I am working with my Dr. And this far we cant hook up with a surgeon who will accept medicare. Am I the only one haveing this problem? I LIVE IN IDAHO BUT WOULD TRAVEL .

The only meeting I went to was in June or July of 2005. I had my surgery Oct of 2005 and have lost 87 lbs to date. I just recently went down to a size 12 pants. I plan to be in a size 10 by Christmas. Yes, the LB is slow, but it just keeps going as long as you want to. Once you get to where you want, you just don't get any more fills - unless you start getting hungry all the time again. Congrats on your insurance paying!!! It's the best news ever, eh?

We will meet March 6th 2007@ 6:30 at JB's Restraunt in Burley for a soup night. If you have already been banded, are waiting to be banded or are considering being banded, then this meeting is for you, and you are most welcome! Gastric bypasses also welcome!!! See you there!!!

http://www.eirmc.com/ that is the web site but you might have to google Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. I paid 11250.00 for everything. I have a cousin who went to Mexico at the same time and now she has to go back there for fills and doctor visits or she has to find someone here that will do fills for her. There are a few but she found them rather high priced, but I am not sure on all of that. All I know for sure is that when I go to the office I see a lady about nutrion a guy about excerise and then talk to the main nurse over the program. I hope this helped with your finding information about both. Good luck and I am so happy I did it. Even though there are good days and bad the good seem to out number the bad ones.

Hi! I'd like to sugges you also chdeck out the south of the border forum for more answers on this. Lots of people there who've went to Mexico and other places abroad for surgery. http://obesityhelp.com/forums/south-of-the-border/posts.html Best of success to you! ~Tooter