Can anyone give me information on a slipped band. If you have to have surgery how much will it cost and will medicare or private cover it.

Please help I am feeling really down about this..

Hey Sunshine! I've heard lots of different outcomes from band slipping situations. If you're with private cover it is all covered otherwise you might want to call an ambulance and admit yourself as an emergency patient (tell them you're choking on your food or in hideous pain or something and then they have to deal with you as an emergency altho I dont know if they replace it then?????) One of my friends had a slip and the doctor took all fill out and left her for the afternoon and when she came back the band had gone back into place and it was all good. another friend's slip is more of a move and is all ok and liveable still with good restriction. I'm so sorry to hear you're having problems please let me know how you're going and make sure your doctor tries the whole emptying the band and leaving it for a bit to see if it corrects itself could save alot of money and trouble! In the meantime chin up and always hold out for the best!

how did you know your band slipped? did you feel a lot of pain? Or did you just lose restriction and went for a check up????

I just went to a seminar on it and the doctor there covers all re do`s if anything go`s wrong......

I hope things go o.k for you ..are you in a Private fund..??

Well, I had a slipped band and medicare covered the surgery I just had. :scared2: a

You've gotta get to a doctor asap and say 'I have a lapband, need to check if it has slipped with a bartric swallow'. Get them to refer you to the nearest hospital with a banding thing for your cover type (private or public) at the same time.

Trust me, surgeons will get you on the table as fast as they can. And public does cover fixing it, esspically because it can be life threatening.