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Would love to put together fellow banders in K.C. Meet at Starbucks and share our stories and support each other.

Any interest?

ladykcusa :sad:

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Would love to join

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I had my band op in dec. 2007 at WLSC in Overland Park. Surgery went fine but was very disappointed in the follow up with fills, etc. Blue Cross paid them $69K and then my insurance changed about 3 mos. later and they would only do the fills for another $250 each time. They also charged me $800 for an unfil because they said I had stretched my esophagus after the 2nd fill. WLSC kept bugging me because I still owed them $20. I quit going and finally after about 6 mos. I went looking for another place. Fortunately, Tall Grass out at Topeka accepted me and started doing my fills under my Humana plan. I am now within 12 lbs. of goal and the P.A. (Robert) at Tall Grass has been absolutely wonderful with the fills, support, education, etc. I am so lucky and happy that I found them because It has been a blessing. I had the impression that WLSC was only interested in making $$. I never heard from them except when it was about trying to collect money. Personally, I thought for $69K they would have been satisfied. They had also told me that my port would not show after the surgery but where they placed it sticks out like a big marble.

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callcrs - congratulations on your loss and working your way past the insurance companies.

Joyce in KC

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