I had my surgery in Mexico in 2004 and its been the best thing I've done for myself. I researched the surgeon, his team, and the hospital prior to having surgery. I was completely satisfied with the surgery and aftercare. And the cost was affordable, whi*****luded 2 nights in hospital, 2 nights in hotel and transportation to and from the airport by hospital staff. I had my fills done by the surgeon 3 times and then learned to do it myself. I have also done fills on another patient here in Saskatoon. If you're interested in hearing more about my surgery, aftercare, or if you would like me to fill your band, contact me @ [email protected]

I just called Dr. Brian Colquhoun's office and he is retired. The lady I spoke to said that she doesn't think anyone in SK does it. I am scheduled for Dr. Mumford (in Dr Cobourn's clinic) on March 12th. I contemplated looking into wether sask health would pay but was told it is at least a year for the consultation to see if your eligible and then 6 months for the procedure. I wasn't wililng to wait and then possibly be rejected and be 12 months behind. I'm pumped!

I would be very interested to hear more about your surgery in Mexico - I've seen some of the ads and I'm pretty hesitant about getting it done in Mex. could you tell me who is the surgeon and where I could get more info? margaret

I had lap band surgery in April 2004 in Mexico and the experience was great. I am a nurse, so I researched my surgeon and the hospital prior to choosing either. The cost was $8600 U.S. but a friend of mine had it done by the same surgeon last August for $7000 U.S. This includes all pre-op, surgery, accomodation for yourself and a companion in the Hospital for one or 2 nights and one night in a hotel. I have had great success. My BMI was 39 and I had arthritis and my blood pressure was rising. I was also 52 years old. I didn't check out SaskHealth about covering it, but I did submit my receipts to Income tax and it was accepted. If you want more info, email me @: [email protected]

I'm posting on several boards to get as much response as possible- Thanks! Hi everyone, It's been on my mind for a while and I ahve decided to take action. So, I thought I'd put it out there, see what comes back and depending on the response, try to put together set of a comprehensive results. Thanks in advance for your help ( and for not FLAMING me... ! If you had to take a "written" test to help you understand if you were prepared to deal with, take on, cope with WLS, would you take it? What quetions would be on this test? If there were a test to help you determine where you needed to improve your skills and habits in order to have a successful WLS, what would be on it? If there were a test you could take periodically to assess your strengths and weaknesses in your pre- and post-WLS progress, would you use it? What topics would it cover? if there were a workshop for your "circle of support" to take to help you on your journey, would you ask them to participate? Why or why not? Would this be a one shot deal or a series of workshops? If there were a test devised to suggest and/or assess which WLS would be most successful for you, would you take it? What questions do you think should definitely be on it? If there were an assesment you could use to determine if your WLS medical team was a good fit for you, would you use it? What questions would be on it? What info would you "have" to know? How would you define WLS "success"? How would you define being "WLS-challenged"? Thanks again!!!!