The surgeon was great, very friendly and patient. My recovery was excellent. The only thing I do not like about Dr. Needleman's team is that they focus on RYN and not lapband. So all of the preop stuff focused on the other surgery. No one in the support group was banded so I felt very alone when looking for support post-op. Thus my presence on the boards! I also don't think they are agressive enough with their fills. If I had to do it over again, I might have chosen a hospital and Dr/team that had more lapband patients.