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I am so excited, I am going to see Dr. Spivak for my seminar on September 7. I am a self pay patient so I will hopefully be banded the next week. Anyone else being banded in September.

Where is your surgery scheduled? I will be banded at University General Hospital in Houston on Friday. Nervous but excited.

How did your appt. with Spiegel go. I had debated back and forth between Spiegel and Spivak. I have decided to go with Spiegel since that is the only kind of surgery he does. I went to the seminar on Saturday and I was very impressed with his knowledge. I have the surgery scheduled for Friday, September 14. I am so excited.

Did you ever consider going to Dr. Spivak? I had originally thought about going to Dr. Spiegel then I read the boards. If you went to Spivak's seminar, what was the difference between Spivak and Spiegel.

I had originally considered going to Dr. Felix Spiegel to perform my lap band surgery. After reading some of the comments on these pages. I have begun thinking twice about him. I have read good comments about Dr. Hadar Spivak. If you have had him perform your lap band surgery, please let me know about your experience. Also tell me how long after you called for an appt. did you have surgery if you were paying cash? Thanks for the information.

I also had considered Dr. Spiegel because a friend of mine used him for his surgery. After reading the posts on this board and searching the internet, I have chosen to go with Dr. Hadar Sivak. I go to the seminar on September 8. Hopefully I will have the surgery the next week.

I am getting so excited talking to all of you. I will try to go to his seminar on September 9th and hopefully have surgery the next week. I am ready to lose weight. Today while I was floating in our pool, I looked like a beached whale and I couldn't help but thinking how I will look next year at this time. I have 120 pounds to lose. I will also try to have the surgery in the surgery center and if I feel good enough, I will let my husband drive home and I will probably sleep the whole trip home. Keep sending helpful information my way. I will call him tomorrow and let all of you know when is my seminar.

My husband will be driving me to the Houston. I will call Dr. Spivak's office to schedule the seminar tomorrow morning when I have a break at school. Thanks for the helpful information.

thank you so much for the information. i think that I am making the right decision by choosing him as my doctor. i have a few more questions. 1. How long between your private meeting with him compared to the surgery date? 2. Did you have to spend the night in the hospital after the surgery? 3. If I drive 4 hours to get to the hospital, how soon will they let me come back to Louisiana?

I just went online and will try to go to his seminar on September 8th. I haven't read anything negative about him but have heard horror stories about the relationship Dr. Spiegel and his staff have with his patients. I want to be treataed like a human being and not a number. It is wonderful hearing from patients that have used Dr. Spivak.

The more information I look at on the forum, the more convinced that I want to use Dr. Spivak for the surgery. Does he have seminars that you must attend before you schedule the surgery? Did he put you on a liquid diet before the surgery? I wish I were you when it comes to having the surgery already. Good luck with your recovery time and hope the weight comes off quickly.

I am considering going to Houston to have the surgery with Dr. Spiegel. I like the fact that he just performs the lap band surgery. I have also read several complaints about him being rude and having no bed side manner. Can you give me more information on how your surgery went and would you recommend him to anyone else?