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Hello cookiemonster Hope your surgery is a good one as well..hope all goes well with you..please keep in touch I would love to know your experience..I haven't gotten a date yet..but it will come in the months to come.

Hello sookie Hope all goes well with your surgery I havent gotten a date yet...keep in touch would love to know the experience you have.

Hey everyone looking to see if there are any new York pre sleevers for this year. I'm currently in Bronx, ny and doing my bariatric surgery at montefiore hospital with Dr. Vemulapalli.. Would love to talk to all my ny people on this journey to a better lifestyle.

So I went to my seminar today and it was very informative...met one of the surgeons Dr.choi she is very nice and all but I feel sometimes she needs to listen more to what the patients is saying before answering..it was like she was rushing..but overall it was a very good seminar I will be making my appointment tomorrow with Dr.vemulapalli...can't wait to get this surgery on the road.

Hello blackmagikcrush My referral does say Dr. Vemulapalli on it. I did do research on her without doing research on the others.. I will definately stick to vemulapalli thanx for your input. I would like to ask you though, how was your experience at montefiore also did you have to drink that dye thing to see if you had a leak or did they do it another way...just very curious how your experience was overall I'm a very penal person and a lot turns me off with Dr's and hospitals.lol..that's why I switched from Harlem hospital to montefiore and trust me it wasn't the Dr why I switched it was how Harlem hospital was too many mistakes I saw them making when a friend of mine had the sleeve done there... but anyhow please reply I would live to know your experience and what to expect.

And you know what your not alone with those thoughts...I don't think its a negative thought I just feel its more like you feel you try to eat right and exercise to no avail...so now it seems like no other alternative but surgery..well that's how I feel..I'm just tired of feeling down and out about myself, not being able to play with my kids without being out of breath and and not being able to fit clothes that I like, or not liking how they look on me...I'm scared to death of surgery..my every thought every day is this surgery and just like it has to be done before something happens to me...I just leave it in gods hands.

Well I've tried weight watchers, takeing ripid fuel, Jenny Craig, I've even gone cold turkey since July of this year and stopped eating fast food period and low and behold I'm still my size then I've tried eating smaller meals but then I get lightheaded because I'm still hunger and then the big one I've signed up to a job but my weight prevents me from doing bike riding the way I want or even running so I've resorted to walking practically everywhere just to strengthen my heart...but when its all said and done I'm only losing like 5 to 10 pounds...so that's why I have made the decision to do the surgery

Hello Christy I'm currently going to montefiore as well not sure if my surgeon is going to be Dr Choi or vemulapalli...I'm switched from Harlem hospital to montefiore I did most of my appointments at Harlem hospital but was told I would have to redo them for montefiore because they like their own records but I will find out Thursday when I go to the seminar..I hope I don't have to redo them but if I do o well..how was the seminar when u went to it were u able to pick which Dr you wanted or was one just assigned to you? Hope to here from you soon

Why do they have to take blood from the artery in your wrist also what is that dye thing you have to drink after surgery? Very curious

Thank u

Thanx I will keep u posted and please do the same

Oh ok so I guess your in the beginning stages..well good luck hope all turns out well I don't have a date yet because I was going to one hospital and did most of my appointments there but decided to switch to the hospital that knows my history so I'm just hopeing that I don't have to start all over but one of their requirements is the seminar so I'm gonna go to that and then ask the doctor if I would have to start all over.

Hello I was wondering what state are you in?.I am in new York and I have a seminar to go to as well in january.

Ok that is great hopefully it would be quick for me as well just hopeing they don't say I have to take all the test over again.

Thanx so much for the information...yeah no one told me about that either because I was going to Harlem hospital for lil while did moat of my appointments but I wasn't feeling the hospital itself and I didn't feel safe if I had surgery there. So when did u first start your appointments and how long after did u get your surgery date? Also how you feeling now that you have made the big step to weightloss

Oh ok yeah your right about the seminar their having one on the 25th of jan...which I'm going to I was going to Harlem hospital did the most of my appointments but I didn't feel too comfortable there...the hospital itself just felt depressing.. but when is the seminar at st Luke's?

Hello I'm in the Bronx as well was wondering what doctor and hospital are you getting your surgery at. I was going to Harlem hospital for a little while bit decided to switch to montefiore hospital..