I have my surgery scheduled there and with him. But I'm reading some shady stories about this place. I went through 1-800-GET-THIN.

Haha. Yeah I probably should have BUT I did have my surgery through this company and I have no complaints at all. They are very efficient and got me approved and banded within 3 months wait period. My surgeon dr au was great. And he his work is great. He left my scars very minimal to where they will b invisible within a year.

I'm not sure why 1-800-GET-THIN has such s bad rep. But what I can say is dont believe all you hear, trust your instincts and go wherever they make u feel most comfortable.

I am waiting approval for in network hospital for tri city, my doc would be lee au. I am nervous, but anxious. Good to hear you had a good expierence.

Amanda, good Luck with ur journey. I assure u that your in good hands with dr Au. He Is a fantastic surgeon. If u hav blue cross I'm pretty sure u can get an approval over the phone. The approval is very quick. Check out the status of yours by calling or going online.

Yeah, I cant wait. Dr Au did my endoscopy and he was great.

Oh, I got approved, surgery is for dec 23.

Hi skinnyamanda, I was wondering how was your surgery??...... How was the Dr, did you have any complications??...... Pls let me know, my husband and I have my surgery scheduled by March 21, and I'm really nervious because I also saw some stuffs on Google..... =$

Dr Au is so good. I completely felt comfortable with him. Everything is going good. Second fill today. 30 lbs so far. Good luck baby angel.

Omg that's soo cool, keep up the good work!! ..... I can't wait to do mine,.... And thanks, it makes me feel better to know that you went through a good experience with him, and that he's a good Dr,, because it really freaked me out what I read earlier.....

Yes, he is so good I go out of my way to see him for fills.

Hi, thank you for making ME less nervous, im scheduled this morning at Tri city with Dr. AU

Lilah I hope everything goes good with your surgery, keep us.posted on how it goes.....

Lilah how did ur surgery go?

Thanks for the best wishes, I DID IT! i went in at 11am for a 1pm appt. i woke up at 4pm recovering, im in a lot of pain, they gave me some strong meds. but only taking when i really need it. i need to walk but, im tierd and in alot of pain. Overall ... Im glad its finally over and done, and im still a little scared but I have to take it day by day!

its now day 3 after the sugery, and i dont feel hungry, still some pain, not as much.

doctor said i need to take antibiotics for 7 days cause the incisions got infected, other than that i need to walk so trying to build strength

I know this is an old topic, but I had my surgery on 2/15 with Dr. Au. I also went thru 1-800-Get-Thin and Dr. Au has been super informative everytime I've seen him before, during & after surgery. I am just bummed he doesn't go to the San Diego office otherwise I'd keep him for all my fills, but Dr. Ravden at that office has been good too. But I'm glad I went thru this company they have been great!! Already down 10 lbs since the surgery and feeling great! Best to luck to everyone as we all go thru this journey together.