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They advertise a price of $14,500 and, of course, it can be financed. That seems like a tremendous amount to pay considering they also advertise the ease of the procedure and that it is much less invasive, so why the exorbitant price?

If you go into a doctor's office to have an ingrown toenail removed there will be a list of possible complications and side effects; enough to scare you half to death. That is the result of law moving into Medicine.

I would ask for a list of patients who have agreed to give their testimony about this procedure. I would ask for those who have had negative results as well as those whose results were positive. I would get my questions answered directly from them and also from my family physician.

Red Hotz,

I had a Lap Band installed February 12 with Dr. Malley, and have had nothing but a positive experience thus far. I was a self-pay because my insurance would not cover it. I am fortunate to be able to afford it, but there are several financing options available. Dr. Malley is the leading physician in the KC metro area for this procedure having successfully completing over 3000 operations.
As far as worrying what other people may think here, who cares? There will always be skeptics.
Nancy...as for the price consider this: that amount of money includes the price of the device which is 3,500 dollars, the anesthesiologist, the hospital stay, a full surgery, all your Dr. consultations leading up to it, plus all of your x-rays, adjustments, and follow up appointments for a year afterwards. To compare it to a ingrown toenail procedure is ridiculous.
Redhotz, In less than a month, without even having my first "fill" which is this Wednesday, I have already lost almost 20 pounds. Only a person who has dealt with weight issues on this level can truly understand this situation. Other people think that they know what they are talking about, but they just dont.
If interested, give me a way to contact you, and I will be more than happy to answer any and all questions you might have from a person who has first hand experience.

Yes, I apologize for the comment of comparison between the two proceedures, I misread her statement.
As for what people may think, re-read her second paragraph.

redhotz I have a friend that had it done and she is 15 months out and has already lost 175lbs her starting weight was 425.5 and she looks great, you have to put your 150% into this, the band is only a "tool" you do the rest. A great site is www.obesityhelp.com all the info you can absorb is there good luck!

Thank You Thank You Thank You one and all! I am hoping that I will be able to get in and get everything done in a timely manner. I lose my insurance Aug. 18, 2008 and otherwise I won't be able to do it. Right now, the surgeon I am looking at is booked beyond belief. So, I am praying for a miracle!

They will cover the entire thing, however, I will lose coverage Aug. 18, 2008 as my husband is getting out of the military. So I am working on time crunch:( Soooo....I am hoping all goes well. I meet all the criteria. The one thing I have to do is a psych eval, but I talked to a clinical practitioner today and after our short visit, she said from what we talked about, I am a prime candidate. My insurance stipulates it must be a Psychiatrist or Psychologist though. So she is going to find me one through her clinic. Thank you for the prayers. I am going to keep everyone updated. And may even share before and afters!

Thank You so much!

So long I'm wondering if I should start looking somewhere else. I have been to one other seminar, and I know that surgeon is good at general surgery. He only takes a couple consults per week, but could get me in an entire month earlier for consult. So, I'm thinking I might get the surgery in before losing benefits.