"I WENT TO THE DOC. OFFICE LAST WK. THEY BRING YOU IN AS A GROUP AT FIRST AND TALK ABOUT ALL OF THE SURGERIES THAT DR. JAWAD DOES (LAP BAND, GB, & SLEEVE) AND THEN THEY GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY SIDES OF ALL. I FOUND THIS TO BE VERY HELFULL IN MAKING MY CHOICE BETWEEN GB AND LAP BAND. THE NURSE PRACTITIONER DID MOST OF THE TALKING AND SHE WAS REALLY FUNNY. WE SPENT ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS TALKING ABOUT EVERYTHING AND THEN WE SPLIT UP TO BE EVALUATED. . I GOT MU PSY. EVAL AND NOW I AM TRYING TO GET THE REST OF MY TESTING SCHEDULED. "