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[Sades 4]

Hi I've put my answers in red.

can you please tell me how much fills are after the first 12 months. how many fills does one need and in what sort of time frame do they get done by the doctrors? for example am i going to be needing fills every year or is it done at the beginning a couple of time and then not touched again?

The fills for 12 months are bulk billed and the excess is covered by the original $5000. I have had 5 fills so far. Generally they tell you to come back every 4 weeks but I have been going back within 3 weeks. You keep going for fills until you find your sweet spot. Once that happens then I assume you go back after much longer periods. Once you reach your goal weight, I think they like you to go back once or twice a year after that for maintenance.

this forum is great but its also full of contradicting information. reading the different topics some people say that medicare pays for the fills and some say otherwise. its pretty confusing at the moment.

My doc bulk bills the fills for the first 12 months.. not sure what happens after that.

Also what level of health insurance is best to have with this treatment? is there anything that i should know about thats its not usually known or common knowledge when choosing a health fund for this proceedure. Any things to watch out for? Which health insurance/cover do you have and were you happy with it at the time of surgery?

I'm with MBF and they covered my 2 nights in the hospital. The anesthesist charged me $1300 and I only got back $350 from MBF & Medicare. Of the $5000 I get back about $700 from MBF & Medicare. Can't claim it until I've finished paying it off.

Seeing as though you can change health funds without incurring additional waiting periods i want to make sure i get a pretty suitable cover for this surgery.

Be sure to check that a new fund covers this procedure and ensure that the waiting period doesn't apply. Even when they say there's no waiting period, there is for this procedure.

sorry for the million questions but like i said its pretty confusing.:teeth_smile:

Don't worry about all the questions. It's not easy when you're first starting out. Ask these questions at any of the info nights you go to. They are very helpful.

Good luck with your decision.

[Aussiebum 0]

thank you again for your long reply. i appreciate it

[sewenup1 0]

can you please tell me how much fills are after the first 12 months. how many fills does one need and in what sort of time frame do they get done by the doctrors? for example am i going to be needing fills every year or is it done at the beginning a couple of time and then not touched again?

this forum is great but its also full of contradicting information. reading the different topics some people say that medicare pays for the fills and some say otherwise. its pretty confusing at the moment.

Also what level of health insurance is best to have with this treatment? is there anything that i should know about thats its not usually known or common knowledge when choosing a health fund for this proceedure. Any things to watch out for? Which health insurance/cover do you have and were you happy with it at the time of surgery?

Seeing as though you can change health funds without incurring additional waiting periods i want to make sure i get a pretty suitable cover for this surgery.

sorry for the million questions but like i said its pretty confusing.:thumbup:

I go to the same surgeon as Sades but things are a bit different with me - everyone's experience will be different as it is a very individual thing.

so far I have had only 2 fills - it has been about 8-9 weeks since my last fill as the last time I went it was decided that I didn't need additional fill at that time - I do now and am going for my 3rd fill on Wednesday. Some people have only had 1 fill and reached their sweet spot, others have several before they come close - very individual thing.

Like Sades, my fills are bulk billed for the first 12 months.

I am with Medibank Pvt top hospital cover - between them and Medicare - all my Hospital was paid for as was my radiology and about 70% of the anethestist bill, I only got a small amount back on the surgeon's bill and the band itself so the out of pockets were about $4,000 - 4,500. Remember you can also claim a tax offset on medical expenses over $1500.

As Sades suggested,you should raise these at the information night.

Danna