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Hello every one I am new here, I am going tommorow for a consultation at TLBC Does any one know if the total price is $16,000.00 including tax or is that amout without tax?

On there web site they have a section of Frequently Asked Questions:

One quesetion says, How much does the laproscopicband procedure cost?

there Anwser: $16,000

A little confused on that one.

Thanks,

Melanie

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Thank goodness! LOL I see that you are about to have your surgery, How was your consultation? Mine is tommorow and I have no ideal what to expect?

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My consultation was a "no-biggie"... I was there less than an hour. My follow up meeting with the doctor was about the same. I had done a lot of research though, so I didn't have very many questions.

Good luck, Ari

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Thank goodness! LOL I see that you are about to have your surgery, How was your consultation? Mine is tommorow and I have no ideal what to expect?

Are you having your surgery at TLBC? The Intake Coordinator is lovely.

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Is her name nisirine dont know how to spell her name for sure?

I auctally got my surgery date....feb,21,2007.

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Is her name nisirine dont know how to spell her name for sure?

I auctally got my surgery date....feb,21,2007.

Good luck with your surgery Ari. Mine was a breeze.

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AriI was banded on the 9Th of Feb by Dr. Coburn. My price did not include any taxes on top. The only extra I had to pay for was the Optifast. I lost 13 lbs on the Optifast since the 26th of Jan.....with a little cheating and today I am 1 week post opt and have lost 20 lbs in total. I can say the the insicions are sore but the gas pain was the worst. It felt like someone was ripping my shouldher out of its socket. I had 2 children naturally. My daughter weighed in at 9lbs and my son at 11lbs but this gas was out of this world........but each day it gets better thanks God. Good luckRyta

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I go in feb.21 @ TLBC to be banded, im on the pre-op diet right now and i am having the most difficult time in my life, the yogurt and cottage cheese is making me very sick to my stomach so basically i have been doing without for 6 days now,4 1/2 days more to go and i have lost maybe 3lbs at most.

very depressing!

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Dear Melenie,

Add the GST to the 16,000. If you have sleep Apnea you have to stay overnight and that will be a little extra too. I had my band last March and they are very good for their care and asking questions. Nisrine is lovely, ask to see her before picture as she had this done too. Post op care is wonderful even after almost a year. I have lost about60 pounds, should have been more, my fault! good luck

Lil

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Yes she is great i have already met with her but did not see her before photo. I am due to have surgery this upcoming wednesday.

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I am just new to this site and wish I had found it before my surgery. I live about 2 1/2 hours from Toronto, and don't have anyone to talk to about this and can't just run into the office. These message boards are great to ask questions, read other peoples problems and get answers. When you go in for your surgery, pop your head in to Nisirine's office and ask to see that photo. She use to weigh it think about 295. Hard to believe! She looks great. I think that is why I liked TLBC because most of the people there have gone through this too. If you see Kathy P she has a before photo too. I helps with the pre-surgery fear we all go through. Good luck on the 21st! Let us all know how you did. Lil

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