I had my lapband surgery in Detroit but I live near Baltimore. I am having a very difficult time finding a doctor who will do a fill without also having performed the surgery as well. I have found some leads in going through these forums, but am hoping that someone may have some more current information. Thanks to everyone in advance.

Steve

Steve,

I'm not sure where you've tried, but here's the area hospitals(off the top of my head) that do the surgery. Hopefully someone will take you.

Johns Hopkins- Bayview

St. Agnes

UMMS - Baltimore

GBMC

Sinai Hospital

Shady Grove (Bethesda,MD)

Good Luck!

Thanks for the info, Linda. The information that I have on UMMS is that they do not do gastric banding yet, only by-pass surgery.

Steve

Dr. Averbach and Dr. Singh do lap band surgeries through St. Agnes. Good luck!

Try Dr. Susan Brinkley she is in Frederick Md. I was banded in Mexico and she fills me!

301-668-2800

Try Dr. Susan Brinkley she is in Frederick Md. I was banded in Mexico and she fills me!

301-668-2800

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Hello! I will be getting banded 7/8/09...and have been calling EVERYWHERE to find a doctor that will see me after.... (sucks that most wont if you were banded outside the US!)

Anywhoo.... My contact at OCC in Mexico and gave me a listing of a few that DO take patients that were banded in Mexico and Susan Brinkley, MD 301-668-2800 IS one of them. I called and there is NO initial fee (which most do) and a fill is $200 and an unfill is $150.

Dr. Barry Green, 9707 Medical Center Drive #200, Rockville, MD 20850 www.advancedwls.com

I called there yesterday...and there is a $210 one time fee, plus $150 for fills and unfills

I havent called this one yet, but this is the info I got from OCC:

Dr. David Von Rueden, Catonsville, MD - 410-368-3003 - $775 program fee, $250 fill, xray is available

(A tad pricey for me since I am self-pay, but he does use xray..)

Hope that helps!!!

Good Luck!!

Agnes

Try Dr. Susan Brinkley she is in Frederick Md. I was banded in Mexico and she fills me!

301-668-2800

Hey Bellasmom!

First...where in Mexico? OCC??

Second...can you tell me how you like Dr. Brinkley? Does she have alot of experience? where in Md are you? I am in Elkridge (Howard County)

ok i see..rockville.. duh..

if you can give me your opinion on Dr. Brinkley, I greatly appreciate it!!! thanks!!

Just banded 3 days ago and was doing well until today. It seems I have no restriction today. Scared that this may not work. I just got back from Mexico and I feel like I already failed. You think a fill will work? I just got the numbers from the post above though I live in northern Virginia. Please help.

Thanks