I was banded feb 4th in Phoenix and had some difficulty finding a doctor for follow up visits here near Philly who would take me on as a patient.

I had my first follow up visit a few days ago and it went very well. My surgeon is of the more aggressive fill school of thought and I got 3cc's the day of surgery. The guy who will be my doctor going forward is more conservative and was surprised how much I was filled at surgery. He said I was doing well and losing well (22 lbs since surgery) so didn't want to give me a fill which I was surprised about but eventually came around to his way of thinking.

They invited me to go to a support group and had me do a full blood panel. All in all I'm happy and will go back in a month for another recheck.

Just wanted to share my experience, I was very stressed for a few weeks when all the offices I was calling were not willing to take me on as a patient!

Congrats and welcome to the banded life! I'm glad you were able to find a doctor to work with on your follow up support.

Support and follow up are so important in my opinion to ultimate success with the band, and it sounds like your doing great and right on track!