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[pr8453 0]

I am happy that you are ready for your journey. But If I may suggest something. find out about the dr in atlanta to do fills and the cost. Here in phoenix I tried going to fill center usa for my first fill. They did not do it under fluroscopy, they do whats called bling and feel for your port and then start stabbing. they stabbe constantly for 20 minutes went through 3 differant people trying and then they told me they thought my port had flipped upside down and that I would need to go back to Mexico to have it surgically fixed. They still charged me the $369. Instead of going straight back to mexico I decided to try a dr 2 hours outside phoenix who did it under fluroscopy and did it in a hospital and only charged $250. I went to him and under flouro he said my port was sideways which is normal with a lot of weight loss so he layed me on the table and pressed on my port till it layed down flat. then they were able to do the fill. I am happy with my dr and was very unhappy about fill center usa. Plus I hear that if they do the fill blind they have a possability of hitting the tube that goes to the band and creating a leak. I dont mean to scare you but it a lot easier getting plans and dr in order before surgery if you know some additional information to ask about. I hope this helps. congrats and God Bless!

Thank you for all the info! I will definately stick to the Dr here in Atlanta - instead of the Fill Center- for the fills! His cost is just $315 for the first appt and then $250 for the additional ones. I hate the idea of one needle in my stomach but would really be stressing if they stuck me over and over and then said you need to go back for additional surgery! So glad yours all worked out well and you found a Dr within driving distance of you. You have to wonder about the quality of the personnel working at that fill center! Thanks again for all the advice and info!

[less-of-me 2]

I am glad to help. I was looking for info right before surgery and I couldn't find anyone that would really take the time and give me advicee from their personal experience. Oh and I met dr daniella and she is really nice! If you have any other questions just keep them coming and I will do my best to answer them.:biggrin:

[Plumbum 0]

I am scheduled with Dr Pompa on Sept 9th. I set everything up through Dr. Daniela Colin-LIMARP CHIEF NUTRITIONSIT so that is the only person I have corresponded with for all of my questions. I start my pre-op diet on Monday and I am really excited to be getting this done finally. I have been thinking about it and researching it for past 2 years but my insurance didn't cover WLS and I had no idea that Mexico was an alternative. Then this year my insurance started covering it but you have to show medical records for past 5 years showing a BMI of over 40 and I only had past 2 years over 40 and refuse to wait 3 more years - and continue gaining weight - just so my insurance will cover it. I was able to find a dr in Atlanta that will do the fills and there is also a Fill Center USA close by. So hopefully all will go well.

Hi, I am also from the Atlanta area. Which doctor does fill for Mexico patients?