jodi

I'm very interested in having this surgery in TJ or Cancun. One of my concerns is what happens if there is an emergency and I have to be treated locally---for emergency surgery, for an unfill...whatever might come up. Do your insurance companies know about you being banded and will they cover costs for complications?

Jodi

The $8500 includes the surgery, transportation to and from San Diego airport and a hotel room for three days???? wow...that's not too shabby. Thanks for the info.

Jodi

Go to the home page of this site (obesitycontrolcenter.com) by clicking on the words "Obesity Control Center" at the top left of this page. Then mouse over "lap band procedure" and select BMI calculator.

Many of us on this site had our surgery done at the Obesity Control Center in Tijuana, mexico. Cost is $8500 for the surgery, transportation to and from the San Diego airport, and hotel room for three days for the patient and family. In the 18 months I have been looking at this forum, I have only seen one person who was not impressed with this clinic and Dr Ortiz.

Susie, I'll have to look for a BMI calculator on a lap band website. Where did you have your surgery performed? I'm assuming you paid out of pocket? There is no way I can afford it so insurance would have to cover it.

Jodi

I went to a Lap Band website before I had my surgery and it had a BMI test. After you filled in height and weight it would say yes, you are an excellent canadate for surgery. Mine said that until I hit 175. Then it said no. I80 it still said excellent canadate and I am 5 5 also. I think if you try to get your insurance pay for it probably not. If you pay cash you can probably get it done in the us or Mexico. The best way to find out for sure is call a doctors office that does lap bands and ask.

Hello. I am just now considering lap band surgery. I'm 39 years old, my height is 5 ft 5 inches and I weigh 186. I try to be as active as I can with a 4-year-old daughter and 1-year-old boy/girl twins. I just can't get this weight off of me that has been on me for about 6-7 years. I play tennis every Thursday and I'm killing my joints from all this weight. I have twisted my ankle a few times too and I know it is because of the extra weight. I think my BMI is around 31 but I sure feel like it's about 40! Would I qualify for this surgery?

Thanks, Jodi