Alia

Okay, Im back with more questions! If I do have my surgery in Mexico, say that costs $7,000- then how much does it cost for each fill? Is there a package? And would it be cheaper after you consider airfare to have my fills done here in Upstate New York even if my surgery was done at the OCC? I know it is hard to find someone willing to work with OCC patients here in the states, but financially if I did find a fill doctor here- would it be worth it?

I haven't even had my surgery scheduled, I am still in the process of having my primary approve me for the procedure- and still- I find myself eating so much crap I would never have had just one month ago. I honestly probably put on ten pounds. I often think to myself- "I can eat that cuz I will have my surgery in a few months." AHHHHHH! I have to pull myself up by my boot straps and... STEP AWAY FROM THE FOOD! Lol... Well, keep us posted on your progress- and good luck with everything!

Well keep informing us... I am a very new member, but I can tell you the things I have learned in the past several days have been priceless. Advice from people that have been through all of this- and everyone is so generous when it comes to sharing their stories. Good Luck! I haven't yet been banded. Waiting for either an insurance approval or money for MEXICOOOOOO!!!!

Lol... don't feel like too big a dork, cuz I didn't know what i meant til I read your post! Lol!!! We can both be dorks!

Does anyone have a fill doctor in or around the Binghamton Ny area? Maybe even Syracuse location? I am trying to put the pieces together so I can plan to perhaps do this in T.J. YAY- then I don't have to wait 9 months to go through my insurance, and that is IF they approve me. I am a BMI of 46. Appreciate the input- you guys teach me more than anyone else.

Okay! Basically I have learned more from reading your posts than I have from researching anything else. I thank you for your attention to detail. This is a really hard decision and the better informed I am, the better off I will be. At this point it will take me 10 months if I go the insurance route, and that is if I am approved. I do have Blue Cross Blue Shield but none the less, the seem to want to run me through the ringer... anyhoo- my point is, maybe Mexico is a good choice for me. I am just worried about the finanical aspects. I am not going to get approved for a medical loan. YIKES, but I will come up with something, some way, some how. What do you do about getting fills? Do you HAVE to go all the way back to Mexico? I can tell you, that I will not be able to swing. I am a nursing student with much too little time off and not likely able to take time off to fly all over God's green Earth, Lol. Where did you fly out of? My fiance and I hope if we can come up with the money (maybe a second mortgage on the house?) (desperate times call for desperate measures) then maybe we can make a four day vacation out of it? I don't know... HEEEELLLLLPPPP! Lol....

How does everyone come up with the money for this surgery?!!! I am so desperate I am ready to drive state to state and collect bottles for the deposit...lol! I have a mortgage and loan payment and amoung my other bills not much extra money- there have to be other people in my shoes... if you are out there, what did you do? Not being banded is not an option!

Congratulations to you! I hope to be in your shoes within the next nine months- please keep us updated on your progress. PS... some of us are interested in number crunching for this surgery, so anything you want to share about your costs and experiences is much appreciated.

Is it majorly expensive to have this performed in Tijuana? I just wonder how much longer I might have to wait to do this. I appreciate your feedback- as at this point, I cannot be too informed. Thanks again!

Hello all! I am new to this and trying to find my way around. All I know for sure at this point is I want this procedure. I have been thinking about it for nearly two years now and I cannot possibly wait any longer. I am ready for my life to begin, at 28 years old. I am tired of carrying this "extra person" around with me all the time. I don't want to count the steps I have to walk up to get to the second floor of work. I don't want to have to avoid people until I catch my breath. I am tired. I am tired of hiding, I am tired of lying to myself. I am just plain tired. I have blue cross blue sheild insurance, I have a BMI of 47 ( I weigh 296, arghh!) I just requested a packet of info from my local Lap band surgeon... but now that I am so ready for it, I am afraid I will not be approved. I don't really know why- I just don't want anything standing in my way. Did anyone else feel this way in the begining?

Oh good Lord! I am so new to this. I have just requested an information packet from my local lap band surgeon. I have been telling myself for six months I weigh 267 but two weeks ago found out that number is more like 296. I am ready for this procedure and have been for nearly two years. I have researched- but I guess I still have things to learn. I don't understand... you don't get your band filled when you first get it? I know that may be a silly question but I am just so confused. I hope I get approved for this surgery!