Good day to all:

I am seriously considering the lapband since I have a lot of weight to lose. I visited both clinics (TLBC and Dr. Colbourn) and I need to make my decision on a clinic soon.

For those of you who have been banded - did you find that your own MD tried to discourage you from being banded or where they quite supportive? My nurse at work advised me not to do it since the long-term success rate is not that great vs by-pass/stapling surgeries.

Just curious.

The Dr. Joffe situation is a bit disturbing and yes I believe such information should be made public but only when it's been proven. Allegations do a lot of damage to people's lives and I don't think that's right. The College of Surgeons and Physicians should post the fact a Dr. is under investigation but should only post details once the allegations have been proven to be either true or false.