"My first impression was that Dr. Boe was easy to get along with and talk to. He didn't try to talk me into Gastric Bypass and in fact, thought that my decision to go with LapBand was justified considering my BMI was just at 40. I'm glad I switched surgeons to Dr. Boe from DR.Pupkova because I want someone who believes in the surgery and will support my efforts. His office staff has always been very helpful and commanding of situations. They took it upon themselves to contact Quest Diagnostics for my labwork after I first made the effort myself. Barix clinics has a good aftercare program but I still like having the daily support of the yahoo list I belong to called SmartBandsters. They've given me more info and foresight than I could ever imagine.rnrnMY surgery went well with no complications. I want surgical competence but bedside manner in this case meant alot to me also."