Hello Everyone,

I was banded in Greeley CO but that is 9 hours away from where I am at. Does anyone currently get filled in NM?

My physician is in El Paso, TX which is also 9 hrs from me but he now travels to Albuquerque and I see him there for my fills. He is affiliated with Del Sol Medical in El Paso and has an office on Constitution in Albquerque. He did my surgery a year ago and has done all my fills. No complaints to date. I live in Farmington by the way.

Hi Stepoffaith!

Thank you for your reply. Do you have a number for this Dr? I am back on my way to Greeley on Friday to get a little un-fill because eating is a bit hard right now. The 9 hours is really hard for me especially with being too tight. It would be nice to find someone here that would actually see me since alot of Dr's don't want to take on other Dr's patients. Thank you so much for your help!

josette

Sorry to take so long to answer. My doctor is Dr. Acosta in El Paso at Del Sol Medical. He and Dr. Lara takes turns every other month coming to Albuquerque to see patients. I have an appt in August on the 21st. His office number in El Paso is 915-594-5250. They make all their appts at that number, even the ones in Albuquerque. Hope this helps.

Thank you so much! I will give them a call and see.

josette, pm me if you are going to be in Albuquerque on the 21st. I don't know when I will be there exactly but if I can get there in time I would love to meet you.

StepofFaith- I'm just beginning my process, and Tricare Prime is most likely going to refer me to Dr. Acosta (I live in El Paso). I was wondering if you could tell me what his pre-op requirements were, how long it took to schedule the surgery, how everything turned out, etc. Any info would be great! Thanks so much.

-Ruby

Sure. I went to his info seminar on 1/12, had an appt two weeks later around 1/24 ish and had surgery on 3/18/08. I have done well. I lost 20 lbs from December until March 18th and an additional 84 lbs since then for a total of 104 lbs. I had the lapband. That puts me out 17 mo from surgery now with a few fills. He is VERY conservative on his fills. But I have done well on this routine.