Surgery Scheduled for July 07

I just wanted to take the opportunity to introduce myself and say hi on the Maryland forum.  I'm 41, live in St. Mary's Co. and am scheduled to get the Lap Band in late Jul 07.  I'm going to Dr. Elariny in NoVA for the surgery.  However, I am considering switching to Dr. Chan.  Since he's the associate, there's a $1,600 difference in cost.  I am a self pay.  Has anybody used Dr. Chan? I read a bunch of the posts a couple weeks ago and you guys seem like a nice (and active) group of people.  I'm sure I'll need the extra support after the surgery. I have gone through most of my pre-op testing including my upper endoscopy on Friday.  That was quite the experience.  Of all the tests, the only problem I've been diagnosed with so far is a mild case of sleep apnea.  I've already contacted Dr. E's office and they say I will need a CPAP for the surgery.  This kind of bothers me because the sleep apnea guy said my case was so mild that he didn't think I needed one.  I'm hoping to rent one if that's possible. I don't plan to post too much before my surgery but will certainly be checking in a lot afterwards!  I will, however, check in to read any responses to this post. --Eric