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argon and catpower thankyou, if there is any insurance coverage I guess chances are i don;t have it. I find it amazing that I could get boobs done by ohip yet a surgery that will save my life perhaps and save the system from me possiblity having to use it from complications from obesity later on, i don't get. oh well.

ooops i forgot,,,I see soem folks refer to insurnce...does any insurance pay for this?

Cloe Thankyou so very much with your response. you have answered some of my questions. I was worried when I read about fills and how many cc's etc and I wondered what the heck are they talking about...noone mentioned that to me. I looked up this site and saw the complications and people talking about severe chest pain, slippage, erosion, unable to swallow almost anything.......so i am scared. I want to be normal again.....can i be, or once you do this...thats it...small portions and obvious. Can you ever fly again, go on vacation? I am worried cuz i see people writing saying what problems they had flying and on vacation. thank you so much cuz i am getting very frightened and I am feeling like a failure that I give up trying to do this myself and mus be banded. thanks

holy crow.you guys scared me. i just signed up to get banded in august...and I have to be careful on vacations and flying???

so canadians got to mexico for this....why when we have docs who do it here? how much for mexico and with hotel, plane etc, it must be a fortune.

how do i tick..or make one I mean? and you guys are funny when I read your dialogue

hi there canucks I am kim and I went for my first consultation today and said, "okay, let's do it"...I have fought this "hamster in a wheel" bit for years now and if I don't do something about it, it will get me. So surgery Aug 1oth although I am scared. I mean I got here myself and haven't had any discipline thus far, I am sweating just thinking about the pre op diet and then post op, hell ,if I had that discipline, couldn't i do this myself? i will borrow the money and its not cheap..16,000. so i read peoples BMI's ,,um I don't know what mine is. am I supposed to?. they didn't weigh me today. I know nothing about the size of the band and I read people saying they had a band of such and such size...am I supposed to know this? I also read that folks say they had fills and say how many cc's. Am i supposed to know that too? I worry that i can't drink with meals as i am used to it, i worry i may choke,....I sound wimpy sorry. I worry most that this will not solve the problem of always feeling hungry...... I do not want to tell anyone other than immediate family but can I hide this? I mean if I go out to dinner with friends next year....am i still eating next to nothing and not even having a glass of wine and they wonder what the heck is wrong with me? I think, " man, i drink diet pepsi once in a while" and I don't drink coffee so I get my caffeine that way...so wow sounds like lots of restrictions . Anyway I guess i sound awful but ANY help /advise would be greatly appreciated. I get done by Drs Joffe and Yau on the 10th of Aug, so I guess I better start reading the pre op diet soon. thanks for reading Kim

hi all okay i am getting hungry just reading this stuff and I am worried. I went for consultation today and decided to go for it and paid up.My surgery is in Toronto Aug 10th, and I am reading about sizes like 7 mm as an example and how many cc..am i supposed toknow this stuff, I wasn't told what size band and if I am going tobe hungry,,why am i going to spend money i do not have??? help!

hi I am new and a little scared. I mean it costs 16,000 dollars , I am sure i am addicted to food and I fear feeling ill etc.. does itwork? any complications? thankyou

Hi folks, Hi Marc I too am a medical professional and have delivered more babies than I can count..so yes Marc we have that in common. We also have food addiction, and aging. I am 48 and I am scared but going for my appointment tomorrow morning. I am in Toronto. Why are you going to Mexico for the procedure? As far as you being gay...so what?? Millions are and I would like to think these days, accepted and loved, but I don't know ..you sound lonely and fearful of losing your loved ones as I have experienced and it's hard to get on and feel alone. I can tell that the people here are compassionate and supportive and I hope to hear the same thing. You have written so much more than talking about surgery etc ,and I wonder if you need support other than here, and with your best friend. I just hooked up with a psychiatrist who listens and I can share what is going on, and for and hour weekly I can talk and be scared, lonely, share weaknessses that I could not even think about with others, with her. You have lots going on in your life and I hope you find support with someone closer to home than your friend. I hope all works out for you with family, with your lifestyle and potentially meeting someone who cares for you and of course the lap banding. All the best k