Can anyone recommend a fill doctor in Houston? Preferably the 1960/I-45 area or even Humble or The Woodlands would be good.

I had my surgery with Dr. Spiegel but will never go back to him.:speechles

I am using Dr. Wilkenfeld in Conroe.

Thanks! Do you like him/her? Have they worked? What does he/she charge?

He is okay, he did my surgery on December 15, 2006 and I have had one fill since then, I didn't pay anything.

Try fillcentersusa.com. They have a number of fill centers and I know there is at least one in Houston.

http://www.fillcentersusa.com/locator/index.php

Can anyone recommend a fill doctor in Houston? Preferably the 1960/I-45 area or even Humble or The Woodlands would be good.

I had my surgery with Dr. Spiegel but will never go back to him.:speechles

Not to get to personal, but why would you not go back to him, seriously.

Spiegel's fills are done at the Surgicenter, and they are nice folks there. You might not have to see Spiegel...... I go there as Spivak's patient, and like them.

Can anyone recommend a fill doctor in Houston? Preferably the 1960/I-45 area or even Humble or The Woodlands would be good.

I had my surgery with Dr. Spiegel but will never go back to him.:speechles

I'm also very interested in your experience with Dr. Spiegel. My husband and I both had a consultation with him last night and we're trying to decide if he's a fit for us. If you don't feel comfortable posting here, you can email me. I'd appreciate your input.

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Dustmouse, you might do a search in here for Dr. Spiegel. I'm not real sure, but I believe there was someone that had a MAJOR problem with him or his staff or something. I think he may have been the doctor that has cattle call fills. Run 'em in, fill 'em up, run 'em out kinda thing. If memory serves.....but then again, I'm getting old.......hehehehe

I use the cattle call wording. That's how he runs his business. That in no way means that he isn't the best surgeon. He is. The fills are done at the surgicenter so you really don't need to see him. He was/is a great surgeon, but no real aftercare. I didn't need any extra attention, but if I do he will respond.

Fills at the surgicenter are great. The staff there is very friendly and helpful. You will be asked to follow your doctor's fill instructions. That's it. It's very easy.

Spiegel's fills are done at the Surgicenter, and they are nice folks there. You might not have to see Spiegel...... I go there as Spivak's patient, and like them.

:help: hi im also having surgery with dr spivak do u recomend him is he a good dr.?

:clap2:has anyone used dr spivak for ur surgery?

I'm also very interested in your experience with Dr. Spiegel. My husband and I both had a consultation with him last night and we're trying to decide if he's a fit for us. If you don't feel comfortable posting here, you can email me. I'd appreciate your input.

Here's is HJTx's post from another thread that explains her problem with Dr. Spiegel.

Beware fellow bandsters with these "gas pains". I too was extremely bloated for days and had pain under my breast, sort of behind my rib which kept getting worse. I kept telling my doctor that it didn't feel like gas at all but he wouldn't listen. It turned into the worst pain I've ever felt in my life. EXCRUCIATING!!!! Turned out to be Post Operative Pleurisy. NINE days in the hospital!!!!!!

:clap2:has anyone used dr spivak for ur surgery?

You'll find a lot of Dr. Spivak's patients here. I'm only 3 weeks post-op, so I haven't had any fills, yet. I really like Dr. Spivak. I had a hard time coming out of the anesthesia, and he came by 3 times to check on me after surgery. One time was around 8:00 p.m., so I'm sure he was foregoing his personal time to check on me. His office staff has been great, too.

Also, I have three doctor friends, and I asked for their recommendation for a lap-band surgeon. Dr. Spivak was their number one choice.

Dr. Spivak seems to be a nice guy who is enthusiastic about his work. He's also one of the more experienced at lap band surgery. You go to one of his group meetings and he explains everything and answers questions. then you talk with people who have been banded while you wait to have your meeting with him, all during the same evening. He didn't seem hurried, and asked really probing questions that got me thinking, and answered my questions.

All he needed from me was a copy of my old blood tests and a check for $15000.00, and we scheduled the procedure. The next, and only othe time I have seen him, was on operation day. He was reassuring, as was the staff at the Surgicenter. He also arranged for someone who also had Lupus, like I do, and was banded, to talk with me. Nice touch!

Since then, I've only dealt with the Surgicenter staff. I think he and Speigel and some other Drs. own the Surgicenter, so the care remains overseen by him.

I'm in no position to judge a surgeon, but he was helpful, informative, and his stats show very very few complications and no deaths.... I'm satisfied.