EDWARD P.

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Well today I went to the Barix Clinic in Langhoren Pa. I had aconsult with Dr Pupkova. I found her to very informative and went over every issue of both BPS and the Lap Band. Going in I thougth the Lap Band was the lastest and best thing. But after hearing all the things that could go wrong (erosion, slippage, leakage, port twisting plus that fact there are no long term studies in the U.S. on how long the band will last) I feel the BPS will be best for me I'm 300 lbs (BMI 43.6). At age 57 should the band be a problem and have to be removed after age 60 no surgeon will then do BPS. At this point she asked for Cardio consult, sleep test and blood test Hbg A1c. Things are going great as I have the already set up for 04/21/08 cardio consult, 04/23/08 blood and sleep test. I have Keystone Health Plan East POS which she said was great to deal with and paperwork would be submitted to insurance between 04/17/08 and 04/18/08. I'm off and running.