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[GeezerSue 7]

Welcome aboard...

I've read your posts in various threads. I just wanted to mention that all the literature shows that the complication rate for the band drops exponentially once the surgeon has placed about 50 bands. The other benchmark is at about 30. So in your situation, I'd probably want the surgeon to have done AT LEAST thirty bands, preferably 50.

The fill price seems very generously under the average. (Your $78 vs $700-1100 in my neighborhood.) Does that include flouro, or is he planning office fills done blindly? (Both are doable.) BTW, I was self pay, but my insurance (we think) will be paying for some of the follow up...so sometimes there is good news.

Good luck in researching your doctor. As a self-pay, you have more options, but also financial considerations. It's a balancing act for sure.

Sue