewed"... Also, I've read good things about Chheda.. I believe the same approach as Kaufman
I contacted Dr Bateman's clinic at the same time, and she had a long wait list and has specific requirements for who she sees... I believe that her goal is to see only the patients that are the "sickest" (by her definition).. plus, I would have to get on a plane to see her, so she was a long shot from the beginning for me personally... I've always been surprised that more ppl don't talk about her on this board, b/c I believe that she's a good doc... I don't have a lot of info, though, so this is just a guess, based on what I've read and seen (videos of her speaking) and her relationships w good researchers