For your band?

Yep, I am happy. I did forget to mention my $80 nutritionist fee, but thats it. I am really happy.:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: And whats more, my surgeon is really nice, very thorough, and if I moved somewhere permanently would be happy to transfer me to someone reputable so I wouldn't have to search around myself.

I paid a once only $3,000 to my surgeon which covers his gap, and fills and aftercare (as well as any necessary revision surgery) forever. Medicare and health insurance covered the rest.

Same surgeon, same payment

I have insurance and paid a total of $2000...that was in Cairns...Who was your Dr Aussie John?

You guys are lucky. In Ireland we have to fund it ourselves. Insurance won't cover this kind of thing. In the UK you can get it on the NHS. I am going to France in 2 weeks time and it will cost close on to 5000 EURO. Thats still a good price.

Anna

I'm in us and my insurance paid for the whole thing I didn't even have to pay a copay. What type of other insurance out there?

I'm Trish. I'm new to this site & this is my first post. I had my band done in Sydney at Sydney Private (27th Sept 2005). I paid $5,200 & HCF (insurance) paid the other $11,000. This covers all my after care, fills, visits, & phone contact etc... hope this will help

I paid $14000 self pay. I was thinking of waiting the 12mths till private health kicked in but then that would be another excuse to eat myslef silly for 12mths.

As my hubby said "Pretend it is the electric car you are never going to get."

I paid 100% of my proceedure.

Four months old...no fills and going strong. 60 lbs gone....65 to go.

Mine was just over $3k to the doc and assistant, but with all the extra costs (hospital, dietician, psychologist, compression stockings etc) it added up to over $4k. I'm in Melbourne. Medibank paid $12,000 towards my surgery from my end of year statement and medicare paid a big chunk too though I don't know exactly how much.

Just a $10 co-pay

Girl..where do you work? I want your insurance coverage!!

I paid over $26,000. I say "over" because even tho I prepaid, I keep getting these bills for more things. Blah.

I'm in us and my insurance paid for the whole thing I didn't even have to pay a copay. What type of other insurance out there?

I need to change jobs. My work insurance sucks balls it would seem.

Self pay, $10k:faint:

$15,000 here in Alabama with Dr. Avara.

When I got my band the cost was $12,500.00 for everything with a year of fills ...Dr. Spivak..Houston, Tx. banded 11-2004

$15,500 hard earned dollars! No insurance!

So far, the best $$ I've ever spent.

Colleen

Mine was 16K with one year of fills and support. Dr. Simpson ...So far I have attended at least one support group a month and no fills. Bike 30-35 mph, 30 mins. at a time and walk 2 miles in 30 minutes....daily. As time permits, 300 rebounds. went from size 24 down to 16.