:w00t:OMG- I am SOOO glad to see this thread. I am new to this forum- hi everyone- I'm Sheila in NC and I've had my band since 2/07. I am also a PA with 18yrs clinical experience. My surgeon is 4 hours away, only does fills on Mon and my own patient schedule on Mondays does not allow the day off. FINALLY got a local surgeon to accept me for a fill. 3 weeks ago, in his office, he dug, poked and probed, 7 needle sticks later- no luck, no fill.:thumbup: I went back to work- we have fluro. at my office- shot 2 views- port was and is FINE. Today, 3 weeks later, we literally had to go to the OR in our local hospital for a fluro fill. Can't imagine my BCBS bill for that visit- total overkill of resources!!! So, yes, I have thought MANY times about attempting a self fill. I have had 4 fills and the last 2 have been 0.25cc. 0.25cc for an 8 hour round trip to my original surgeon, vs. probably $1000-1500 bill for a fill in the OR under fluro. I am so glad someone honestly throw this out for discussion.
So, has anyone actually done a self fill???
Sheila
