Australia - Melbourne

[demonchick 67]

No but I didn't really talk a great deal to him to be honest.

How are you going anyway? I see my reconstructive surgeon in a fortnight!!! Super excited!!!

[kiwijet 56]

Hi Guys still here, 😁 just travelling around Tasmania on holiday. Having a ball. Alls good. Have lost 45kgs so far still 15kgs off my goal but night shift doesnt help it. But it has been life changing. I have no regrets, in fact am so pleased I have done this. The funny thing is if I eat too much I start sneezing. Hope everyone else Shell/Demon are going good as well.

[Shell ???? 224]

Hi Kiwijet yay I'm so pleased to hear from you!!!!! I wonder how you have been getting on I'm exactly the same I sneeze too weird isn't it and it's like heaps of sneezes sometimes if I eat to much past a point I dont sneeze

Tasmania sounds amazing I'm glad you are enjoying life and have no regrets life is to short for regrets. I have none either best thing I ever did for myself dont be a stranger keep In Touch ID love to hear what's happening

[kiwijet 56]

Hey looking4support Im from the SE of melbourne, Ive been off the forum for a while, holidays and well afterwards you are busy getting on with your life. Ok a couple of things I dont think there is much difference between the various insurance companies, but remember you will probably have to have had the policy for at least 12 months, which means it may be better to stick with the company you have, or if you dont have insurance yet then it means having to wait 12mths. The good thing is that you can get it all done for basically nothing. Dont quote me on the exact prices but how I did it was private insurance covered two-thirds of the op 8-10k and then I was able to draw down on my super as obesity is considered a life threatening illness and that covered the other 4-5k. There is a straight forward process in applying for the use of your super and just requires alittle bit of support from your GP. As for surgeons, I cant recommend Ray McHenry from LapSurgery Australia enough, they are based in Boronia but there is about 3 private hospitals around melbourne he can operate out of, so you can pick the one closest to you. He has done this procedure over 600-700 times and has seen all eventualities. My kind of surgeon. Heres their ph no. 9760 2777. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have, but I have no reqrets at all. Regards Kiwi

Edited March 30, 2017 by kiwijet

[Dedicated2ABetterMe 0]

Hi everyone,

I'm at the very beginning of this process and considering my options.

Questions I have are;

• What type of insurance do people in Melbourne have to be covered for the gastric sleeve?

• How long did you have to wait after initial consultation with surgeon?

• Do I need to have a referral from GP if I have private health insurance?

• Which surgeon do you recommend for eastern suburbs of Melbourne?

Thank you in advance! Hope you can help

Anna

[kiwijet 56]

dedicated2Abetterme, Im 18 mths post surjury, from Dr McHendry from Lapsurgery Australia in Boronia, he is probably the most experienced surgeon in melbourne with over 700 procedures behind him, I had private insurance which covered the first 2 thirds of the operation which in total came to about 15k, i was able to pay the rest with my super as it is deemed a health risk. Privately, you dont have to wait long. So where am I at, I have gone from 163kgs down to my current weight of 113kgs. I have experienced it all from top to bottom, not many lows, itsw worth doing and some, my anxiety was worse than the reality, Dr mcHendry does a great job on looking after his patients. So i cant eat as much any more but i still enjoy food, but take a look at me, also I wouldnt be employed in my current jobs if I carried the same weight, so go for it I say, you will be so glad you did.

[three79 29]

Good for you @Kiwijet! I was at a very similar starting weight (sleeved 9 days ago) so I am hoping to achieve similar success.