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10-10-2007, 01:33 PM
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#1 | | Better late than never! Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 57
Posts: 43
City: Lehigh Valley State: PA | Dr. in Lehigh Valley
Attended a seminar in Parsippany NJ last night and I definitely want to go ahead with the procedure. Does anyone know of certified doctors in the Lehigh Valley area of PA? Any readers in the LV that have had it done?
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10-12-2007, 02:07 PM
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#2 | | Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 40
Posts: 8
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Dr. Boorse is at LVH on cedar crest blvd. I went to a free info night. He is a really nice guy, and I would have done it there, but I didn't feel like fighting the insurance company and the hospital wants you to go to a mandatory 6 month screening process whether you use insurance or not. You have to go to monthly day time meetings,and if you don't lose a certain amount of weight, you can't get the surgery and if you lose weight and go below the 40 BMI, they won't do the surgery! A lot of disappointed people walked away from that meeting. I'm tired of the BS of the US, so I am being Lap banded 1/18/08 in Mexico with Dr. Ortiz! 13 weeks and counting! Good luck to you!
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11-07-2007, 01:43 PM
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#3 | | Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 20
Posts: 110
State: Pennsylvania |
Do you think the doctor at LVH will do the fills ( im a half an hour away)??? i had my band done in michigan.... if not where are you getting filled?
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11-07-2007, 01:47 PM
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#4 | | Better late than never! Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 57
Posts: 43
City: Lehigh Valley State: PA |
You can try Dr. Boorse. I'm going to a surgeon in Florham Park, NJ and will drive the hour plus to have him do my fills. I don't want to wait the required 6 months that LV Hospital requires.
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11-07-2007, 02:40 PM
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#5 | | Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 20
Posts: 110
State: Pennsylvania |
they make you wait 6 months evenfor fills?? holy crap
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Surgery 178/current 153/ goal 130/ stretch 125
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11-07-2007, 02:45 PM
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#6 | | Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 38
Posts: 115
City: Allentown State: PA |
I know they do the procedure at Easton Hospital, Abington Memorial, Temple has a program both downtown Philly and at Jeanne's Hospital. I live in Allentown as well and I am going to be going down to the Temple program at Jeane's. Doctors down there have alot of experience and being in the healthcare field myself I have not been overly impressed with LVHC--it's too big you become just a number.
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11-07-2007, 02:52 PM
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#7 | | Better late than never! Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 57
Posts: 43
City: Lehigh Valley State: PA |
no I don't think 6 months for just a fill. I was just surprised to see that no doctor in the Lehigh Valley was certified by Allergan.
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11-07-2007, 02:53 PM
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#8 | | Better late than never! Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 57
Posts: 43
City: Lehigh Valley State: PA |
Maybe you should check into Dr. Abkin in Florham Park, NJ - going to Mexico makes me nervous :-) Very, very experienced and his staff is super!
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11-07-2007, 04:44 PM
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#9 | | Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 40
Posts: 8
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Hi! I haven't gotten my band yet--scheduled 1/18/07 with Dr. Ortiz. He has an affiliated fill center in Mount Laurel NJ, which isn't too far from PA. They are certified and have flouroscopy available if needed. If you go to the obesity control center website, they have a link to the fill center. Good luck!
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11-08-2007, 07:13 PM
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#10 | | Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 20
Posts: 110
State: Pennsylvania |
thanks! im still trying to figure out where to go for my fills. . . i know its bad but im probably going to end up at the least expensive...... im self pay
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Surgery 178/current 153/ goal 130/ stretch 125
AIM SN: lauren0728@gmail.com ~~~> yess i know its wierd, but i remember it!
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11-26-2007, 07:13 PM
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#11 | | resident pet nurse
Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 21
Posts: 112
City: Stroudsburg State: PA |
well i'm glad i found this thread! i'm going to an info night thing with dr. boorse at LVH in january and was hoping to get everything done over spring break. haha. guess that's not gonna happen huh? :P i'm not sure i can get it done somewhere else though... my insurance company, in my opinion, is pretty dumb cause they don't seem to work with alot of doctors. anyone know why lvh has the 6 month thing? the monthly meets aren't too bad except i'll probably have weight watchers flashbacks. lol. this is frustrating me right now. poop.:phanvan
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11-26-2007, 08:39 PM
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#12 | | Better late than never! Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 57
Posts: 43
City: Lehigh Valley State: PA |
Where in PA are you located? You may want to try a NJ doctor. I'm going to Dr. Abkin in Florham Park. He operates out of Dover or New Brunswick.
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11-26-2007, 09:25 PM
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#13 | | resident pet nurse
Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 21
Posts: 112
City: Stroudsburg State: PA |
i'm in the poconos so i actually looked at some jersey doctors first since some are closer than lvh. but they don't take my crappy annoying insurance so i'm going to lvh i guess. i don't really mind the wait though. i just hope the 6 month diet thing doesn't put me out of range for the surgery. my bmi is 41.5 so hopefully any pre-op stuff i do won't get me bellow 40. never wished i wouldn't lose too much weight before...:eek
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04-18-2008, 10:03 AM
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#14 | | 189 now ---> want to 125
Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 36
Posts: 37
State: Pennsylvania |
I have a couple questions here ...
I work in allentown but live by scranton .. I have capital bluecross ins. anyone use it for lap band ?
I am going to Tri-State Bariatrics
1-845-692-8780 Tristate Bariatrics :: The LEAN Way :: Paying for Your Surgery - Insurance
my friend had hers done there and they were great .....
They are located in New York not far from the Poconos ..
Anyone else go here ? I am hoping to get my ins to approve this....
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04-29-2008, 07:58 AM
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#15 | | Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 22
State: pa |
I just signed up with Dr. Boorse in Allentown - can I ask you what you meant by "certified with Allergan". Thanks!
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