Hi my name is Patty and Iwas banded June 24th in Monterry Mexico I have lost 35lb since had 2 fills done ready for another i was wondering if anyone knows of a Dr. to do fills near Boise.I had my last done in Payson,Utah it so far to drive.I would like to say I think you all made the right choice on getting the Band.I know i never would have lost what I have so far with out it.:)

Hiay Patty, I don't know of any off hand. I know my surgeon and his assistant doc won't do fills for anyone other than their own patients. But they did say they would be happy to refer people to someone in the area. Here's the office number if you want to give them a call and ask them to point you to someone in the Boise area for fills.

Dr. Robert Cahn
(208) 706-5285

Thank you for your reply.I did call Dr.Cahn office and everyone they refered me to said no believe me I called everyone in the book.It's just sad that they only care about you if they did the surgery.Which could not afford.We are just trying to better our lives the best we can and we just need alittle help.There are so many of us just around here that reallt need a fill but we have to drive to Salt Lake.If you know of anyone that needs a fill from this area and would like to ride share let me know.And I am a smoker.

Thanks Patty, but at this time I'm the only person I know (not online) that is banded.

That's really too bad that noone wants to fill around here. Could be because it's so new in this area. Dr. Cahn has only been here a year and he's the only Lap Band surgeon in Idaho, that I know of anyway. In his information seminar he and Dr. Anderson said they don't fill bands installed by other surgeons because it opens them up to liabilities (law suits) that they want to avoid.

I have seen some people post on here that they went to their primary care provider and talked to them about the simple fill process and got them in touch with Imed (?) Ill check that to be sure it's correct. I hear that the training on fills is simple, the proceedure is easy. I guess the trick would be finding someone that really understood the band and would know how much fill you needed.

Best of luck to you on this. Keep me posted on your progress. Are you living in Boise?


Edited to add:
Oops, it's Inamed and check out this thread:

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f13/instructional-video-13561/

Thanks for getting back with me.I did go to his seminar that they had down at St.Lukes.I think it was in May.Ijust don't understand what the the liabillity is there isn't that much to it.Why can't you sign a paper or something and help us out.Thank

Patty,

When it comes to liability it comes down to lack of knowledge. They don't have any knowledge of who did the process and by accepting you even as a fill patient, you become their patient. This means they are then liable for complications (like erosion, slippage).

Consent forms are all well and good, but it doesn't generally exclude next of kin going after the doctor if something bad happens.

There may well be a financial aspect to it as well, there's no doubt that the Boise doctors are expensive.

are you saying they do fills:)

Yes she will do fills on foreign patients.

There's also a fill Doc in Pocatello.

208-233-9355

Fill Centers USA lists em.

Here's the webby
http://www.aftercareprovider.com/