I was banded 3-18-08 in TJ by Dr. Ramos Kelly. I was forced to wait on this local doctor till May 9 08 to do my first fill. He said he gave me 1cc. I waited another 6 weeks. This is the earliest they would do the second fill. I went in for my second fill & he said he only gave me .6cc I had no restriction at one cc. But he also said that the .6 cc brought me back to 1cc. First of all, how do you loose that much Fluid in that short amount of time. I do understand you might loose it over time, but not .6cc in 6 weeks. Second, If it wasn't working at 1cc before, why wouldn't he bring me to a higher cc, and third, I called 5 days after my second fill and told them I still had no restriction. They now want me to go get an upper GI because I was banded in TJ. They do not like this. The saline taken/injected was crystal clear, which would lead me to believe everything is intact. They're trying to say my port may not be attached. Why would I an Upper GI? I have no Insurance, and this doc is taking me to the cleaners.

Any advice??????????

PS. I haven't lost any weight since 3 weeks post op. I lost 18 lbs. & gained back 4-5 lbs since then.

I can't answer the question about the saline. I have just heard that its very common. I would love to hear an explanation for it as well.

The second part is most people say listen to your doctor but in this case I think your doctor is stereotyping your surgery since you went out of the states... Go find another doctor that wants your business. Have you tried the fill centers of america? They started specifically for this reason I believe.

Took your advice. Scheduled for next Friday the 27th of June. Second opinion is my best bet, I think. Plus I found five more people going to the same doc that feel the same. They also went to TJ.:rolleyes2:

Good luck! Let us know how it goes. Btw who is your doctor that is doing this?

Avara in Ocean Springs. I will surely let you know how it goes with Dr. Hargrover!:confused_smile: