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Hello, My name is Mechille. I am in the early stages of becoming a lap band patient. I am still waiting on all of paperwork to get into my surgeons office. He is in Flint, which is 153 miles from me but, they are the only ones to take medicare and medicaid. I don't have my surgery date yet, but I hope it will be soon. So, while I wait, I thought I would get all of the information and good advice I could. So please, if you have anything to share with a newby, please let me know. Thank you so much for reading and hopefully sharing. God Bless.

Mechille

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Hi Mechille...

I live in Alpena and had my surgery done in Port Huron. They accept medicare and medicaid there too and the doctors there do only lapband and are just the best.

Where do you live?? I run a support group here in Alpena. It sounds like you live close to me according to the mileage you wrote.

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Hello, I live 25 miles north of Lake City. I am in the middle of Grayling, Kalkaska, and Lake City. I would love to join a suopport group or start one up near me. I'll have to get my map out to see where Alpena is exactly. lol

When are your suppor group Meetings?

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Hello, I live 25 miles north of Lake City. I am in the middle of Grayling, Kalkaska, and Lake City. I would love to join a suopport group or start one up near me. I'll have to get my map out to see where Alpena is exactly. lol

When are your suppor group Meetings?

That's about 2 hours from me... farther than I thought. There were no support groups here in my area, so I put a notice in the paper and started my own. We have about 10-15 people in attendance once a month here. There definitely is a need for the group!!

Good luck with your lapband.. Both my husband and I had it done and we'd do it again in a heartbeat!

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what insurance company are you dealing with?

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Hello, I live 25 miles north of Lake City. I am in the middle of Grayling, Kalkaska, and Lake City. I would love to join a suopport group or start one up near me. I'll have to get my map out to see where Alpena is exactly. lol

When are your suppor group Meetings?

I live in Saint Helen. If you are going to start something up in the Grayling area, let me know. I might be interested.

Shirley.

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