Hey everyone. I am from queens, ny and I wanted to know if anyone had their surgery at NYU hospital? I would love to get to know people that go to the same place i had my surgery! It would be great! And maybe we can all meet up for the NYU lap band support groups every month that they have.

If anyone is interested, we're having a meet and greet for anyone in the NYC area. details below.

Date: Saturday, February 8th, 2014

Time: 3:00 PM

Location: Europa Cafe. 1412 Broadway (between 39th and 40th streets)

How did the meet & greet go? I was in San Francisco for the weekend, but would have loved to join...

How did the meet & greet go? I was in San Francisco for the weekend, but would have loved to join...

We had such a nice time that we're going to try to do this every quarter. We're thinking the next one will be in May. We actually got interest from folks not in the NYC area. I think having Alex join us made an impact. He's such a nice guy and brought several of his big lapband books to give to us. I'm working with LisaCaron to set up the next one and once we have a date/location, we'll work with Alex to send some sort of blast email so folks will know about it. You can also read the Bandsters 3 thread in the 100+ support forum. It's a semi-private thread many of us use. There are pictures from Saturday on there.

For information on NYC/surrounding area Spring meet and greet:

http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/303116-ny-nyclong-island-local-chapters/

I'm having mine done 4/26 by Dr Fielding. Pre admission testing tomorrow, start shake drill Sunday. I'm ready!

I'm having mine done 4/26 by Dr Fielding. Pre admission testing tomorrow, start shake drill Sunday. I'm ready!

Good luck John. Feel free to PM me anytime. I am only 15 months out so I remember well how it was at the beginning. The pre-op diet is not easy but it's so worth it. For the first time in a long long while, I am normal sized and so enjoying the freedom that it gives me. It would be great if you could join us on June 14th for our NYC spring gathering. Details will follow once we confirm the venue and time.

I hope I can make it June 14

Gaspar Rosario, one of the NPs at the practice, can actually fill a person with his eyes CLOSED. That's how good he is.

Gaspar Rosario, one of the NPs at the practice, can actually fill a person with his eyes CLOSED. That's how good he is.

we may need to find out if he can make it to one of our support groups.

I'm a New Yorker and was just sleeved by Schwack 2 weeks ago! I'm doing great. Would love to join you all in any gatherings you may have so please keep me updated!

I'm a New Yorker and was just sleeved by Schwack 2 weeks ago! I'm doing great. Would love to join you all in any gatherings you may have so please keep me updated!

We are getting together on June 14th. The details are in the NYC support group thread. Do you know how to search the site? If you can't find the info, let me know and I'll forward it to you.

(I might as well copy/paste my response to a post a few minutes ago) :-D

Doctor Ren-Fielding was my surgeon. Believe it or not, I only saw her for the pre-op consultation and the day of surgery. I haven't seen her since. And I'm NOT saying this as a BAD THING.

One thing I remember about her is her professionalism and genuine care for me. She commands respect with her mere presence. She's just LOVELY!!

The reason why I haven't seen her since surgery is because initially, I got my fills with Frank, but one day, when I was scheduled to get one with Ren, she had an emergency and instead GASPAR baptized me... This man has a gift! I think he can do fills with his eyes BANDed (pun intended) because he's just WONDERFUL. He has the Midas touch, so-to-speak.

Every single person in that practice has been wonderful to me.

HA!! I just realized I had already answered this post... I started to wonder why I didn't get any notification on it... It's because it's an old one. Anyway... HELLO EVERYONE!

FYI, for anyone still following this thread, the NYC/LI chapter is meeting is set for August 2 from 2PM till 4 PM

We will be meeting at The Atrium at 805 Third Avenue.

The building is on Third Ave between 49th and 50th Streets.

The Atrium is at the back of the space on the lower level past the shops.

We are looking forward to seeing many of our forum friends there for a fun filled afternoon. We hope to share a bit of information, education, and ultimately support with our friends and we also have a few special surprises planned for those in attendance!!!

So mark your calendars today forum friends and make plans to spend a beautiful summer afternoon in NYC, please RSVP to the site and let us know if you plan to attend!!!

If any Jersey friends want to attend, please feel free to cross the Hudson and join us.

FYI, in case anyone follows this thread regarding the support group meetings, we have had to cancel todays meeting and will meet next Saturday instead. Feel free to PM me if you want/need information on time and or location for next week.