Is anyone from Indiana or from NW Indiana? I am trying to have the lapband done in Merrillville and am wondering if anyone has had theirs done there.

I live in Indiana but due to crappy medical insurance I was self pay and went to Mexico. If Insurance had covered it I was going to go to Dr. Keith McEwen in Fishers.

I'm in the west Chicago burbs and used Dr. Lahmann at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet. ~Mandy

Hi Zet, I am from Merriville In. and was banded by Dr. Standish in Merr. He is a great doc. LOVE HIM. Had mine done on July 14, 2008, start weight 334 current 265 and doing well. Is he the doc. you are trying to use? If so the whole staff is great, you will love them.

Hi, I'm from Indiana. I haven't even began this process yet, but will be seeing my doctor next week to get started. I'm close to Fort Wayne.

I was banded by Dr. Stanish in March!! Love him and his staff. I live in Portage. Good luck on your journey.

I'm from northern Indiana (Fort Wayne area). My insurance denied coverage so I decided to proceed with the self-pay route. I went to several bariatric doctor seminars in the Indy and northern Indiana area but finally decided on Dr. Shina in Charlestown, Indiana. (close to Louisville, Ky) It's a 4 hour drive for me but I really liked his seminar and his experience. (number of surgeries performed) His staff was very nice and went out of their way to schedule as many as possible of the required evaluations (nutritionist, psych, pulmonologist, and cardiologist) on the same day so I only had to drive down there twice. It also helped that they offered a self-pay price of $12,500. My lap band surgery is scheduled for January, 29th. Renae

Edited January 2, 200917 yr by rena347