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Hi there. My name is Jess and I live in Oregon. I am 23 (24 next month). I am 5'5" and ~250lbs. This month I am going off depo prevera and eliminating all carbonated and alcoholic beverages from my diet. I already exercise three to four times a week (going to do more soon). On average I lose maybe a pound or two a month, but gain double that in muscle.

I am considering lap band, and have been doing research on it the last couple weeks. I even got to watch it done through a streamed video. In the next week or so I'm going to be inquiring of my doctors a specialist I could get more information from. In the mean time I was wondering if there was anyone here from Oregon or the Northwest area who I could ask some questions of.

Nice to meet you all, hope to hear from you soon. :(

Jess :)

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Hi Jess, I am not from Oregon, but I wanted to welcome you to LBT anyways!

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Hey there! I haven't looked very much into local surgeons yet (that's coming on Wed). Did you have yours here?

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hello i'm new. i'm thinking about the lap band. it seems to good to be true. i'm 5.4 and 235. i know that i need to do something but i'm afraid. I know that you hear good things and bad things please let me hear from everyone

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HI there,

I am pretty sure but I am not certain, that my dr. is the least expensive in Oregon. I had my surgery for $10,000. Where do you live in Oregon. Dr. Tersigni is a great doctor. There are people coming from all over that go to him. Is your insurance paying for it or are you a self pay?

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HI there,

I am pretty sure but I am not certain, that my dr. is the least expensive in Oregon. I had my surgery for $10,000. Where do you live in Oregon. Dr. Tersigni is a great doctor. There are people coming from all over that go to him. Is your insurance paying for it or are you a self pay?

Not sure yet how much my insurance will pay. I only have one year left on it. But 10k sounds like a nice price. I live in Tualatin, work in Portland. Do you have an instant messanger we could talk with sometime?

Thanks everyone for the welcome. :mad:

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Hi! I'm in Newberg, OR. I'm currently dealing with insurance and finding the right Dr. Welcome to the boards!

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I went to MX for my lapband. The cost has only recently come down for self pay in the states---better late than never!

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Bandchick---my son loves Newberg's skatepark, I'm out there a lot. Hit me up with any q's you might have, I just might have an answer :)

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Hi! I'm in Newberg, OR. I'm currently dealing with insurance and finding the right Dr. Welcome to the boards!

Cool! I'm just down Tualatin-Sherwood road from Newberg. :) You and I should chat or text sometime and see if we can do some of the hard work together.

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