Hi Bridget,
I was all setup to go to Dr. Joya,and I too read some info. online about him that made me a little nervous. Research back to 2003! I read that he had some problems with infections, and a few other things, he also allegedly failed to respond to the patients in a favorable manner. And his coordinator also tried to allegedly blame the pt. Check it out for yourself! So my thoughts were that even though he has done several bands since then, with few complaints,being a nurse I just didn't want to take a chance with my life. No amount of money is worth it. So I have chosen to go to Dr. Kuri as he is not as expensive as Dr. Rumbaut. Dr. Rumbaut has very high overhead which is why his surgery is more expensive. Dr. Kuri is in a new facility now and has not raised his prices, at least not yet! From my research I have found that the top three Drs. are Rumbaut, Kuri,and Ortiz! The choice is yours, but whatever you do don't let money be the deciding factor, I almost made that mistake! If you are financing it , it will only be a few more dollars per month! I'm having surgery on 3/18/06, wish me luck!
Kaffenoire