ruthwohl65

Good for you. I hope it works out for you.

I was fortunate to have insurance paym. I only had co pay. Try Dr mirr at tampa general. See what they say. You are right. That is outrageous. Prior to that i was private pay and had a dr. Out of port Charlotte. Fl. I cant remember the name but i remember i thought it was reasonable.

Hi Yvonne 1970 I can recommend Dr. Chavda 205 S. Moon Ave. Brandon Fl. 33511 813 6814644 He is just outside Tampa inBon off 60. He was the only Dr. in Florida that I could find that would do fills. I had my lap band done in Port Huron Michigan. I drove 45 min. from Brooksville Fl. I had my lap band in from 2009 to 2013. It worked for me fine. I lost 100 lbs. then I started to gain weight. Dr. Chavda thought it was my port. He changed out my port. Then the port got infected. They did a scope and found the banding was trying to integrate itself into the stomach of my lining. Dr Chavda then referred me to Dr Murr at Tampa General Hospital. He is one of the top 10 lap band physicians in the united states. I had to have surgery to have it removed. Dr. Murr said in most cases the band would just go thru the lining and wind up sitting in the bottom of stomach. In my case the stomach lining was attaching itself to the banding all the way around. I was in surgery 4 1/2 hrs. I almost died twice, in surgery. I was in the hospital almost 4 weeks, due to an bacterial infection in my stomach. It took me 6 months to clear that up.. I was thankful to Dr. Chavda for transferring me to Dr. Mirr. Dr. Chavda is a good Dr. He was scheduled to do the surgery himself. I think if he would have tried to do it, I would have died. Just be careful with your lap band. Make sure you have a scope done every two or three years. I'm not sorry I had it done, I've gained 25 lbs. back but I'm trying to lose that, on my own. It's still a struggle. I think once you have a severe weight problem. You always have that fear of it coming back. any questions call me at 239 2181970 or email at ruthwohl@live.com. Good luck. Ruth

Hello fellow lapbanders. Just a warning. I had my lapband in for 5 years. Last January my port area started to become inflamed with a red area around it. It eventually looked like an half of an egg raised up. It was so painful. My Doctor finally did a scope down my throat and found that the lapband was growing right into my stomach. After a 4 1/2 hour surgery, they finally got it out. I was in the hospital 3 weeks. I ended up in ICU for 3 days. I almost died. I'm not saying don't do it. Just have your Dr. do a scope down your our throat every 6 months. It worked for me. I lost my weight in about 1 and 1/2 years. I'm at a comfortable weight now. I just think if you do not monitor the banding, our bodies will try to incorporate the band into our bodies. Good luck everyone.

I am in Brookville Fl. 45 min north of Tampa. I had my banding done in Port Huron Mi., 5 years ago. When I first came back down to florida. I lived in Fort Myers and found a wonderful Dr. in Port Charlotte. That was too far for me to travel. Then we moved to Brooksville, Hernando County 4 years ago. I could not find one doctor to do fills for me. Finally I found Dr. Chavda 205 S. Moon Ave. Brandon Fl. 33511 813 6814644. He's taking new patients. I'm on the Optimum Insurance plan. My insurance covers it. I hope this is helpful to you.