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02-01-2008, 10:27 AM
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#1 | | Registered User Thread Starter  
Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 30
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| Found the poll option, Band clinic in Upstate NY?
Yes, and up, up state NY clinic right on Canadian border, coveniet from Ottawa and Toronto.
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02-01-2008, 07:24 PM
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#2 | | i guess i made it ?
Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 27
Posts: 2,308
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Why would we be interested in an American clinic, in AMERICA, when we're Canadian? What's closer to Ottawa and Toronto than Ottawa and Toronto? If you have a great clinic to tell us about, just do it! Geesh.
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02-02-2008, 01:00 PM
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#3 | | Registered User Thread Starter  
Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 30
Posts: 3
| Forgive me for trying to help!
In case you weren't aware ARGON, Canadians come to the U.S. all the time for surgery. In addition, as far as I know, there are no lap band surgeons in the Ottawa area. Now you can continue to drive hours and hours to get your procedure, but maybe there are those less obnoxious who want a closer option.
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02-02-2008, 01:20 PM
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#4 | | LBT Addict
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Most of the people who go to the US for wls are the ones who are covered by OHIP for RNY or DS. They don't want the long wait for surgery here. Since most bandsters are self pay in Canada makes more sense to be banded in Canada especially for aftercare. That being said, some do go out of country if they can get banded a lot cheaper but I prefer here. Are you banded Petey?
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02-02-2008, 04:15 PM
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#5 | | i guess i made it ?
Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 27
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I like driving, yes.
Tell us about this clinic Petey.
It's just weird when someone joins up and their first post sounds like an advertisement is all... ya know?
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02-02-2008, 04:19 PM
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#6 | | LBT Addict
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My thoughts exactly!
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02-09-2008, 12:15 AM
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#7 | | Registered User
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City: North Vancouver State: British Columbia |  There are Canadians that go south but there are Americans that come north to the TLBC. So I guess it is preference. Personally I would want to be in my own country because of our health care system if anything went wrong. I have heard that private medical insurance is not to keen to pay up for patients that have "pre existing condition". Well anyoneoverweight usually has high blood pressure at least. That covers every possible illness you could get such as heart attack, stroke, which does occur in surgery. So personally I recommend Canadians stay in Canada and American can come here. They would be covered by our medical system as well even though not a resident.
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02-09-2008, 05:42 PM
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#8 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2007 Age: 53
Posts: 1,004
State: Ontario, Canada | Hummmm??? Where is Petey now???
Gotten a tad quiet eh?
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02-09-2008, 06:56 PM
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#9 | | Whitehorse Yukon
Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 35
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LOL Hummmm??? Where is Petey now???
I like that one :)
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