Hello everyone!

My journey started 6 months ago getting all the necessary preapproval stuff done,

1. cardiologist

2. sleep apnea test (2 nights)

3. pulminologist

4. monitored diet

5. all other stuff such as diet plan, list of failed diets etc.

I am there! My surgery date is May 16th and I am looking forward to being a healthier me, I just wanted to drop in and say hello to all of you and would love some words of wisdom, comments, concerns, or other tidbits you may find helpful!

Thanks again! and I look forward to joining the "healthy" club!

Warm Regards,

Jonathan

May I ask is your Dr, Dr Geiss? I too am doing all the testing and hope to get the Band soon. I wish you well and hope we can talk more about what the Lap Band surgery is like before and after.

I wish you well

Hi Dropsizes: I too am a patient of Dr. Geiss. When are you thinking of having this procedure. I'm hoping for the end of July.....since I have time off of work and time off of babysitting my grandkids. Need some time for me. Maybe we will call ourselves the 7/11 Bandits......hope I don't chicken out. Finally approved after a denial ....fought them for a year with this. I need to do some testing again since it has been a year. Going for Cardio clearance today. Good Luck and hope we can do as well as Johnathan from NY.

Yes! I am a patient of dr Geiss! Wonderful doctor. I was admitted Monday 930 and was out by yesterday 1130am after all my tests came back okay. A lady I knew was not so lucky she couldn't keep anything down. Syosset hospital was great. The staff is excellent and the amentaties are great! So far I haven't eaten anything today and I've been eating ice pops,

quick update -

havent been feeling hungry at all... havent really maintained the liquids either, been sucking down popsicles (no sugar) all day long, hard to take in large amounts of liquid still.

so far my weight has come down again, weighed myself this morning I am now 245.5....

another quick weighing has my weight down to 241.5 lbs... insane!

on "full" liquids

7am- muscle milk light 8.25 oz

10am - muscle milk light 8.25 oz

1pm - muscle milk light 8.25 oz

so far so good!

Ok John, it's time for another update!!

Lol I'm due to be banded on 5/23!

And am extremely excited. Forgot to add sugar free popsicles to my arsenal.What is wrong with me? Lol I live in the Bronx and I'm having my surgery done at Montefiore hospital at 2 55 pm. So most likely I will also be staying the night.

Ok John, it's time for another update!!

Lol I'm due to be banded on 5/23!

And am extremely excited. Forgot to add sugar free popsicles to my arsenal.What is wrong with me? Lol I live in the Bronx and I'm having my surgery done at Montefiore hospital at 2 55 pm. So most likely I will also be staying the night.

Trust me. Postoperative you need those Popsicles. Bjs has a 48 count pack. Get them. I promise you will use them. I am really excited for you! Keep me updated!

Yesterday my sister graduated and they went out to a famous sea food place:... :-( all I got was a maryland crab Soup. I magic bulleted the whole thing. Glorious!

I'll try to get my weight later today but the scale I have access to isn't the same one I normally use so the reading might be incorrect.

Enjoying the uppdates. I just made the decision this week, so I have a long way to go. I am in North Carolina and someone told me it would take 6 mths for everything. That part bites because I now totally "get it" and am anxious to get started. Good luck to you and keep the updates coming.

hi all another update, glad you're all enjoying them....

so i just weighed myself and i went up... 244.4 lbs.

***however i did not weigh myself at the correct time (usually in the morning) so there could be a fluctuation in my weight, i will check again tomorrow morning (when i normally weigh myself)

diet is going well, liquids are going down well with no signs of reflux, i did try some Cream of Wheat this morning, but after 2 teaspoonfuls, that was it, full.

i will admit last night I had a semi-guilty pleasure, a Tutti Frutti (frozen yogurt) it was really good. but cost about 200-300 calories (large serving) 120 calories per 86 grams.

so far today i've had

2 muscle milks

2 tsp of cream of wheat

1 Vitamin Water zero

1 cup of coffee (yes i know! bad!)

1 serving of chobani

and some homemade chicken meatball & spinach soup (pureed of course)

I am curious about the coffee. Why is it bad? I love my coffee. I have two cups with splenda and sugar free creamer. I know when the time comes, I will not want as much. But can I have like half a cup?

I am curious about the coffee. Why is it bad? I love my coffee. I have two cups with splenda and sugar free creamer. I know when the time comes, I will not want as much. But can I have like half a cup?

its a diuretic, makes your body loose Water, (which you should be trying to retain since we won't come close to meeting our daily requirement of 8 glasses)

for every cup of coffee you drink you are supposed to take in 2 cups of water.

Ahhhh, got it. Thank you for the info. Thankfully I actually like drinking water.

Hey guys,

Just wanted to introduce myself.. I'm a brooklynite too and had lapband over a year ago at NYU with Dr. Ren.. Havent been successful so far n trying to get remotivated n back on track..

well you will be support for me we are basically getting the band at the same time so if you need any insight don't hesitate to reach out as well

I went to costco today and they had whey Protein for sale, the Muscle Milk was for a 6lbs bag and cost about $35/40.00 but they also had another brand (which i picked up) it was a bit more expensive than the Muscle Milk variety but seemed to have better ingredients (Antioxidants and organic ingredients with no Artificial flavors or ingredients) this was a 3lb jug for $25.00 but I think it will be worth it!

it is nice to find someone local to me, (brooklyn NY) that I can relate to! How long did you stay in the hospital? what time was your surgery? when did you wake up? did you feel groggy? how long did the surgery last? when did they let you go home?

Feel better! and drink drink drink!

Brooklyn in Da House here too. Park Slope Nice to see another Brooklynite on the forum. I was banded on May 12th and am really loving it. No regrets---very happy i did it! Feel free to email me.

BandedKitten

i foresee organizing a Brooklyn/NYC lap band get-to-gether!

ok so i weighed myself and am getting a bit discouraged. I haven't lost any more weight! my follow up is this friday, and today marks 1 week of officially being banded. I am right at 243.2 Lbs.... why have I not lost more weight? can anyone chime in?