Considering lapband and need some guidance!!!

[Mississippi Gurl 0]

Hey to everyone in the Mississippi family!! I live in North MS and I have been researching lapband surgery for several months now. It is so reassuring to read all of your posts and see how well you are all doing!! Kudos to you all!!! I am so thankful that I found these forums and would really appreciate any guidance you all could give me!!

I have so many questions (concerns) I don't even know where to start!! :biggrin: My biggest concern at this point is exactly where to have the surgery done. I am self pay so of course money is a concern. I am considering surgery with Dr. Ortiz in Mexico, but I am worried about not being able to get affordable fills in my area. Does anyone know of a doctor in the North MS area that does fills if you have surgery in Mexico?? I've read the posts about Dr. Byars in Oxford, but I can't afford to pay $700 for a fill!! I also wonder if it wouldn't be about the same price to use Dr. Byars for the surgery once all the costs of having the surgery in Mexico are figured in?? Any suggestions??

I'm also worried about the longterm effects of the band and the port, like does the port protrude out especially after lots of weight loss??

Thanks for any and all advice you all could give me and I am really excited to get to know everyone!!

[ibtrouble 3]

Hey to everyone in the Mississippi family!! I live in North MS and I have been researching lapband surgery for several months now. It is so reassuring to read all of your posts and see how well you are all doing!! Kudos to you all!!! I am so thankful that I found these forums and would really appreciate any guidance you all could give me!!

I have so many questions (concerns) I don't even know where to start!! :scared2: My biggest concern at this point is exactly where to have the surgery done. I am self pay so of course money is a concern. I am considering surgery with Dr. Ortiz in Mexico, but I am worried about not being able to get affordable fills in my area. Does anyone know of a doctor in the North MS area that does fills if you have surgery in Mexico?? I've read the posts about Dr. Byars in Oxford, but I can't afford to pay $700 for a fill!! I also wonder if it wouldn't be about the same price to use Dr. Byars for the surgery once all the costs of having the surgery in Mexico are figured in?? Any suggestions??

I'm also worried about the longterm effects of the band and the port, like does the port protrude out especially after lots of weight loss??

Thanks for any and all advice you all could give me and I am really excited to get to know everyone!!

I don't know how much it costs to go to Mexico to have your surgery done, but Dr. King and Dr. Byars have a cash price for the lap band. ?I think it was between 12 and 15,000. I can't remember. I do remember that after the surgery then your fills only cost $100 plus you would have the comfort of knowing they would take care of you if there were problems.

There are pros and cons to every situation and it sounds like you are considering all your options...Good Luck with your decision!:biggrin: