Hi..I got my fourth fill on Monday and now its Friday and I can still only really get down liquids and pudding. I paged Dr. Elli to see if I could get an emergency unfill..but he has not called me back...has anyone ever paged him?

I got my lap band at University of Illinois, Well I had it put in on 9/2006 I was 315 was down to 163 in 2009 then Major things were starting to happen. I had no restriction my port was bending with my body and to top it off I lost my job so had no insurance ! ! I paid for the visits out of pocket $ 250. 00 they were not helping. The doctors wnated to have nothing to do with me ! I guess they got thier $ worth out of BCBS $34, 000. NOW i HAVE PUT ON 50 PDS AND NO ONE WILL HELP !! The sad thing is I live in chicago with sooo many university, hospitals, and specialty doctors . And not one I have called will help !! Good Luck.

:wub: Just stay motivated if you can keep alling until they know your voice and call you by name. lol

i finally got in for 2 emergency unfills..one at UIC with a doc Dr. elli called and told to see me..(on a tues) had to go in that friday for another unfill with Dr. e. oh i gave him a piece of my mind about how i was given the run around and how i felt since i was self pay that they didnt care. i have been in for 2 other adjustments since then with no problems.

i'm so sorry you are dealing with that...i dont understand what's going on with your band and why you cant get adjustments.

i too will be self pay for my next adjustment as my first year was paid but come may 20th it will be a year and i'm sure i dont need to see him before then. i am grateful that i met my goal in the first year, but of course now i want to loose another size and i'm praying i can do it with my current level of restriction, cuz i think $250 a pop is ridiculous!@