kganous

I know it's the bread that got me in trouble here. It is cheaper than in the states. TriCare picked up most of the cost for me. Total bill with preop procedures and 5 nights in the hospital was $18,000. I think that is remarkable cheaper than in the states. Mannheim is part of the Heidelberg University system and I was put on the floor (unit) that gets their international patients and all the nurses spoke excellent english. The only problem I had as I'm a nurse was asking for pain medication. I wanted something mild. We had a little trouble communicating on medications. What I was use to in the states (ie. acetaminophen) is not available in Germany and what they were offering I didn't know. Then when I asked for ibuprofen (Motrin) the nurse didn't know it.....she came back later laughing that they had figuered out I was asking for "e"buprofen.....just the difference it how we pronouce a letter. Over all not a bad experience I just was ready to be discharged a lot sooner than my suergeon would discharge me. What was funny was they offered me one more night if I felt I needed it.

My surgeon is very conservative. I haven't received my first fill yet. He usually makes you wait three months. My appoint for the first fill will be on 16 April one week shy of 3 months. Then every 4 to 6 weeks until it's in the right place.

Hi I am an American stationed in Landstuhl Germany. I had my surgery in Mannheim by Dr. Til Hasenberg on Jan 26, 2012. I would love to communicate with other Americans in the LRMC area who had gastric band surgery or who are planning on having it. In Germany the whole procedure is different than in the states. I stayed in patient for total of 5 nights (one night preop). Thanks, Kim

I mix the cappuccino one with skim milk and coffee over ice in the morning and it's yummy!