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Hey Maribelle, I'm having my surgery done by Dr. Curry next Tuesday. Have you already had all your appointments, ekg, blood drawn and your supply of medifast? I cant' wait; how bout you? Best wishes to you. Stay in touch. :smile2:

Mine was $400 for the initial consultation (includes my physical and my 2 weeks of Medifast), $100 for the psych evaluation, and $12,999 for the surgery. This includes 2 years of follow up visits and fills. So $13,500 total.

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You are making a great choice with Dr. K. I also flew from NC (Charlotte) to Denver for my surgery with Dr. K. I also fly back and forth to Denver for the $15 fills (but you get the first 3 months of fills free) because I feel Dr. K is worth it. He is incredible.

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this message board has helped me SO much in making my decision. ultimately i've decided to go with Dr. K in CO for $9950. i'm getting banded on 11/5/08!

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jmegirl, congratulations!

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