Aussiebum

Hi As the title suggest i would like to find out who the best lap band surgeons in sydney are as im looking into getting banded. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Also my BMI is 35 do you guys/gals think that this is going to be a problem with this procedure. Will the doctors look at me funny and try to talk me out of it if my BMI is only 35. I have been heavy all my life as far as i can remember and although i have been to some degree suscessfull with diets and excercise the weight just comes back time after time. I have been thinking about lab band surgery for a while now and its time i took some action. And if you have any good or bad experinces with any particular sydney surgeon please fell free to share thanks

thank you again for your long reply. i appreciate it

can you please tell me how much fills are after the first 12 months. how many fills does one need and in what sort of time frame do they get done by the doctrors? for example am i going to be needing fills every year or is it done at the beginning a couple of time and then not touched again? this forum is great but its also full of contradicting information. reading the different topics some people say that medicare pays for the fills and some say otherwise. its pretty confusing at the moment. Also what level of health insurance is best to have with this treatment? is there anything that i should know about thats its not usually known or common knowledge when choosing a health fund for this proceedure. Any things to watch out for? Which health insurance/cover do you have and were you happy with it at the time of surgery? Seeing as though you can change health funds without incurring additional waiting periods i want to make sure i get a pretty suitable cover for this surgery. sorry for the million questions but like i said its pretty confusing.:teeth_smile:

thanks everyone

thanks for the quick reply Chicke. I was hoping to go directly to the surgeon without the referrals simple becuase i have already been to my local GP and he refused to give me a referral and wanted me to see a dietician instead. I dont think seeing a dietician will help much since i have been on lite and easy 3-4 times at least for periods of 3-6 months each and they didnt do much for me even though they are designed by dieticians.