:help:HI I was just wondering if anyone has had the lapband surgery in the quad city area? Wondering if they have anyone to finance through.

Thanks for any help given.

Hi,

I did not end up having my surgery in the Quad City area, but I have dealt with both bariatric centers-Trinity and Genesis. I work at Trinity so I was going to have my surgery there, and I had an AWFUL experience with them. The bariatric center is incredibly disorganized. The only advantage with Trinity is that they only have you put a down payment of $7000 down, and you can pay the remainder on a payment plan in 6 months. You do have to pay the surgeon upfront, which is $4500.

All said, after talking with the Genesis bariatric center, I would definantly choose them. I think their preop teaching and postop follow up is much more thourough. I simply did not go to them because I was self pay and I had financial constraints. However, I was MUCH more impressed with their program.

Please PM me for any further information you would like!

Also, if you work for Genesis, their health insurance covers bariatric surgery without having to jump through any hoops, because they are a Bariatric Center of Excellence. Might be worth looking for a job there!