Right on fellow bander!!! I share your opinion. I also am not immune to physician arrogance but good grief he pushes it to a whole other level. I am newly banded and already dreading my next follow-up. He won't tell you anything and all he wants to do is go off on you about your diet. I don't think it would matter what you told him it wouldn't be good enough. He truely does not understand obese people. That Dr you mentioned is that the woman at St Francis?