Has anyone moved post-band and had to change doctors?

[trayrenee 0]

Hello All!

I'm due to be banded on Nov. 19th in St. Louis. While I don't have any plans right now or in the next year ... my husband and I are already talking about the next place we'd like to live in 2 or 3 years time. (I just can't stay in one place b/c of my job I've lived all over the country). :thumbup:

Now I have heard about doctors being hesitant to be the post surgery doc of people who have been banded in Mexico. Or if they didn't do the surgery.

Has anyone out there gotten the band and then moved? Did you have problems finding a doctor to take care of you?

[RestlessMonkey 7]

I too plan to move in 2-3 years. I figured by then I'd be pretty "normalized" fill wise etc; and if I have an emergency, whomever WILL treat me. But I'd like to know what other people say; I guessed if necessary I could always come back for a visit and use my Dr. Cavazos when adjustments are needed.

[KayleighsMommy 16]

There are a few of us here who had to find a new doctor becasue ours moved. Luckily, he had arranged for another surgeon to take us on as patients, so that was a fairly easy transition.

Hopefully with your circumstances being that you moved, you will find a surgeon that will take you on. (I heard of one here that wanted to look at our records and decide if he would take us on :eek:) So, when the time comes you might want to get your records and bring them with you.

Good luck with everything!! :crying::thumbup:

[RestlessMonkey 7]

So, when the time comes you might want to get your records and bring them with you.

Good luck with everything!! :crying::thumbup:

That is a GREAT idea! I hope I remember it when we move! :eek: