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I am having the surgery on the 24th of this month. Thanx so much for the pics. It seems that there is almost too much to learn about the band!

I wondered about going all of the way to Detroit myself. I knew a little about the center of Excellence in Joplin (I think) but did not worry about the Detroit thing. I have been trying to get a lap band for over two years. Either my medicare wasn't excepted, or the Fayetteville Veteran's hospital hasn't gotten the surgery off the ground, or I did not have good credit for a loan, or I got the loan approved and was turned down because the doctor himself wanted for me to make payments over $350.00 a month (to pay off quickly of course). I am a disabled veteran and would get a lot of pain relief from losing some excess baggage in the tail section. I feel old and tired. At this point, I will ride on a two toed, pregnant yak to zanzibar to get the surgery.

Okay, I am getting a lap band in Detroit at Harper hospital on the 24th of this month thanks to medicare. They provide the surgery, a private nurse and a hotel suite for 2 days. A plane ticket comes with them as well, but since we do not have the funds for my hubby to fly does anyone knows if there is any chance that medicare would pay me the $700.00 for ground travel? I know that that sounds dumb and stupid but I am a disabled veteran and the Fayetteville, Arkansas va hospital gives me $24.00 for "travel pay" to compensate me for gasoline from my Missouri home. Thanx:clap2: