No I dont take offense at all-I have been waiting on my insurance to go thru with Dr Spiegel and it never did(after 7 months) so as time was going on I was getting annoyed so I have done research to know this is for me but you are totally right with the Dr Kuri part-I just did research online and such within 2 days,He had such a quick opening it is amazing.Thing is is I cant imagine why this cant be the right thing-Ive spent the last 15 yrs of my life very overweight and feel as if Ive just been existing not truely living-I used to go scuba diving every year or 2 with my friend in couzamel,go rock climbing etc....Now I get winded going up and down my home stair case!!!OMG!!!!Im 36 years old-this IS NOT going to be my life.Lapband is the thing for me-it has to be.I am 5'3 and 210 pounds-yipes!