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Hello all. Does anyone know where someone banded in Mexico can get a fill in or around Boston or New England. Any leads would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Any Major Hospital. You are in the Medical Heartland of America.

I would call Brigham & Women's Hospital. They are the most knowledgeable about Lapland in Boston.

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HI! Have you found a fill doctor in Boston yet? The only one who would take me charged $195 for a fill with his P.A., which came with a compulsory "office visit" (consisting of a greeting, a weigh-in, the fill, and a drink of water) that cost another $250!! And it didn't do the job, either. Needless to say, I won't be going back there! Hope you've had better luck!! Just call me "Cheated at Tufts."

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hi muscleband,

When you say "cheat at tufts" are under the insurance? did you have surgery there? I'm asking b.c I'm finally have insurance through my job that will pay for the band..it's tufts insurance. Please tell me about your experience with tufts. :crying:

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Hello all. Does anyone know where someone banded in Mexico can get a fill in or around Boston or New England. Any leads would be appreciated. Thanks.

I'm from Maine and I am going to be banded in Mexico in December. I have been unable to find a doctor in New England so I found NYU medical center and on their web site they say that they will do fills for patients that have not been banded by them. Also the is a fills center USA in Nj. The NYU medical center is in Manhattan.

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I have Tufts - they made me do the 6 month plan and then approved me with-in 24 hours. Pioneer Valley Surgical in the Springfield Area does alot of lap-bands as well as support group meetings - and they take Tufts

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