Tonya

I used one of the courtesy checks that came with my credit card statement. It has a low interest rate that lasts the life of the balance. Good luck

Hi Everyone, I was wondering, for those of you that have already been banded for a while, how many fills have you had? And did you have your fills done by a doctor in the U.S. or did you go back to Drs. Ortiz and Martinez? From what I've been reading on different web sites the patients getting their fills in the U.S. are getting up to six fills! But I remember Dr. Martinez telling me that their patients that come back to them need on average 1 to 3 fills. I know everyone is different, but I'm just curious as to what your experiences have been. I had my surgery on June 10th and go back July 30th for my first fill. I definitely need that fill too since I can eat almost as much as I did pre-banding. I appreciated your post, Jenna, where you told how you struggled until you got that first fill. It reassured me that I'm not the only one here with wondering when this band is going to kick in. Thanks, Tonya

Hi Katie, I just called the office and was able to get through using the same number you were using. I didn't get a person, but I was able to leave a voice message. Good luck trying to get through. Tonya

Hi Claudia, I'll also be having surgery on June 10th. And I'm also from Florida. I'll be coming from the Tampa area. Now that the date is coming up quickly, I'm really getting excited. Hope you have a good flight out and I look forward to seeing you there. Sincerely, Tonya

Thank you for the reply, Michelle. I'll be flying out 2 days after surgery. I'm pretty fortunate in that I usually bounce back easily after being down, so I'll keep my fingers crossed that that holds true for this experience as well. Tonya

Hi, I'm planning on having the lap band surgery done in the next few months and I was wondering if there is any recovery time involved in having a fill, especially the first time. Or is it okay to hop back on a plane and fly back to Florida? Also, what about right after surgery? Did anyone take a long flight the day after surgery, or did you wait another day or so? Any comments or suggestions would be helpful to me. Thank you, Tonya Mixon