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Well i'm not going to say what I heard exactly because you never know if these things are true or not when you hear them from someone but it was nothing about him professionally. This was stuff about him personally. Now professionally I have heard nothing but good things about him... I talked to this girl the other day that used him for GBP and she raved about him. I dunno...I really like Dr. Miles though ...I did meet with him yesterday for my pre op and he was very nice and answered all my questions. I was undecided about which band I wanted but he recommended the Realize band because it takes less time to put it in. About 25-35 minutes compared to about 50 with the Lap Band. Of course the less time you're under the better. I also went for my pre op testing, and I didn't know what they were going to be doing so I was nervous about it but all they did was take about 3 tubes of blood, do an EKG, I had to give a urine sample, and the nurse did an interview about current meds, family history, past problems, etc. So far I'm a go for Thursday... I am so excited! :lovechoc: If you already chose Dr. Schmitt, you did for a reason, so don't let me change your mind, it could all just be rumors...

Congradulations everyone! I'm checking in because I'm having my surgery on the 11th...less than a week away now. I go tommorrow for my pre op tests and to meet with my surgeon. I hope my tests come out ok so I can have this surgery already... it seems like years since I decided on it...wish me luck...I will check back in when I know the results.:tt2: September Samurai's!!!!

Thanks and good luck to you too. At least you're almost there... I was supposed to have my surgery last Friday and it had to be rescheduled because of a scheduling problem with the surgeons assistant and I was so devistated...I cried like a baby on the phone with the girl from my doctors office but only because this has been such an emotional journey for me. But I got a grip and realized that it was only 2 weeks longer... whats 2 weeks after 10 or 11 months of waiting?

Hi, I am using Dr. Miles. I have heard things about Schmitt (personally)that made me very wary.:thumbup: I'm not saying that I believe everything I hear from a friend of a friend but to me Dr. Miles seems so much more professional. I go for my pre op with him on Friday and I will let you know how it goes...

Hi everyone, my name is Monica. I just joined today even though I have been on this website several times. I wanted to introduce myself and I guess tell you a little bit about me. I am so excited...I am scheduled to have Band surgery next Thursday! It has been such a long process (10 months since my initial decision to have band surgery) but I have made it, well almost, one week to go. I am going for my pre op on Friday and hopefully get some advice from my surgeon about which band to get. I have read a thread on here about Lap Band vs Realize Band and I felt pretty discouraged about my initial choice of the Realize Band. My surgeon uses both so I am going to discuss it with him and see what he thinks. Well I would also like to say that I am truly inspired by everybodys stories of weight loss and I would love to hear from ya'll!