Gelaine
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Orbera Balloon booked in next week! Nervous, excited, anxious! Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
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Orbera Balloon booked in next week! Nervous, excited, anxious! Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
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Gelaine reacted to a post in a topic:
Orbera Balloon booked in next week! Nervous, excited, anxious! Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
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Gelaine reacted to a post in a topic:
Orbera Balloon booked in next week! Nervous, excited, anxious! Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
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Orbera Balloon booked in next week! Nervous, excited, anxious! Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
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Gelaine reacted to a post in a topic:
Orbera Balloon booked in next week! Nervous, excited, anxious! Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
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DC or other who has a gastric balloon? How it going?
Gelaine replied to Julie J's topic in Gastric Balloon Forum
I just had the Orbera procedure today in America. Their guidelines are different as well. You have to have a BMI of 30-40. I have 60 pounds to lose and a BMI of 39. They take it out after 6 months and keep up the nutrition portion for 6 months after. Most of our insurance companies exclude weight loss surgery so it is only self-pay. It is cheaper than the more permanent options, so yes, different countries definitely seem to have different regulations! I’m just glad that it’s finally approved here. -
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Can you tell us how it is marketed differently in the US? I’m just curious. I knkw that it was approved there a lot earlier than here.