Re: NINA & All 1st Fill Horror!!!!!

March 26, 2006

Kelli,

I agree with conservative fills but this is definitely too

conservative. I am sorry you had such a bad experience.

Most doctors/nurses who do fills work with the patient to try and

find a good level of restriction without overdoing it. I have not

heard of this small fills for a long time, before I used to hear it

a lot, .5 usually fro a first fill.

When you call to tell them how you feel ask if they have a " normal

amount " for a second fill or if they work with you so you get some

restriction.

I can imagine you do not want to go back there for 155 dlls they may

be your best choice. Call and find out when you can get another

appointment. I can imagine you are frustrated but the important

thing is to get you restricted so you continue to lose weight.

Nina

>

> Someone please respond to this!!!!!!!!!

> I had my first fill a few days ago, March 23. I had to drive to

Kansas from Oklahoma. This is a fill center listed on Fills Center

USA. The charge was 299 and 155 each additional. My experience was

horrible. They tried to cancel my appointment several times days

before and I refused. Then the day of the fill they called me( after

I already was half way there) and said the lady who does the fills

had a heart attack and would not be able to fill me. I was furious

because I knew they were lying based on the all the previous

attempts to cancel. Had I known it was just they really didn't want

to do it rather than an overbooking, which is why they " wanted me to

cancel " I would have. Anyways, after calling Nina panicking and

calling Fill Centers directly all of a sudden she recuperated from

her heart attack, 20 minutes later. They called and said to come on,

she felt better. Whatever!!!!!!!!!

> Beyond my better judgment I continued on. I get there and she gets

everything ready to fill me. Even makes conversation of her " heart

attack " two hours previous. Fighting to keep my composure, just

wanting the damn fill, she inserts the fill needle into the vile (or

whatever it is called that holds the saline.. )

> A good portion of it dripped out onto the floor. She said oops, I

guess this thing has a leak. She filled me. It hurt a little, but

she did good, I think, I have nothing else to compare it to. When

she finished she had me drink water and it felt fine, no different.

I asked how much I got and she replied, with what was lost with the

spill, probably 0.47 cc. I said is that all? She said that is a

normal amount for your first fill. I drove home and the next day

began my post fill solids. Nothing, no restriction what-so-

ever!!!!!!!!!

> Feels the same as before!!!!!!!!

> An absolute waist of 299 dollars, my long trip and a day of missed

pay from work. I will call them tomorrow on Monday to let them know

how I feel. I should have listened to my doubts when they kept

trying to cancel my appointment due to " overbooking " . Now I will

have to find another place and start over again!!! Just wanted to

share my horror! Thanks for reading and I would appreciate feedback!

> Thanks, Keli

>

March 26, 2006

Oh My God Keli, That is really horrible. I feel like crying for you. I havent even been banded yet but I know that going to our first fill appt shouldnt be such a horrible experience. But your right, having nothing to compare it too is hard for you. And then to tell you the lady had a heart attack? You know what... You just don't say things like that because I think that when people say bad things they end up coming back to haunt them. I hope you can get a proper fill soon. Take Care, Tammy IrishNina <nina_eguia@...> wrote: Kelli, I agree with conservative fills but this is definitely too conservative. I am sorry you had such a bad experience. Most doctors/nurses who do fills work with the patient to try and find a good level of

restriction without overdoing it. I have not heard of this small fills for a long time, before I used to hear it a lot, .5 usually fro a first fill. When you call to tell them how you feel ask if they have a "normal amount" for a second fill or if they work with you so you get some restriction. I can imagine you do not want to go back there for 155 dlls they may be your best choice. Call and find out when you can get another appointment. I can imagine you are frustrated but the important thing is to get you restricted so you continue to lose weight.Nina>> Someone please respond to this!!!!!!!!!> I had my first fill a few days ago, March 23. I had to drive to Kansas from Oklahoma. This is a fill center listed on Fills Center USA. The charge was 299 and 155 each additional. My

experience was horrible. They tried to cancel my appointment several times days before and I refused. Then the day of the fill they called me( after I already was half way there) and said the lady who does the fills had a heart attack and would not be able to fill me. I was furious because I knew they were lying based on the all the previous attempts to cancel. Had I known it was just they really didn't want to do it rather than an overbooking, which is why they "wanted me to cancel" I would have. Anyways, after calling Nina panicking and calling Fill Centers directly all of a sudden she recuperated from her heart attack, 20 minutes later. They called and said to come on, she felt better. Whatever!!!!!!!!! > Beyond my better judgment I continued on. I get there and she gets everything ready to fill me. Even makes conversation of her "heart attack" two hours previous. Fighting to keep my composure, just wanting

the damn fill, she inserts the fill needle into the vile (or whatever it is called that holds the saline.. )> A good portion of it dripped out onto the floor. She said oops, I guess this thing has a leak. She filled me. It hurt a little, but she did good, I think, I have nothing else to compare it to. When she finished she had me drink water and it felt fine, no different. I asked how much I got and she replied, with what was lost with the spill, probably 0.47 cc. I said is that all? She said that is a normal amount for your first fill. I drove home and the next day began my post fill solids. Nothing, no restriction what-so-ever!!!!!!!!!> Feels the same as before!!!!!!!! > An absolute waist of 299 dollars, my long trip and a day of missed pay from work. I will call them tomorrow on Monday to let them know how I feel. I should have listened to my doubts when they kept trying to cancel my appointment due to

"overbooking". Now I will have to find another place and start over again!!! Just wanted to share my horror! Thanks for reading and I would appreciate feedback!> Thanks, Keli>

March 26, 2006

I am so sorry you had a bad experience! Where are you in Kansas? I

live in Derby, just outside of Wichita. There is a Fill Centers rep

here and I talked to her. She works out of a Podiatry clinic. From

what you said I am glad that I decided to not use them. I did find

some places in Kansas that will do fills on patients from Mexico

though. There is an office in Wichita that is accociated with a Lap-

band clinic in Kansas City. They charge $200 for the first visit

and $150 thereafter. If you want Fluoro add $100. The other is

Tallgrass in Topeka. They charge a straight $250 with Fluoro.

These are the only ones that I found that would even talk to me once

they found out I had surgery in Mexico and they were both very

nice. I am going for my first fill next month to Dr. Aceves because

I just want him to make sure I didn't mess anything up in the

healing phase. I will be there with a friend who is getting banded

too so I will be there in case the fill is too tight. That make me

feel so much better. For fills after the first one I will probably

go to one of the above centers. Good luck on finding a fill Dr.

Message or email me and maybe we can get together!

Tammy A.

DOB 2/16/06