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| I just received an email from the Hobart clinic regarding costs just in case anyone else in interested. "There are three costs involved in lap banding – the hospital cost (about $6500) should be covered by your health fund, the anesthetists should cost about $300 out of pocket, and the surgery is $3300 minus your health fund rebate of about $800, leaving about $2500 out of pocket, which we let people pay off over time after the surgery." I sent my quiry yesterday and got a reply today. |
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| i am booked to have it done privately. hhow much was everyone's anaethesasist bills through hobart private???? |
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| So just to clarify...has anyone here had this surgery in Hobart as a public patient without private cover? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hi, Dr P was fantastic. I live in the north and he is most happy to schedule my fill appointments on the weekend. I was banded on the 26/3, have lost 7kg so far. The op was fine and went home the next day. At my pre- op appointment (1st meeting) he went through everything, gave me lots of time. He is very relaxed. His cost is $2000 of which you have an out of pocket of $1200 from medicare and mbf. I got my surgery date booked one week after my appointment. I dont know about super but you could ask him via email. I emailed him via the ask a question link on his website which is : http://www.hobartobesitysurgery.com.au Follow the links and you would probably get an email with all your questions answered in a week or less. Good luck and hope it all goes well! vettie1234 |
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| HI I AM CONSIDERING DR P! WAS HE GOOD? WAS THERE ANY COMPLICATIONS? ALSO IS HE WILLING TO WRITE A LETTER FOR SUPER? THANKS TRISH |
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| Thanks so much, I am so excited I cant stop thinking about it. My anesthetist called me today and checked out everything. Hit home to me that its not long now. This time next week I will be on my way to a new me...and I cant wait. xxx Good luck with your fill!!!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hi all Just an update on my costs The dr charged 3300 and I got 800 back from private health and medicare. The anaesthetist charges 600 and I got 400 back from private and medicare. The xray afterwards cost 250 but got it all back. The theatre was nearly 10000 including the cost of the band but that was all covered by the private hospital/doctor deal they have. So all up I paid 2700 out of pocket expenses. Not bad compared to some on the mainland and in my opinion VERY VERY good decision. regards Mshell PS Vettie good luck for Monday I will be down in Hobart for my second fill that day so will think of you. x Michelle |
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| Hi there Dr P. did my operation on the 22march and I will be out of pocket $1200 from him and with my health insurance $200 from the anaethasist |
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| HI I had my lapband done on the 6th march 2007 and was done in Hobart private hospital bye Dr Wilkinson therefore i dont know if they do it in public but the waiting list which i last heard would take 2 or 4 years wait. I have lost 5 kilo since 13th march 2007 and will find out if i lost any more. As for the cost if you are in health cover you get approx what the others have mention in the post. If not will cost you just under $10,000 for it. Hope that helps. You can always email me on darylpeta @ hotmail.com Cheers Peta St Helens, Tasmania |
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| Hi there, Im having my surgery next monday the 26th with Dr P. He advised me that I would be out of pocket around $1200 for his costs and approx $600 for the anaethasist. He said that he (and he believes the anaethasist also) are very easy going about the payment of the gap as long as you keep up regular payments. He doesnt act like he is in it for the money at all! He was just lovely, really kind and reasurring and very much the professional. Am very excited about my op on Monday!!! If you want to know more email me on vettie1234@yahoo.com or reply to this message. Talk soon maybe and all the best, Vettie |
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| hello i am looking at having the surgery done with dr tony patiniotis how have you found him? what were the anaethasist costs? |
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| Hi Tess I am from Tassie and will let you know any information regarding lapbanding I have had from my surgeon if it helps you at all. Unfortunately this is only done in Hobart by two or three people. I don't know if it is done in the public sector as I went private. There are a couple of other people on here who have sent me messages but they also were private. You could ring the surgeons in hobart and ask if they do public lists. hope I can help. Mshell (Hadspen) |
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| Hi there just a note to say i am from the devonport area, i was banded 12 weeks ago in hobart. I can say it was the best thing i have ever done.The out of pocket cost was $1200 and worth every cent. In 12 weeks lost 19.5 kilos and feel great. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hi Tess, there are threads such as FAQ (frequently asked questions) where you can post any kind of question regarding lapbanding. It is so hard to keep up with new threads, there are way to many atm. Hope that helps Bee |
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| Wow that last message has made me feel like ive done the wrong things but after hours of searching many pages for a similar topic i havnt seen any information about lapbanding in Tassie maybe i missed it sorry. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WELCOME This board has many sections so 'click' on a topic to find out the information you are interested in and if you have further questions please post it on the relevant topic rather than starting a whole new thread, as you will find many of your questions will be answered there. By looking back over past pages you will find a thread to suit you - Please AVOID making new threads unless there is no thread that covers your topic. The message board can become quite hard to navigate other wise. Please remember many of us have bonded as we had the surgery at the same time or have met up and tend to keep track and talk to those who are at the same stage. Don't be discouraged if you don't get a response or people talk "around" your post. Keep at it and don't give up - we are generally a pretty friendly lot. On all the pages you will see some numbers at the bottom and top of the page, indicating past topics, its well worth scrolling back, as many of the things you want to know have been addressed before. You will find a huge range of topics such as: * Cost - range from $2 000 - $18 000 - best to ring around the surgeons in your area. * Surgeons - scroll back to see which surgeons in your area. * Pre and post op advice * Optifast * General Advice * Get Togethers * Inspirational stories and many more. The General Chat topic can be used for anything but it moves pretty fast. Use the 'Introduction' topic to let us know who you are and then spend sometime having a read on the other and past topics. WARNING - SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE FROM A PROFESSIONAL, THESE PAGES ARE ONLY MEANT AS A SUPPORT TO EACH OTHER AND DOES NOT SUBSTIUTE MEDICAL ADVICE FROM YOUR DOCTOR. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND OR POST ON THIS THREAD – it is not a discussion topic rather some friendly advice to our new visitors. |
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| Hello Everyone .. Is there a public waiting list and if so how long is the expected wait. What are the first steps i make? i guess it would be my gp? I live in Devonport and have been told the procedure is only done in hobart? surely that cant be right? anyway would love to hear from anyone in Tassie that can point me in the right direction . Cheers Tess |
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