I went to Winnipeg yesterday for my 2nd fill. I was happy that I found someone who could do a fill a little bit closer to me. Still hours away but less a flight.

My daughter came with me. So I went into the clinic with her. A yucky dirty clinic very sad.... I filled out a bunch of paper work. Paid $75.00 and sat down...for 1 and 1/2 hours later they call my name. By this time my 9 yr old is going batty! Go sit in little room with my daughter wait another 10 minutes the doc comes in and looks at my paper work. I ask him if he has filled many lap bands. "oh your here for your lap band just a minute I'll be right back" Leaves comes back 15 minutes later with a needle and saline "oh how much fill do I give you?" "i'll go call Toronto..." 15 minutes later comes back "ok ok .5cc to 1 cc" i say i want 1 cause i came from far he say ok.

My port is very close to the surface you can almost see it. so he pushes it and prodes it with his fingers. Then take the needle and pokes me . This needle was so long I think it came out my back!!! I don't know what he hit but f#*&% it hurt. he moved the needle around inside me and then he said I think i got it. Then he removed all the liquid and said "oh it looks like you only have 4cc... uh oh ya well now you 'll have 5." I just wanted him to take that needle out of me. Then he said well it looks like you didn't have 6cc like you thought. " I said " I felt some Water on my belly maybe you spilled some" He said "that was my sweat" :phanvan If he hadn't tortured me enough he says wait "i'll get some polysporin so you don't get an infection" EEEEK As I am leaving he asks if I was weighed. um no. So he pulls out this scale, that is not balanced and he gets me on it with my shoes on. He's "oK looks like 197 is that ok?" "no thanks try again..." Ya ok thanks. Bye bye. Whaaaaaa do I go see him again cause it is more convenient? do I just spent the 5oo buck and got to TO??? I hope he didn't break my band. Any way I'll write it off as experience.

It was the message board on Dr. Cobourn's site.

(I'm not interested in football either!)

Holy CRAP Lila! I would have been a wreck! I wouldn't go back there EVER AGAIN!!!!

I would never go back there. All that sweat doesn't sound sanitary. And if the dude had punctured your band.........

Has anyone seen the doc in Ottawa, I am making an appointment with him and I sure dont want to go through that.

The Doc in Ottawa is :

Dr. Jose Gutauskas

7700 Broadview Avenue, #107

Ottawa

613 725 9180

He charges $75.00 a fill. I believe it's a 4 hour drive. Montreal would be about a 6 hour drive so Ottawa would be closer. He was taught by Dr Coburn from Mississauga, he is a General Surgeon and is quite skilled. I'm sure if your Doc from Alberta sent him your info he would do the fill.

Good Luck

Wheezy has!

Thanks for the info, I called the doctor in Ottawa and he will do a fill, I am so glad. Thanks for all your help!

Cheers