Help! Need Fast Objective Advice on Fills!

[Peaceful1 110]

Long story short, I was informed less than 48 hours ago that my health insurance will terminate on February 15! I was banded on December 17, and no fill yet. My weight loss has been good, but Im thinking I should get a fill tomorrow so that way I have enough time to re-adjust if needed before the 15 th...what do you think?!?

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

I think you should only get a fill if you need one, regardless of insurance.

Talk to your surgeon and let him decide if you need a fill and what is best.

[firefaerie266 53]

Without insurance, my surgeon only charges $100 for fills - and the first 90 days of followups are automatically covered (I think it's called a "universal grace period"). Do you know if your doctor has anything like that in effect? Or how much a fill would be out of pocket? You might be worrying about nothing =)

I just got my initial paperwork and expense sheet last night so I can't offer more help than that!

[Fantasy 104]

This is kind of a tough one. The band works best when you have adjustments and it takes months to get to good restriction. You can get a fill then a few months later you will need another one and so on. You are only a few months out so you haven't experienced that yet. I would probably get the smallest fill you can and then check into where you can get some "cheap fills". Good luck.

[cheryl2586 3,053]

Most insurances dont cover fills do you know for sure that yours does and also my doctor gave us six months free fills if we needed them. I would call the insurance company to see if in fact they will cover them. But if you are losing weight a fill is not going to make that much of a difference. You usually need 3 to 5 before you notice the difference.

[hely88 883]

It is also a decision you need to make with your doctor. No matter what we say it is up to him. Not everyone needs fills. I am also on self pay which went up to $200 from $100. i sure hope I do not need one anytime soon. Best of luck!