I am very discouraged! I have lost a total of 15 lbs and I had surgery on July 28, 2005. I had a fill like a month ago, but it hasn't really helped. I think that I might need another fill but our family can't afford to fly from PA to CA right now! What can I do?? Please help however you think you can!!

I have a couple of suggestions.

1) - give yourself a break. 15 pounds in three months is nothing to sneeze at. It's well within the healthy weight loss range of 1 -2 pounds a week.

2) Go on the Inamed website and look for doctors in your area. Call every single one of them to see if they will give you a fill. That's what I did and I was able to find three within a two hour drive that we're willing to give fills.

Call your local hospitals to see if they have Interventional Radiologists that your band doctor can call. These docs can give fills, this is how I'm getting filled in Idaho.