Hey all my name is Lorraine I am 34yrs old I had my sleeve surgery 12/21/2010 at Lenox Hill Hospital my highest weight was 311 pounds I am only 5'3 as of today 3/9/2012 I am floating between 200 and 202 pounds I wanted to be down to 180 by now but I have had some emotional set backs and I have not exercised but I am still happy with my weight loss and I do not regret doing the surgery I have tried to have my surgery for 6 years it was worth the wait. I am no longer living in NYC and not close to my support group or any support group so I am online looking for support groups or people to talk to.

Thanks all.

Welcome you will love this site, very supportive group of people! It looks like you’re a year ahead of me. I had my sleeve done 12/1 /11 I’m down 50 lbs. Do you have any advice to offer?

Hey Cassandra thank you for the welcome my only advice I have learned over this year and a few months is do not compare your weightloss to others we are all individuals and loss our weight differently I have had crazy break downs in the beginning because I wasnt losing weight like others.

Hi Lorraine, welcome!! It's nice to have you. You can do it! Keep the positivity and you will get to your 180 Lbs!!

Thanks miss diva appreciate it.

Lorraine,

I have struggled with that also and truthfully I still sometimes do, but it’s much better these days. Now I just need to eat slower and find Vitamins that both my sleeve and I like ( just order wellness liquid vitamins https://wellessebariatric.alice.com/ fingers crossed that I can tolerate them)!

OMG 100 pounds in a year you should be very proud, keep up the good work and you will get to goal, its possible!

Hello!! Welcome!!!! Congrats on your awesome weight loss so far!!!!

Welcome and congrats!! WOW!!! Down 111 lbs! That is wonderful and quite an inspiration! Thank you!

Thank you all I appreciate the warm welcome

Hello Lorraine, welcome to the forum. I haven't had my surgery yet, I'm still on the 6 months requirement. I'm doing my surgery at Lenox Hill also. Who was your surgeon?

Hey Lab my doctor was dr Mitchell Roslin who will is your dr?

Dr. Roslin is my surgeon as well. Can u tell me more about your experience with Dr. Roslin?

First be ready to wait!!!!! He is a super busy doctor with the office and all the tv appearances he will have you waiting forever no matter what time your appointment is, if you are looking for a doctor to be super sweet and hold your hands well he is definately not the one he just gets to the point and before you know it he is outta the room lol but he will answer any questions you have you just have to hold him down Everytime I would go to I would say to my partner "I don't like him" and she would say he is a great doctor you are just use to shappy doctors lol (she is a nurse so I took her advice and stayed). Performance wise he did my surgery good he did check on me a few times while I was in the hospital I haven't had any complications so you are in good hands, being away from NYC made me realize how much I missed that long wait office lol.

Hi Lorraine,welcome to the forum,wow you are doing amazing!!!! Congrats!!

Thank you Lilian appreciate it.

Hey welcome. When I was first starting I stayed up all nite reading the wonderful information and posts. This is wonderful.