Rosie here with a question on fills using the Fill Centers USA. I was just abour ready to fill our a patient profile and I thought I would check with the forum to see if anyone has used them, and if their visit was satisfactory.
We have been at our vacation home for 6 months (where my doctor is), and are going home to South Georgia for the winter. Ten minutes from our farm is a fill center and it surely would be convenient to use them than to travel 6 hours back up here to see my doctor.
Will you please share your experiences with me.
Thanks.
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Don't fill out the form on FillCentersUSA. Don't do that, call the provider directly and schedule through the provider. You might get a HUGE discount.
If you go through FillCentersUSA you have to pay something like $300 for the first visit and $150 for each one after that. FillCentersUSA pays the provider $100 of those visits and keeps the rest.
The person here in Phoenix is a banded midwife. If you don't go through FCUSA and call her directly as a private patient she just charges the $100 she'd get anyway. It's just a way to save quite a bit of money.
Once you fill out the on line form at FCUSA then it's too late, the provider has to charge the full rate, so just make sure you don't fill out that form.
Good idea to call for a price quote before you go thru fillcentersusa; however, I've found fillcentersusa cheaper than the rate normally charged...by half. Docs here charge around 200 and up for a fill. fillcenters - 155. So I save money. Plus it includes a office visit. Come back to this thread and let us know how it went.
I live in GA too, but close to ATL. I wish I had know about the back door route to save money!!! But anyway, I went to the center in Roswell, and had a wonderful experience with the female Doc (nurse, or whatever she was?) I am sorry I can't remember her name. She had braces, thats all I remember. I was just so focused on getting some restriction, thats all I cared about. I think I read a post a while back that had some negative feedback for FCUSA and this particular woman, but my experience was great! Only one stick and she was in there, and it was over in about 5mins. I think she was great! The reason I am telling u this is because I think it is the same woman that will do the fill in the center close to you. She commutes to the Roswell location on the weekends. Best of luck!
Please, I would to know where should I go for a fill here in Houston?/ My Lap Band surgery was done overseas and is time for an adjustment. What about FCUSA?
Thanks
Rosie here with a question on fills using the Fill Centers USA. I was just abour ready to fill our a patient profile and I thought I would check with the forum to see if anyone has used them, and if their visit was satisfactory.
We have been at our vacation home for 6 months (where my doctor is), and are going home to South Georgia for the winter. Ten minutes from our farm is a fill center and it surely would be convenient to use them than to travel 6 hours back up here to see my doctor.
Will you please share your experiences with me.
Thanks.
You will probably be using Darlene in Moultrie. She is AWESOME. :) One of the things I'm going to miss about having my band is having Darlene do the fills. I had mine in her Roswell office.
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highest/banded/got to w.band/current/goal
March 5, 2007, Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana, MX
Lost 40 pounds then had to have removal - band was 100% fine, but had other complications.
I live in GA too, but close to ATL. I wish I had know about the back door route to save money!!! But anyway, I went to the center in Roswell, and had a wonderful experience with the female Doc (nurse, or whatever she was?) I am sorry I can't remember her name. She had braces, thats all I remember. I was just so focused on getting some restriction, thats all I cared about. I think I read a post a while back that had some negative feedback for FCUSA and this particular woman, but my experience was great! Only one stick and she was in there, and it was over in about 5mins. I think she was great! The reason I am telling u this is because I think it is the same woman that will do the fill in the center close to you. She commutes to the Roswell location on the weekends. Best of luck!
That's the Darlene I mentioned in the above post :)
__________________ 206/200//148/162/115
highest/banded/got to w.band/current/goal
March 5, 2007, Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana, MX
Lost 40 pounds then had to have removal - band was 100% fine, but had other complications.
I use fill centers, the above mentioned lady from Phoenix, the mid wife does mine. She is awesome, always gets right in! I am sure every location is different and depends on the people there.
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Banded 10-05-07
Dr. Lopez Corvala, Tijuana Mexico
337H/300S/242C/180G for now
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