I was banded in November 2010, and the standard stuff, not the right fills etc. HOWEVER my Dr is always too busy to meet with me and talks down to me. I have never met with a nutrionist and I still have no idea how to eat. I have been stuck at the same weight for over 4 months now and my port area is buldging and hurting. I have days that I eat all day with some restriction and some days I cant get hot tea down. I am tired of being sick tired of not knowing how to deal with my band and tired of a Dr that wont help me. I cant find a doctor that is near me to take over the aftercare that is not in my insurance network. So basically I am lost, I feel that my dr put this device in me and took off...gave me no tools, no understanding of how the band works. THe last visit I had with my dr, he got stuck in surgery and couldnt see me (after a 3 hour drive to see him). The nurse told me that the scar tissue capsulized around my port area and that was wierd; yet NO ONE has returned my call to help me. SO what do i do now??

ALSO - Where can I find education on how to eat, how my band works, how do I know if the band is broken or not working the way it should/??

Wow ! sounds like you went where I went...

If you are in extreme pain. Go to the Emergency Room where your Doctor works.

If they admit you, then he has to see you.

Maybe you can get a few things straight with him.

It's hard to get another Dr., because NO ONE wants the responsibility of someone else's mistakes.

I got lucky,and someone is going to see me next week. That doesn't mean they will keep me though.

Now if you see him, and he fixes things up ! You can always go to a FILL CENTER. You will have to google that,

and put in your zip code, and it will tell you where the closist one is.

If you go to one of these places, your Doc. if you go back to him is not going to be happy that you went to someone else.

What you do is up to you. Did you look up your state, and call around for a New Doc.? Good Luck.

Shirley.