New Yorkers are pretty proud people (everyone wants to be like us!) and this is the perfect place for us to get together and rep the Empire State. Please share your experiences (especially those specific to NY), your surgeon/hospital info, and anything else you think will be beneficial to the NY VSGers!

*I'm from Noo Yawk...concrete jungle where dreams are made of...*

hello all new to the group just had my sleeve done june 29th 2011 from Harlem n y............. now living in bx parkchester area..... i was sleeved by dr silva in Bronx at Lawrence hosp in bronxville...

Hey MThompson!

Welcome to the group, but most importantly, congrats on your sleeve! It seems alot of us are using the same hospital/surgeons. We can def compare notes...We'll be definitely asking lots of questions from those of you who are already sleeved. I'm still trying to get to where you are, keep your fingers crossed for me!

hello all new to the group just had my sleeve done june 29th 2011 from Harlem n y............. now living in bx parkchester area..... i was sleeved by dr silva in Bronx at Lawrence hosp in bronxville...

Good morning ladies! I live in Atlanta now but grew up on Long Island and will die with this accent! I am goin g for surgery 7/26 and am so thankful and excited to be getting this done. My prayers and best wishes to all of you and look forward to getting to know everyone.

Hey Red! Once a Noo Yawker ALWAYS a Noo Yawker!

I'm excited for you about your upcoming surgery!

Good morning ladies! I live in Atlanta now but grew up on Long Island and will die with this accent! I am goin g for surgery 7/26 and am so thankful and excited to be getting this done. My prayers and best wishes to all of you and look forward to getting to know everyone.

[Thank you so much! I love my Noo Yawkahs! No matter where you go, the bond is always there :-) Where are you in your journey?

Hello Ladies..Im Keri from Long Island. Just found the site and this group looking for some place to go in between support groups. I am getting sleeved on Monday the 25th! I can not believe the date has finally come after a year of getting here!

Hey Diane!

Sorry to hear about your complications, but happy to hear you're on your way to Wellville. I hate to be nosey, but would you mind sharing with us what your complications were? It may help some of us pre-ops out in the long run.

Welcome to the group! Boogie Down in the building!

Complications was the surgeon! I had surgery on 6/13 and my family was given a fright by the surgeon when he wanted them to co-sign for me to have a bypass. I never ever in all my contact with the the surgeon or his team mentioned that I wanted a by-pass. The surgeon actually left me on the table, while he made a call to family. You see I went to the hospital all by my lonesome and told family to meet me in about 2 to 3 hours in recovery. It's a good thing they were still at home, otherwise I would be talking about a bypass.

Anyhow. he returns to the operating table and "proceeds" w/ the VSG. I'm in recovery with a nasal gastro tube up my nose and in my stomach to keep "the stomach" from not creating a stricture. Oh, I should tell you the first thing the surgeon tells me is that there were complications: your stomach was too thick, the liver was too large and that because I'm african american he had fear that I was going to form keloids along the staple line. and that he didn't think the surgery was going to work, so i was to prepare myself for the possiblity of having to go into surgery for a bypass ev eventually. I talked about if there was a stricture, would he attempt to open it with a boogie. He replied not an option. So for 5 days, I was laying in the recovery with all of that hanging over my head.

Never heard of anyone with an NG tube.

In the end I asked for a copy of my op report and image report. To date, I have not received a copy of the op report. But the contrast image report was interesting. IT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS ADDITIONAL SUTURING ON MY STOMACH NOT ALONG THE CURVATURE OF THE STOMACH.

In otherwords, the surgeon began a bypass, was corrected. tried to get my family to co-sign for him to do the bypass. when he couldn't reach my family he had to sew back together what he cut and do the the sleeve. Just waiting for the op report to confirm what transpired. but that's pretty much what happened.

Wasn't given an all clear to be able to eat anything until July 1st. Struggled.

D

Welcome to the group! Hope your surgery went well on Monday! Please keep us updated on your recovery and experience!

Hello Ladies..Im Keri from Long Island. Just found the site and this group looking for some place to go in between support groups. I am getting sleeved on Monday the 25th! I can not believe the date has finally come after a year of getting here!

My goodness. What an ordeal! I'm sorry you had to go through that, but happy that you didnt end up with an unwanted bypass.

I'm no lawyer, but it sounds as though you may have reason enough to seek a consultation from an attorney about a malpractice suit (if you have complications from the sleeve) since the doctor began to perform the bypass without permission. I would definitely inquire, this doctor sounds a little reckless.

I hope things are going better for you now. Please stay in touch, would love to hear of your progress after all you went through to get your sleeve.

Complications was the surgeon! I had surgery on 6/13 and my family was given a fright by the surgeon when he wanted them to co-sign for me to have a bypass. I never ever in all my contact with the the surgeon or his team mentioned that I wanted a by-pass. The surgeon actually left me on the table, while he made a call to family. You see I went to the hospital all by my lonesome and told family to meet me in about 2 to 3 hours in recovery. It's a good thing they were still at home, otherwise I would be talking about a bypass.

Anyhow. he returns to the operating table and "proceeds" w/ the VSG. I'm in recovery with a nasal gastro tube up my nose and in my stomach to keep "the stomach" from not creating a stricture. Oh, I should tell you the first thing the surgeon tells me is that there were complications: your stomach was too thick, the liver was too large and that because I'm african american he had fear that I was going to form keloids along the staple line. and that he didn't think the surgery was going to work, so i was to prepare myself for the possiblity of having to go into surgery for a bypass ev eventually. I talked about if there was a stricture, would he attempt to open it with a boogie. He replied not an option. So for 5 days, I was laying in the recovery with all of that hanging over my head.

Never heard of anyone with an NG tube.

In the end I asked for a copy of my op report and image report. To date, I have not received a copy of the op report. But the contrast image report was interesting. IT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS ADDITIONAL SUTURING ON MY STOMACH NOT ALONG THE CURVATURE OF THE STOMACH.

In otherwords, the surgeon began a bypass, was corrected. tried to get my family to co-sign for him to do the bypass. when he couldn't reach my family he had to sew back together what he cut and do the the sleeve. Just waiting for the op report to confirm what transpired. but that's pretty much what happened.

Wasn't given an all clear to be able to eat anything until July 1st. Struggled.

D

Diane,if you dont mind me asking, who was your surgeon?

Complications was the surgeon! I had surgery on 6/13 and my family was given a fright by the surgeon when he wanted them to co-sign for me to have a bypass. I never ever in all my contact with the the surgeon or his team mentioned that I wanted a by-pass. The surgeon actually left me on the table, while he made a call to family. You see I went to the hospital all by my lonesome and told family to meet me in about 2 to 3 hours in recovery. It's a good thing they were still at home, otherwise I would be talking about a bypass.

Anyhow. he returns to the operating table and "proceeds" w/ the VSG. I'm in recovery with a nasal gastro tube up my nose and in my stomach to keep "the stomach" from not creating a stricture. Oh, I should tell you the first thing the surgeon tells me is that there were complications: your stomach was too thick, the liver was too large and that because I'm african american he had fear that I was going to form keloids along the staple line. and that he didn't think the surgery was going to work, so i was to prepare myself for the possiblity of having to go into surgery for a bypass ev eventually. I talked about if there was a stricture, would he attempt to open it with a boogie. He replied not an option. So for 5 days, I was laying in the recovery with all of that hanging over my head.

Never heard of anyone with an NG tube.

In the end I asked for a copy of my op report and image report. To date, I have not received a copy of the op report. But the contrast image report was interesting. IT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS ADDITIONAL SUTURING ON MY STOMACH NOT ALONG THE CURVATURE OF THE STOMACH.

In otherwords, the surgeon began a bypass, was corrected. tried to get my family to co-sign for him to do the bypass. when he couldn't reach my family he had to sew back together what he cut and do the the sleeve. Just waiting for the op report to confirm what transpired. but that's pretty much what happened.

Wasn't given an all clear to be able to eat anything until July 1st. Struggled.

D

hi my names is laury n im getting the gastric sleeve done on Tuesday the 30 of aug if hurricane irene lets me lol... i have a few questions about recovery such as how long till u can actually start eating ur normal foods n drinking alcohol.

Hello everyone!! I am from NYC. I grew up in the Bronx but now reside in Manhattan. I am have my surgery on 9/19/11, at St. Luke's Hospital, with Dr. Belsley.

Hi Laury! Welcome to the group!

Hope Irene didnt interfere with your surgery. Let us know how you're doing!

hi my names is laury n im getting the gastric sleeve done on Tuesday the 30 of aug if hurricane irene lets me lol... i have a few questions about recovery such as how long till u can actually start eating ur normal foods n drinking alcohol.

Hey Lovely!

We have a lot of Bronxites in this group! Boogie down in the house!

Thanks for joining the group, and much success to you on your journey. Your date is coming up soon, huh? We're excited for you! Please be sure to give us loads of details!

Hello everyone!! I am from NYC. I grew up in the Bronx but now reside in Manhattan. I am have my surgery on 9/19/11, at St. Luke's Hospital, with Dr. Belsley.

Hey Lovely!

We have a lot of Bronxites in this group! Boogie down in the house!

Thanks for joining the group, and much success to you on your journey. Your date is coming up soon, huh? We're excited for you! Please be sure to give us loads of details!

Thanks! Yes..actually my surgery got bumped up a week. I am going in tomorrow morning! Can't wait!