Hi. I am giving some thought getting the Lap Band. Actually, very serious thought, but am trying to do some research. I do not qualify for surgery with my insurance, and I cannot afford the our of pocket cost where I live. I am giving some thought to going to Mexico. I have talked with many that had very positive experiences. However, in researching where I would get my fills done, I have received blatant "NO'S" from bariatric surgeons here in my area as to whether they would do the fills for me. So, I came across Fill Centers USA. They will do the fills for me, and have many locations where fills are done with fluoroscopy, but most are pretty far from where I live.

My question is....are fills successful if done without fluoroscopy?

Going to Mexico does not make sense if I cannot get the fills I need afterward. I am still willing to travel for the fills as necessary though.

Your thoughts experienced Banders?

DRP

The simple answer to this is YES.

In Australia fluoroscope is almost never used except when there is a suspected problem. I have been banded since 2 June last year and have never had a fluoro. In all that time I have only had one small overfill. It should be pointed out though that Dr's here prefer to fill slowly they do not use the aggresive approach that a lot of Dr's in the US seem to prefer.

my dr does the fills without. he does have the machine and does it occasionally on ppl but so far not on me.

No fluoro for me either and I have never had any problems getting the fills. I think if you have an experienced doctor, it's pretty unnecessary. As info, my doc believes in small fills. It's worked very well for me.

Cindy

Thanks everyone! That is helpful.