"I felt that Dr. Spivak was a great doctor with a wonderful reputation in the Houston area. He had done the Lap-Band procedure on my aunt and also gastric bypass on a close friend. They both raved about him. When the time came to pick a surgeon, it seems like a no-brainer to pick him. He is very informative, very personable, not one to rush you out the door. He made me feel very comfortable from the minute I met him and I had no doubts that he was the person I wanted to do this operation. His seminar was very informative and he doesn't make promises that he can't keep. He is real with you regarding your weight loss potential and pulls no punches when telling you that he thinks you won't lose enough weight with the chosen procedure (in my case). After seeing that I was set on Lap-Band vs. Gastric, though, he supported that decision and moved forward. rnrnThe only complaint I have is that, on my surgery day, no one went out to tell my family that everything had gone o.k. and that I was in recovery. They waited for almost 4 hours before asking someone to come check on me and, at that point, I was already awake in recovery. I am sure this was not intentional and an oversight that happens rarely, but my family didn't take well to being left in the dark about my progress. "
