Guest DianaSC@LBT Posted October 18, 2008 Hi, I am from SC and looking for anyone that has been sleeved! I am going to get this (hopefully) and was wondering how it was going with your experience. My doc is Dr. Givens in Lexington. I am jumping through the initial hoops with the insurance company. I would love to hear from you!! Diana __________________ Originally posted at www.lapbandtalk.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firedawg 1 Posted May 17, 2010 I'm planning on pulling the trigger soon but I'm still researching self-pay prices and surgeons... anyone out there feel free to chime in with some suggestions... Mexico looks good but honestly I'd like to stay within a few hundred miles from home... with an est. budget of 11K, options seem limited... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firedawg 1 Posted May 18, 2010 come on guys and gals...:001_tt2: little help here... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djwalker 0 Posted May 21, 2010 Hi I'm from SC and had sleeve surgery on April 7th. I also was self pay and ended up going to Mexico for my surgery. After talking to the surgeons office here and information about Dr. Aceves I decided to go with Dr. Aceves. Not only was he cheaper ( I got in under the special of $8750.00), he had done WAY more sleeves than the surgeon here.I was quoted around $20,000 to have the surgery here, and by here I mean Augusta, GA since I live right on the border of GA/SC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firedawg 1 Posted May 22, 2010 we're pretty close... I'm right here off of I20 about 45 miles away from you... Was the Mexico trip as simple as everyone is saying? It seems the plane trip is the biggest thing... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djwalker 0 Posted May 22, 2010 LOL well asking me if the trip was simple as everyone says is kinda difficult. We left Easter day, and what happened on Easter day? Earthquake. We ended up having to spend an extra night at the hotel because they pushed everyone's surgery back a day and I had to change my plane tickets, so I ended up having to spend a little extra money. They paid for the extra night at the hotel of course. There were over 150 aftershocks and "new" earthquakes. Even with all that I would do it again. Debbie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites