i had my 1st fill on on 2-14. i had restriction the first 2 days. but now i have none. is this normal? is something wrong with my band?

That is pretty crappy. I mean if they want you to drink a bottle of water before leaving they really should provide it to you.

Live and learn. My wife's doctor provides a small paper cup of water that she must consume before we leave the office. Looking at it from a business point of view... You've got several hundred (in a week) fat people running around looking for a bottle of water. You set it up so that you profit from that, too. I'm sure he gets a cut from the deli. Also, if he provided for every patient that needed a drink, that would cut into his profits...

Live and learn. My wife's doctor provides a small paper cup of Water that she must consume before we leave the office. Looking at it from a business point of view... You've got several hundred (in a week) fat people running around looking for a bottle of water. You set it up so that you profit from that, too. I'm sure he gets a cut from the deli. Also, if he provided for every patient that needed a drink, that would cut into his profits...

That's just plain greedy. If you buy water in bulk, you can easily get it for 50 cents a bottle or less. Let's say the doctor fills 400 people a month, which I think is a huge overestimation. The doctor would lose $200 a month if he provided water for patients. Is $200 a month worth all the ill will he's creating?

Dr. Spivak provides each patient with a 16 oz. bottle of water after a fill. I'm so glad he's my doctor.

enterprise, think about it. They give you a shot of saline solution, with or without flouro. Takes, what, 3, 4, maybe 5 minutes and charge your insurance $1000. Or if you pay, $100 to $250??? How greedy is that?

enterprise, think about it. They give you a shot of saline solution, with or without flouro. Takes, what, 3, 4, maybe 5 minutes and charge your insurance $1000. Or if you pay, $100 to $250??? How greedy is that?

You got that right!!! They're making the big bucks on the fill, so you'd think they could at least spare a bottle of Water for each patient. Cheap, cheap, cheap.

Thank you for your thoughts!

A little customer service training would not hurt a bit!

Best,

Roband-

I agree with Dr Spiegel providing water. I had to walk down to the deli also. I thought it was silly that they didn't provide, sell at office, or just tell you to bring one!

I have had some concerns with pb/sliming when eating solids since my fill. I am just now getting to the point of major frustration and scared something might happen to my band. I think I'm going to call office tomorrow. Are you still having problems?

I can do liquids and some solids...but majority solids come back up!