Do you have to have a "fill" by the doctor who did your lap band?

I'm going to be attending a seminar to start the process the sugeon I chose requires, travel time will be appx. 45 min each way, I'm wondering if I should look into somebody closer???

Thanks, Kerrie:confused2:

my surgeon's office does do fills but my surgeon himself does not give the fills... he has a nurse or physician's assistant administer the fills.

i don't think 45-minutes is a far drive but then again, the surgeon i chose is 4 HOURS away!

I'm with Kalipso, my surgeon is about 3 hours away. I have 18 months of free fills so I will keep making the drive. But after the 18 months is up, I will probably find someone closer to home for fills. I would choose the surgeon that you feel most comfortable with.

My surgeon is 12 hours away, Im driving 5 hours round trip to a fill doctor.

If you can find a fill doctor who meets your needs closer than 45 minutes, go for it.

For me I had to fly out of province to get my band, so the after care and fills was a huge deciding factor in making my decision. At first I thought I'd have to drive 1.5 hour away to a fill Dr. (and me without a car) but if that was my only choice then I would find a way to make it work - I had reached the end of my list of options and need the band to help me with my weight loss, so I was willing to do just about anything! If I want to fly back to the clinic then they will do the fill adjustments for me at n/c but luckily they now have a Dr. that is only a 10 minute walk from where I live! Each clinic have their own list of fill Dr. that the surgeon has trained to properly do the fills and some will even train your own family Dr., if they go to the clinic for the training. Do lots of research and ask lots of questions about the follow up care and where/who does the fills - for me this info decided which clinic I chose. Good luck to you!

45 min is a breezy i drive 2 1/2 hours