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Chuckster684
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both my mom and my aunt passed away from problems that happend after they had their gastric bypass back in the 90's. I and going to go with the band because if it goes bad i can get it removed and be back to normal.... there is no going back from a gastric bybass.
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:huh2:i have good insurance with my wife but can't afford alot out of pocket cost... the two drs that i talked to were around 7000 out of pocket with my 80/20 insurance that is higher then what we can afford cause we are looking to do two... i know i kinda have the buffet attitude where i want everything and don't want to pay alot...but my hands are tied.... who did you have and how high was your out of pocket?
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i think its ok to tell or not to tell people... i everyone knew when i did well on atkins and then everyone knew and talked about it when i failed... if i do the band i don't think i will tell anyone either. just don't want the conversation about the process with my friends and family. the OOOHSS and WOWWWs can get to me. plus i think its fun if they don't know