RHCPgirl

Thanks for all the help: ) Bettina - I know what you mean about reading all these posts...some scary stuff out there. The reason the Mexico dr has done so many is because it's been approved in other countries for 9 yrs now and only been approved here for 3 yrs. Dr. Ortiz wrote a book that I hear is very informative...Lap Band for Life. It's probably mostly info we can get from here, but I'm figured any info is helpful. I'm scheduled for surgery on Sept 11th and starting to get cold feet once in awhile. How about you...are you scheduled yet?

How scary that must have been....I'm glad to hear she's doing well. That's good to know that the insurance covered it. It didn't sound right to me that an insurance company could drop you for having surgery that they won't approve...but better to ask then to find out too late.

It's not about the money, it's more about the experience for me. Eventhough saving $10,000 is tempting: ) The dr I consulted here has only done like 50...but the dr in Mexico has done 3,000. I'm only 2 hrs away from the dr in Mexico, but am worried about the being dropped from insurance. How do you think I can find that out? Thanks for advice it is something to think about.

I know it can be a tough decision...at least it was for me to finally admit to myself that I couldn't do it on my own. I found a free seminar in my area and after talking to them I knew it's what I wanted to do. My next step was finding a dr and getting the money together. Good luck to you.

I'm getting banded on the same date...I wasn't too thrilled with it either: )