is there any a person or place to help fund lap-band surgery?

Question

i have bad health and i'm 5'1 and weigh 240 ( i know sick huh?) I have tried diet after diet and nothing works. i can not excercise because of arthritis and fibro hurts too much .i get out of breath to where i feel like im gasping for my last breath . my husband lost 70lbs. on the atkins diet but i have high cholesterol. i'm a 37 yr old woman who feels lost , weak and very disturbed at myself. i was always thin until 1994 when it was found that i had thyroid cancer i was 24. as soon as i got home from the hospital my life went spiraling down hill from then. i automatically started gaining weight and have not stoped. i'm so tired looking like this but, i need serious help. my husbands insurance anthem bcbs will not help at all. it isn't right. he pay's 340.00 a month for insurance and no help from them. please if somebody knows something to help please, please give advice. thank carolyn

Answer 1

Gastric Bypass Surgery /gastrectomy/stomach stapling / lap band (all types of bariatric surgery) is very safe nowadays. It is very cheap in India. There is one company that is very famous in India that arranges obesity surgery for foreigners in India. They are called the Forerunners Healthcare. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and about their patient stories.

I have also read that they arrange financing for American and Canadian patients, as obesity surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. The cost savings are incredible. As a doctor i personally believe that your obesity surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available here is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.

My cousin got her surgery for gastric bypass in India through the forerunners healthcare .She is more than very happy with the results. She has lost 65lbs in 5 months. She just paid 25% of the amount she was quoted in USA and is all praise for this forerunners healthcare company. Hope this helps.

http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com

Answer 2

My cousin had bariatric surgery earlier this month...she contacted her local Vocational Rehabilitational Center (she lives in NC) and they qualified her for assistance. I hope this helps and wish you much luck and blessings on your endeavor.

Additional note: She's also 37 and was on 18 meds a day for: arthritis, asthma, thyroid, high blood pressure, diabetes, cholesteral, sleep apnea (slept with a machine), etc. She had the surgery on 9/8...I spoke to her on 9/21 and she is off all meds except thyroid.