Fill Dr in Houston TX?

[Umabdullah 0]

I was banded on March 19 of this year and have lost about 25 lbs so far but I am eating way too much lately.

I have NO fill and desperately need one now. However, I can't afford to spend a lot of money and I don't have insurance, and since I had surgery in Mexico, I don't have a surgeon here to do my fill.

I have a Fill Center of the USA here but the only price listed on their website is an $85 office visit and it doesn't mention how much an adjustment is.

Can anyone please tell me what doctors you have used recently in Houston for a fill and what their current pricing looks like?

Also, I have a 10cc band... what's a good starting point for a first fill considering I can't really afford to keep going back and forth getting fills all the time? (I'm starting to think I should have gotten the verticle sleeve instead but oh well).

Thanks! :redface:

[tinksmom 0]

Hermann and St. Lke's both ahve rpograms and would probably do your fills. The True Results group also has offices in Houston and they do fills also. I think they are around $160.

[Umabdullah 0]

My friend's surgeon agreed to do my fills and he's charging less than the fills centers and another dr wanted to charge me for the first visit. I have to pay $150 for each visit/adjustment and the fill center wanted to charge me $350 for the first visit and $160 for every visit/adjustment after that.

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I got 1 cc and he made me drink a bottle of Water before I left to make sure it wasn't too tight. After about 4 sips I had to go throw that Water up and he had to take half my fill back out again so I have only .5 cc's in right now.

I was really adamant before I got there that I was gonna push for at least 3 cc's to start with and thought it was pretty funny that 1 cc was too tight LOL

I think I've been able to eat so much because I've been drinking with my meals and I thought the only reason why you're not supposed to is because it might be painful BUT he told me today that drinking with meals actually makes the food mushy so it doesn't stay in the little pouch as long and negates the purpose of the band. I'm glad to know that and I'll stop drinking with meals now and hopefully get back to losing weight!

[jmunks2000 8]

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Hermann and St. Lke's both ahve rpograms and would probably do your fills. The True Results group also has offices in Houston and they do fills also. I think they are around $160.

Yes, I go to True Results. They charge 120.00 w/out insurance and that includes the adjustment if one is necessary. 713-799-9990 is the number.