What do you pay for a fill?

[susieq321 31]

My fills are covered for life with TLBC and I was badned back when it was 10K but I have gotten quotes when I was travelling in the US and needed an emerg defill... and the costs were incredible, I have a swedish band which isn't approved in the US so number one most docs wouldn't touch me. My favorite was the doctor in North Carolina who was 6 hours away who would change $800 for a fluro defill.. and would not do it without a fluro. The cheapest was a surgeon I knew personally in Florida who would see me for nothing but it was a 12 hour drive. So at that point it was cheaper for me to fly home to Toronto and get a defill for free.

[Paulax 8]

I dont mind paying the $99, I feel that I am getting good value with the body analysis that I get with it and the potential to lose more weight.

I agree 100%

BTW Gaffer, I have been chuckling about your profile, '$16,000 Man' for months now. Being that I am old enough to remember The 6 Million Dollar Man and all. Hey, you are pretty cheap in comparison.

[Gaffer 1]

I agree 100%

BTW Gaffer, I have been chuckling about your profile, '$16,000 Man' for months now. Being that I am old enough to remember The 6 Million Dollar Man and all. Hey, you are pretty cheap in comparison.

Thats, I have been meaning to add a Steve Austin pic to my Avatar.

Yes I am cheap, and easy too. :heh:

Andrew

[Puckmaster 0]

I drive to Calgary from Edmonton and it cost $125.00 a fill. I would like to get a fill in Edmonton, but the doctor here won't touch you unless he did the surgery.

[Paulax 8]

Can't you just hear the music now?

[Gaffer 1]

Can't you just hear the music now?

I make that bionic man noise when I work out. I think the people at the gym are starting to get annoyed,

Andrew

[Gaffer 1]

I drive to Calgary from Edmonton and it cost $125.00 a fill. I would like to get a fill in Edmonton, but the doctor here won't touch you unless he did the surgery.

Becca has a Dr. in St. Albert that does it for $75. That me be an option if you are looking for something closer to home.

Andrew

[Puckmaster 0]

Thanks Gaffer, I sent a message to Becca this morning. Hopefully she gets back to me. It would be great to find someone closer to home as I think I am now at the point of almost finding the right fill amount.

[LeslieLee 0]

Yep the Dr. in St. Albert was even trianed by Dr Cobourn to do them!!

[Puckmaster 0]

Hi LeslieLee, Do you know who the doctor is?

[Puckmaster 0]

Taked to the docs office in St Albert. He will only do fills for dr Cobourns patients. I think that is really stupid! There are only 2 docs that do this in Edmonton a city of 1 million people and both say the same thing. Didn't do it won't touch it. Everywhere else in the world doctors will do fills for other doctors lap bands, they just charge a fee. SIMPLE. Well you would think so.....

[becca77 0]

I just sent you an email Puckmaster. I didn't realize he only does Dr.Cobourns patients. I think thats kinda stupid too, especially since you would be paying for it.

[susieq321 31]

If you are TLBC ask to talk to Dr Yau, I know when I was working in Calgary he had trained several docs out there and had given me names of surgeons in AB who would do fills, no idea of who they are or how much they would charge any more that was over two years ago now but that should help you out hopefully.

[LeslieLee 0]

Who did your band Puck?

[elm65 0]

No charge. My inital fee of $15443.00 included all fills.