There is a good doctor in Dalton, Jaime Ponce. He is not inexpensive, however. I went to Mexico although it would be nice to have a surgeon close for follow up, I think Dr. Ponce charges about 14,000. You can find info through the Hamilton Hospital website.
I've never seen the July 2006 group site before when looking on LapBand Talk. I was banded in Mexico 7/20/2006 by Dr. Rumbaut. I did very well with my weight loss at first and now have fallen back into the grazing and eating wrong things habit. I'm glad to see there are others who have done the same thing. I am ready to recommit myself to getting those pounds off.. I've lost 80 and still want to lose another 45 to 50. I'll be checking in here now that I know about it.
I had my surgery in Mexico in July and would like to find a fill doctor in the western NC or eastern TN area. I know Dr. Ponce does them, but it is too expensive after paying for the surgery. Thanks.