Undecided about a procedure

Kese · February 7, 2007

Hi my name is Crystal. I have heard about the LapBand procedure and it sounds like a wonderful thing. I live in Arkansas and was wondering if there were any doctors in my state or nearby that does the surgery. The only ones i have heard of are like in Mexico and other countries. I also wondered about other things such as how fast you may see results, and how much would a procedure like this cost. Any help from anyone would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much..Crystal

Marimaru · February 7, 2007

I don't know about Arkansas specifically, but I know there are lots of doctors in the states. I had my surgery in Mexico because I was selfpay and the price was better, as well as the doctor being more experienced than most of the docs were here at the time.

If you have insurance, they should be able to give you a list of the doctors in your area that they cover, which would be a good start.

How fast you see results depend on the person. I'm 2 1/2 years out and I"m a little over halfway to goal, some people have been at goal a while by the time they get this far out. 'results may vary' . My procedure cost $11,000.

Kese · February 7, 2007

I don't know about Arkansas specifically, but I know there are lots of doctors in the states. I had my surgery in Mexico because I was selfpay and the price was better, as well as the doctor being more experienced than most of the docs were here at the time.
If you have insurance, they should be able to give you a list of the doctors in your area that they cover, which would be a good start.

How fast you see results depend on the person. I'm 2 1/2 years out and I"m a little over halfway to goal, some people have been at goal a while by the time they get this far out. 'results may vary' . My procedure cost $11,000.

what part of Mexico did u travel to to have ur surgery? I dont have any kind of insurance...Do you know if there is any way to set up a payment plan for something like that or would it have to be in lump sum? And also, im not real positive if i would be a candidate for the surgery.im kinda borderline...im 5'6 1/2'' and weigh 225...im not sure if im overweight enough for this procedure...???

beachgirl · February 7, 2007

Hi there and congratulations on your decision to get banded. It has been the best decision of my life. I too went to Mexico, I live in Kentucky and had NEVER been to Mexico but let me tell you my experience and then of course you do what you need to do for yourself.

I went to 3 seminars here and the 3 had done less than 300 surgeries each and I had health insurance Anthen BC/BS but I went to Dr. Sanchez and Dr. Zapata at www.ready4achange.com They were wonderful. They've done over 7000 each and it was 8500.00 for everything including one person to go with you, food, your stay, and your chaffeur. Surgery was 45 min. and recovery one hour, left 18 hrs. later to the guesthouse of the Dr. and then one more night there and then flew home. I've had absolutely no problems. I needed to loose 100 pounds, I'm 5'7" and I lost 40 the first 3 months and another 25 the next 3 months and an well over half way.

If your looking for a doctor here I know it's far away from you but he's the Surgeon who answers all of the complications questions on here and you can search his name and he is Dr. Trace Curry. If I'd known about him before I would have gone to him. He's my fill doctor and he's topnotch. He's got an excellent price and done many, many. He's in Cincinatti Ohio and I'll give you his info. Call and ask for Charity and tell her Sherri Smith told you to call and see what they can do for you. He's a fabulous, sweet, caring, and very easy of the eyes, lol. and very experienced.

www.thebanddoctor.com is his web page. If I can be of any help please pm me and I will be glad to help you.

beachgirl · February 7, 2007

Hi there and congratulations on your decision to get banded. It has been the best decision of my life. I too went to Mexico, I live in Kentucky and had NEVER been to Mexico but let me tell you my experience and then of course you do what you need to do for yourself.

I went to 3 seminars here and the 3 had done less than 300 surgeries each and I had health insurance Anthen BC/BS but I went to Dr. Sanchez and Dr. Zapata at www.ready4achange.com They were wonderful. They've done over 7000 each and it was 8500.00 for everything including one person to go with you, food, your stay, and your chaffeur. Surgery was 45 min. and recovery one hour, left 18 hrs. later to the guesthouse of the Dr. and then one more night there and then flew home. I've had absolutely no problems. I needed to loose 100 pounds, I'm 5'7" and I lost 40 the first 3 months and another 25 the next 3 months and an well over half way.

If your looking for a doctor here I know it's far away from you but he's the Surgeon who answers all of the complications questions on here and you can search his name and he is Dr. Trace Curry. If I'd known about him before I would have gone to him. He's my fill doctor and he's topnotch. He's got an excellent price and done many, many. He's in Cincinatti Ohio and I'll give you his info. Call and ask for Charity and tell her Sherri Smith told you to call and see what they can do for you. He's a fabulous, sweet, caring, and very easy of the eyes, lol. and very experienced.

www.thebanddoctor.com is his web page. If I can be of any help please pm me and I will be glad to help you.

~Jules~ · February 7, 2007

Kese,

Most of the docs in Mexico will band you as long as you understand with your BMI being lower, the weight will come off slower. At least that is what my doc says. I went to Dr. Rodriguez in Acuna Mexico. It is a couple of hours west of San Antonio, Texas. The patient coordinator picked me up at the airport and took me across the border to the hospital. It was a great experience and only cost me $7300. I live near Dallas so I flew to San Antonio. I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. They treated me very nice there.