Well I am back

[pieman16 0]

Hey all I still haven't gotten banded but here is the problem after my last post I changed docs and had to start over again. Never change docs if your in the kaiser program no matter how bad your doctor is.

Well I am back on the trail and now kaiser wants to do the gastric bypass sleeve. Saying the lap band will only lose 10-20% of your weight. LIES!! I know for a fact that's not true I got a few friends who have been banded and lost 200lbs.

The problem is my weight loss has slowed and now I am starting to have problems with health from being overweight. Thus causing a major problem. I am really thinking of saying screw it and go to Mexico. But I am scared if I do that kaiser will not honor what they did in Mexico.

I also just found out I haven't met with my surgeon. The guy I was in contact with isn't even the surgeon he's just a N.P.

Any help on getting kaiser to work would help or should I just go to Mexico and do it?

[kimaly 57]

Bypass and the sleeve are to different surguries. I was a Mexico lap bander and if you go that route you need to be prepared to handle the money involved. Most insurance will not cover anything to do with surgery in another Country and it's very hard to find a follow up doctor to take you. I use fill center USA but if the Doctor that works with them here where I lived quit for what ever reason I would be lost. I've tried every lap band doctor on my area and they will not touch a Mexico patient. I only recomend that route to people whos insurance will not cover weightloss surgery. And I don't know why they would tell you that you will only lose 10% of your weight because that is untrue. Next time you see them go prepared, Print the info with the stats and take it with you. If you feel they are not giving you the correct info call them out on it.