I'm sure this thread as been done before. But now that I am getting close to having a date for surgery would love to meet people who have had or waiting to have the surgery. A brief intro about myself I'm 24 weigh 282 lbs and my height is 5'7.. I plan on having surgery at Columbia Presbyterian on 168 st and Broadway, NY, NY. Looking forward to hearing from other new york sleevers.

I think we have spoken before. I had my surgery on March 1 at NYU. Was in hospital 2 days. I am already down 31 pounds since I have started. I am lucky as I have had no side effects such as lots of gas, nausea, throwing up. The first week I was pretty weak and my doctor explained its because of the lack of sugar and carbs in my body. This week I went back to work and I feel great. So it gets better and easier as the days go by. Good luck on your surgery!!

Hey Ken, yes we have spoken before what type of exercise are you doing now

Just walking mostly. My first week back to work I was swamped so I didnt have much time but starting next week I will start the treadmill. When do you think you will be getting the sleeve or is it still in the air?

well I am going to see the surgeon on March 21 so God willingly they will have my do the two week diet and I can have the surgery first week of April. My fingers are crossed.

Good luck! Its amazing how quickly you see results. I am already down an entire size!

I'm a female in my early 50's and 5'6". I started my pre-surgery diet on 7/5/11 @ 251 and had my surgery on 7/19/11. As of today I've lost exactly 96 with 20 more to go (my doctor says he thinks another 5 but I want to make it down to 135). My surgeon was Dr. Roth, who is associated with Columbia Presbyterian but does surgery up at Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville. I actually live really near the 168th street site (up next to the Cloisters) but decided to have the surgery in Bronxville as I thought the caregivers outside of NYC would be better. I am very happy with my decision. In terms of getting back and forth for pre- and post-survery visits at the hospital it was fairly easy to go using Metro North as the Bronxville stop is right across the street from the hospital. The pre-surgery diet and the 1st few weeks after surgery were the most difficult but since then it's been very easy. For the most part I've stick to 800 calories a day, as the nutritionist instructed. On weeks where I went over I didn't loose as much (duh!). I do exercise EVERY day (40 minutes on a real bike mounted on a trainer). Having this surgery is the best decision I've ever made!

My surgery is on May 1st, at Columbia Presbyterian on 168 st and Broadway