greenebean13

Hi everyone. I got my lapband in July from Dr. Rumbaut in Monterrey, MX. I don't want to have to go back for fills, so I went to Dr. Rincon in San Antonio. He was o.k., but his office procedures were crazy! (He got hung up in surgery and I had to wait 4 hours, he has surgery every day and doesn't schedule visits until after so there's no guarantee that this won't happen again.) My first fill was only 1 1/2 ccs and, honestly, it didn't do much. I was able to eat pizza this week. I know I shouldn't eat pizza - that's a whole other topic - but I feel like I probably shouldn't be able to. Anyway - looking for a fill doc in Austin, TX if anyone has recommendations. And, what's the average cost? Dr. Rincon charged me $250 (I pay out of pocket) and that seemed a little steep. Thanks!

Thanks! Are you happy with his service?

P.S. Did everyone try to talk you into the gastric sleeve instead?! There seems to be a real push for that. Just not ready to do that!

I live in Austin. I drove to San Antonio for my first fill with Dr Rincon, but that was kind of a mess. Appointment was at 1 but I didn't see him til 5! Good point on the exercise. I've been super lame about that and kind of waiting for the weight to "fall off" and it hasn't. But I'm glad I found this forum. I'm newly motivated and am going to come up with some sort of eating plan (what do you eat? Curious!), exercise plan, and lay off the wine (bad habit).

Also, any idea where I can find recs for fill doçtors in central TX? I didn't like mine.

Boy am I glad to have found you! I was banded 7/22/14 by Dr Rumbaut in Monterrey, MX. I lost 5 pounds doing the pre-cleanse. 8 more since the banding, but I've totally lost motivation. The surgery was cheaper in Mexico but it didn't come with much support! They gave me a booklet and sent me on my way. I haven't lost weight in probably a month, despite receiving my first fill. I think I'm already cheating the band. I ate 2 pieces of pizza on Friday night? Wtf?! My aunt, who is a doctor, visited thus weekend and re-inspired me. So, I'm reaching out for help. I need to totally overhaul my routine and possibly get another fill? Thoughts?