Hi everyone ,

My name is Julie i am 30 yrs old 18 stone (252 pounds) 5ft 3 ins tall .

I would dearly love to be banded i have been looking at the easyband but i am not sure where to begin i haven't even booked a consultation yet its hard to know where the best place to go for this procedure is .

I am in England and ideally would rather stay in England for the op but i believe that it may be less expensive abroad .

I have tryed researching and recieved tons of glossy brochures but they are all vague about prices recovery and none of them mentioned these pre op liquid diets i have found alot of information on the site already and am amazed at the success stories ( hope i will be one soon :mad: )

Any advice for this nervous newbie greatfully appreciated many thanks Tatty Head XXX

I have no idea what the surgery costs in England, but here in VA, two years ago, it was $16,750.00 out of pocket for me, and then fills can be quite expensive too, especially, under flouroscope, without insurance.

Good Luck, by the way, I don't regret spending a dime, I love my band.

Easyband isn't in the US yet, I'm not sure that it's in Mexico, either. There's a thread around here about it. I'll go find it.

Here's two, Tazze started them both, one in the UK forum, one in pre-op/post-op. But there are different responses to each. Hope this helps!

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/easyband-t31658.html?t=31658

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/easyband-t31659.html?t=31659

Thank you so much for your responses i found the threads very helpful you guys are great !

Many thanks Tatty Head XXX

Welcome, Welcome, Welcom Tatty Head (what a name by the way!!!)

Best wishes on the beginning of your journey...keep us posted.

becky

Hey Tatty our stats are almost the same.

I am thrilled with my band .

Good luck on the finance part.

I was spending at LEAST $140 a month on junk food. That is how I justified my self pay surgery.

edie

Hello! My best friend and I contacted ELYZEA and had a consultation in Manchester (also available in London) and are having our lapbands fitted in Belgium next Tuesday. It's cost us £3950 each plus £40 for the original consultation. We had to wait less than a month from consultation to op. date. UK prices start from around £6900 so it's definitely worth going abroad - plus Belgium claim no MRSA and virtually no secondary infection! What a bonus compared to our hospitals!

Let us know what you do!!

Thank you all so much for your welcomes ,

I feel my decision is made after reading all the success stories and weighing up pro's and con's this definitely sems the best idea for me i am quite excited about the prosepct !

I have a week and a half to wait until i see my gynae and i am going to see if he feels it's a good option (as i suffer with pcos ) and if he says yes then i will be calling for a consultation and hopefully getting ready for my brand new start !

This has been an invaluable mine of information for me so i will be sure to add my journey to the site too !

Thanks again Tatty Head XXX