AaronRene14

Congrats! I'm pretty much at the same place, only my hospital requires I go through 3 classes with the nutritionist. Should be meeting my surgeon soon though.

Went to one at Northwestern here in chicago, The surgeon was the one giving the information for most of the seminar and seemed to have a real negative attitude towards the lap band. He was neutral towards the sleeve but did emphasize that there isn't really any longterm information available on the sleeve, and seemed to REALLY up-sell the RNY. He surgeon giving the presentation was as vague as possible and anytime there were questions asked that called for more specific information he referred us to our surgeon (once we get one) or doctor, or one of the people that work at the hospital (she seems like an assistant). After the surgeon, the dietitian came up to introduce herself, then basically asked any pre-op patients to come up to the front to answer questions. I really didn't like the vibe there, however they are one of the best hospitals in the area so some cockiness i guess should be expected. We did get a folder with some paperwork and a packet to fill out asking for our information, However, there was absolutely no help with filling the packet out, and we were kicked out of the room right after the Q&A was over. There were some people filling out the paperwork outside in the hallway but all the doctors seemed to have left the very second they were able to. That basically sums up my experience.... Hope yours is MUCH better!