Going to OCC for fills or stay in the U.S.

[MyNewBeginning]

So I'll be needing my first fill soon. I'm kind of stuck on whether or not to go back down to OCC or to just go to a place around here (tacoma wa). It is a little more to go to OCC which I dont mind but I'm just worried about going do there and then coming back and needing a another fill soon after. I have been looking at how some people get fills like a week apart or unfills so I'm stuck on what I should do because I have heard people have better luck when going down to OCC but I dont want to pay to go all the way down there and then needing to get one up here soon after any advice.

[AngieB]

So I'll be needing my first fill soon. I'm kind of stuck on whether or not to go back down to OCC or to just go to a place around here (tacoma wa). It is a little more to go to OCC which I dont mind but I'm just worried about going do there and then coming back and needing a another fill soon after. I have been looking at how some people get fills like a week apart or unfills so I'm stuck on what I should do because I have heard people have better luck when going down to OCC but I dont want to pay to go all the way down there and then needing to get one up here soon after any advice.

Do

I personally have kick butt aftercare where I live so I stick close to home. I like the assurance of having local care in case of an emergency.....I would hate to be spitting my spit in a cup for a days worth of travel if my band slammed shut on me for any reason. Now that I said that, if I had an emergency that called for surgery of any kind, I would get my tooshie on a plain to the OCC. Better believe it!

For me local fit my life and I was blessed to have a great team of surgeons here that took me on even though I was a Mexican banded patient.

Do what is best for you.

[karenci]

So much depends on whether you can find a good fill Dr. Where I live, the bariatric surgeons all seem to have an attitude about patients who took the 'medical tourism' route. I was denied by insurance so had no choice, but the only fill I could get locally was not done w/a flouroscope and that is an absolute must. There are too many horror stories about punctured ports from blind fills. I had my surgery 3/18 and my first fill 5/1 at OCC, and I had to travel 3000 miles to get there - for me, it was worth it to know I am in good hands. The alternative cost of a punctured port or slipped band is not worth it. I made a long weekend out of it and enjoyed the mini-vacation! Plus, Dr. So at OCC is awesome - you can watch the whole procedure, he explains everything, is meticulous, and *almost* painless. I plan to go back for my second fill in about 6 weeks.

[MyNewBeginning]

Thanks for the feed back!