BigT

Thanks for the info so far. I am in North Eastern Indiana near Fort Wayne. I am willing to travel for the surgery, so it is not a major problem where the hospital is located. There are some newer doctors out of Elkart (town real close to me) at what appears to be a bariatric treatment center, recommended from Inamed, so I am also trying to call them and get some info, but I am concerned that they are relatively new at the procedure-running the risk of a poor procedure due to lack of experience-will now more after I talk with them. Tony

You bring up a good point---whether the facility has an ICU or is more of an out-patient type set-up. At this point I am not sure if I want a facility without some emergency type staff should an emergency arise. While I am a heavy person--many would only guess me at a weight of mid 350's as I have a very large frame and thick bones. However my size does make me worry a touch more about the surgery and complications and the need for maybe additional reassurances at a hospital with an emergency type room. What are others thoughts on the matter?

Hello, I am Tony, a 6'2" 435 ish guy looking for info. I have been researching lap banding for several weeks and have come to love the info shared here so I thought I would take a jump and finally ask some questions. Being a person with a high BMI- will this procedure have any additional problems that I might face being a higher weight then the averages I have seen here ? Also as a person with lousy health ins. I am self pay (currently real close to having the $$$) so obviously Mexico is what I am researching the most now. However does anyone know of cheaper USA surgery for self pay? Also as I see several are from Mexico here already--What would the cheapest doctors and hospitals be without compromising good care in Mexico? Phone numbers and any referalls would be much appreciated. My email is able to be viewed in my profile if need be. Some of the info I read about experiences seemed to leave me confused as the posts were later updated with less then good notes so by starting new here I can have some more time that has passed with these comments then the previous "older" ones. I would appreciate the "good" ones and the "bad" ones as well. Things I already know from research--try to go direct to the doctor for the best price. Be sure to find a local fill doctor that accepts mexican fill doctors prior to anything happening. Be sure to use the Inamed brand for best doctor availability in USA. Any other tidbits to remember? Thanks, Tony