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Dr. Roger Simpson Lomg Island Plastic Surgery Group in Garden City

I felt the exact same way. I freaked out the weeks before surgery and my fear got intense closer to the date. The day before I was still not sure if I would actually go through with it. I looked for every excuse not to have the surgery. In the end, I went for a long walk and decided that I wanted this weight battle and food obsession to end. I made a list of all the diets and all the weight losses and regains and one last list of pro/cons. I decided maybe I could loose the weight on my own but where would I be in five years? Would I regain the weight and more? I decided to just do it. I talked to so many people who didn't regret it and are having great success. It's only a tool but with some good effort you can do it once and for all! The surgery was really easy for me, very little pain and drinking wasn't hard at all. The first day was hard bur really after that I was fine.

Dr. Brian Long at Sibley memorial hospital. The staff is great and they years of experience supporting these procedures

Dr. Marc Rickford at Providence Hospital Dr. Long runs a great bariatric center at sibley memorial hospital The staff is knowledgeable and experienced with medical procedures and insurance companies. Nice office.

Any recommendations for Montgomery county or dc? I'm checking out Sibley Memorial hospital Dr. Long and there is another program in Rockville and Olney

Thank you all for your thoughtful replies and suggestions. This has been a very difficult decision for me and one that I don't take lightly. I am starting my liquid diet today and meeting with my Dr. on Friday. I'm going to take one day at a time and see what the few weeks bring. After a lifetime of dieting and gaining this tool may be the answer for me to help re-start my eating habits and get away of a lifetime of food weight obsession that really limited me in so many ways. Anyway, thank you all again for taking you time to respond to my post.

Hello, I'm scheduled for surgery in a few weeks and I am having serious second thoughts. I'm afraid that I will be unhappy with all of the food restrictions and I won't adapt to the new life style. Maybe Im just afraid to give up the food. I have been overweight most of my life , but I also had periods ( after loosing 80 gain it back, then loose another 80 gain, then loose100lbs etc. ) when I was thin, but unable to keep it off. This time I am unable to loose anything. I tried every diet, but I can rally and loose weight like I use to do. I thought the sleeve would help give me another kick-start and maybe this time I can really change my eating habits for good. I have been back and forth- should I or shouldn't I , maybe I should try to do it on my own for another 6 months- hitting all of the sleeve support groups and reading on-line- basically obsessing. Any advice would be great.