KariK

Thanks Barbara. Im not from TX and the Doctors in my area who do the procedure have only done 150 or so of them. I just don't want to be a guinea pig for them to learn on. Let me know if you see him or not when you have your next fill.

I just went to Dr. Speigels seminar and had a consult with him on 7/22/06. Im scheduled for surgery on 7/28/06! However Im not using insurance. My main perogative is to have a really experienced surgeon. Dr. Speigel has done more Inamed lapbands than any other Doc in the WORLD. He's up to nearly 5000. Im still really nervous though!! I'll make sure to post how it goes for me so that others can have a referance one way or the other about him.

Oh my gosh I never even thought about the anesthetics! I'll have to ask Dr. Speigel and call a lactation specialist.

Thanks for replying everyone. Im scheduled for surgery on 7/28 with Dr. Speigel. I'll let you know how it goes!!