Sydney Lap Band Wannbees Cost down Heaps!!!

Dear All, :party:

I went off to my 4 consults in 1 at Sios centre in Ashfield.

I'm booked in for surgery 27th February, 2008 and I am really excited.:frown:

My friend came with me - she is awaiting the kick in of her health care fund in December this year but was hoping for some miracle chance of a finance option with this centre so she could have it done earlier.

We were informed by the nurse at SIOS that Concord hospital is allowing them to select suitable patients who fit their criterion to have lapband surgery in there hospital for a total cost (including surgeon, hospital stay, follow up visits for fills (bulk billed etc) for a cost of just over 8 thousand dollars. Concord hospital is allowing SIOS to perform 2 lapband surgeries ONLY per fortnight.

The criterion includes such thing as weighing less than 150 kgs and the patient not having too many obesity related illnesses and a few others.

My friend is subsequently going for her initial consultation this Friday and has been told she seems to meet the criterion and could expect to go for surgery within the next 3 weeks. Obviously, she is wrapped. This is alot cheaper than 15, thousand which I am paying, or even the 10 thousand even with health care - that of course already includes 12 months of health insurance fees.

This will certainly make it a little easier for many who want the surgery but are put off by the 15 thousand price.

Just thought I would let u know in the hope that someone may be able to benefit.

More power to lab bandits I say.

regards

M:redface: