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Hi all! It is good to have others starting out around the same time! my PCP has changed her position on not doing the weight loss monitoring so now everything is a go. I have all of my appointments and hopefully I will be ready in April, at least that what I am putting into the universe. I'm very excited, I just wish I did this earlier in the year winter time in NY is not for me so I hate doing all of this running around in the cold.

Hi Everyone! I met with my surgeon, Dr. Gorecki at NY Methodist Hospital. Everything went really well. I happy and very pleased with my choice. I was able to make all of my appointments today(psychiatric, nut, pulmonary etc.) . BUT... I hit a snag. He requires 6 consecutive physician supervised weight appointments. I scheduled an appointment with my PCP directly after my app with Dr. Gorecki so that I can get the referrals and make the appointments. Well my PCP won't do the supervised visits. She is accustomed to the nutritionist doing them. So now I have to find a new PCP who will do the supervised visits. Hopefully I can get this done by the end of the month.

Hello! I am also starting my journey. I meet with my surgeon on November 18. I am so excited! Back in April my PCP suggested surgery but I told her let me try on my own first then we will discuss. Six months later I weighed more than my initial visit lol. I hope this is a smooth process. I was going to have the surgery back in 2010/2011 but the date kept getting pushed back and then the surgeon changed and that scared me so I cancelled. Best wishes on everything.

Hi everyone, I am just beginning my wls journey. On Tuesday I went to my seminar and found it to be very informative. I have my second initial consultation (if that makes sense) on October 24th. I also see the nutritionist on that day. My surgeon will not perform the lap band on a bmi of 50 or more, so I have a lot of hard work to do. I was able to lose 100 pounds on the Atkins diet 3 years ago but have since gained it back obviously. I was very much opposed to WLS, but I am very confident and excited about my decision.

I just wanted to say hello.

Thank You, No, I am not banded yet i'm at the beginning stages. I have my initial consultation with my surgeon on Friday. This site has been so helpful to me.

Very informative, inspirational thread. thx