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heya ppl 1st off am sorry if this is not the right place for this post am new here and its taking me awhile to around things. i think the topic title says it all hehehe....... but allow me to explain ......... i have my mind set on doing the lap band and have been looking into dr. here in australia but i am not insured so i do not want to wait 12 month to get it done. now i started looking at doing the surgery abroad ( health tourism as lots of ppl call it ). my question is if anyone here actually knows a good tarvel company that specializes in this sort of travel but to south korea or turkey as they are both good professionally and affordable in price ? also has anyone ever gone through something like this ? my main focus is on south korea as it is near me and i plan on staying there for a month ( fingers crossed ) its like a holiday with benefits ....... coming back a new better me. i cant wait to embark on this journey and any help is highly appreciated.

actually there are several places : severance hospital , seoul sky hospital and 365mc hospital. there are other hospitals also but cant remember their names now. ( i have been reseaching about places in SK because i was planing to get my surgery there). so let me know how it goes. also am not sure where daegu is , so sorry if seoul is far from it thus making the info useless to you.

1st off congrats on your weight loss . i had some questions , from what you wrote i think you had both the swedish band ( realize bad ) and now you have the lap-band (LAGB) i am contemplating surgery soon and have the option between both bands. so could you tell me about them both, pros./cons and difference ? i have heard that they are mostly the same but that the realize band has a bigger port therefore a bigger incision and scar afterwards than the lap-band ? is this true ? this questions i know i ll get dirty looks for and all but i want to know when you said that you ate philly cheese steak sandwich and burgers when you were unfilled does this mean you couldn't eat them when you were filled ? am not asking this question because i wana eat it every day but i would like to every now and then eat them with my kids/family .......

not at all i appreciate you taking time and answering me . me thinking about doing it abroad is a scary thing but its not only about waiting the 12 month its about the very high fee here. also i have done endobarrier 2 years ago and most of those test i already have and can show to my dr. there i will be traveling either way after 2 months back home and thus doing the surgery in australia or korea would be the same. regarding fills there are dr. in australia and my home town that dont have issues with follow up care. i will definitly have a member of my family with me bottom line is i cant do this surgery back at home now so my option is doing it here in australia or in korea before heading back .........that is why am trying to find reliable companies tohelp me through this as most companies cater for ppl from the usa and i couldnt find anything here in australia . i hope that i have explained myslef better.