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The cost of a Fill

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BLKsAunt    0

BLKsAunt
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The Fill Center USA in NC charges $349 for the first fill/visit and $165 after that. That's high. From I understand, he does not have the flouro or any other methods.

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sandi_022    6

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The Fill Center USA in NC charges $349 for the first fill/visit and $165 after that. That's high. From I understand, he does not have the flouro or any other methods.

I second that.... Same here in MI, and the the closest flouro on is in NJ..... Its crazy!!

However, I'll be moving to OH, and the doc's at the Cleveland Clinic want $2600 for the edg, which will be done so they can see where the band is at, then $217 for the fill, and $300 if I need to see the doc....

and unfortunately, I don't have an insurance that will cover it, or atleast I can't find someone in their office that can tell me if the after care is covered or not... UGH. I know the band wasn't, so I got mine done in MX...

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dokane    0

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where in SD for $10

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kbandito09    0

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I was banded in Mexico, paid cash for my surgery and there is one Dr. in the Dallas area that takes Mexico patients. I pay $250 each fill. My last fill was yesterday, 0.8 cc in a 10 cc band and I can barely drink Water. Thats my third fill since my surgery on thanksgiving last year. I have gotten 0.8 cc each time and have lost 47lbs. I never see the dr. only the tech but it is done with flouro/x-ray/barium and laticane before the injection.

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Kelleigh710    0

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I am being banded in Mexico on 6/29 but I have already set my aftercare up with a surgeon here. He will be charging me $75.00 per fill. There are many surgeons that are empathetic to the needs of the "uninsured" or "underinsured". Mine has agreed to take me on as one of his own patients as long as the band is an Allergan band and I bring back all of my labs, barium swallow and operations notes. I know I lucked out, but I had to dig. Other doctors wouldn't even touch me when they heard I was going to Mexico, but I finally found a doctor who both understands and cares. Good Luck!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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