My doctors name is Deiter Pohl. First appt. is Friday. Would love to know if there are any New England sleepers. I'm in RI.

I'm in CT!!!!

Hi Kelly!

Boston here.

I'm in RI. Dr. Phol did my surgery on the 12th. Nice to meet a fellow patient. Feel free to message me anytime.

Little Red 30 - So it's been 8 days for you post-op? How are you doing?

I feel great, a little sore and tired. I'm a revision from Band to sleeve so i'm on two weeks of straight liquids and then another two on full liquids. I'm sick of drinking and can't wait to have yogurt or pudding. Not the biggest fan of Jello.

Dr. Phol is not a big talker he's kind of straight to the point. I personally don't find him very friendly but he is highly recommended and I'm glad he did my surgery. I prefer dealing with is PA Jeremy he's awesome to talk to!!

i'm here anytime you have questions I've done this WLS thing twice now!

I'm in NH!! Heyyyy!! I had my surgery sept 7th! 2 weeks today. I'm down 25 since surgery and 45 lbs total with my pre op diet. I'm pretty good now, little to very minimal pain, everything went smoothly for me. Best wishes! I just got back from a few days in Jamestown RI for some relaxation! It was beautiful!!

I am Kristen from RI Just got home yesterday from sleeve surgery on tues the 18th. I saw Dr Pohls associate, Dr Giovanni. Overall, doing well. Tired and slight sore. But I had 2 c-sections and this was much easier. Just getting used to the new lifestyle of drinking shakes, and not much chewing at this time. But all is looking up !!

Hello neighbors!!!

Hi everyone! So glad you're here! Sounds like everyone is doing well. I just had my first appt. with Dr. Pohl this morning. I'm on my way and I'm so excited. there was a lady in the waiting room that I spoke to for quite a while. She had gastric bypass three years ago and loves it! I had so many questions, omg I asked her question after question but she was so nice. She was there with her husband who is getting the surgery now.

Kristen - funny - I had two C-sections too. Keep doing well!

Tekara - Heyyyy back! Good for you - 45 pounds GONE! Amazing! keep in touch - you're not that far away in beautiful NH!

Little Red 30 - no Dr. Phol is not a big talker but he's the best and that's what I care about from him. You'll be eating that yogurt in no time! Baby steps

ljperez - Nice to know we have a Bostonian on board too. Have you already been sleeved?

LessofKelly - welcome!

God I look HUGE in my profile photo. Just look at the fat face. Ugh!!! Funny how we don't see ourselves accurately until we look at a photo and then all of a sudden, we're somehow shocked. By next year, that face will be totally changed but I will still be ME

I'm from NH!! I was hoping there would be some people from the area on here. Nice to meet you all!

I'm your neighbor in CT! Glad to meet you

CarolC - I loved your list of what you're looking forward to. You're almost four months post-op now - any regrets? My husband is a "I'm not going to tell you what to do because it's YOUR body and I don't want to be blamed for anything but I wouldn't do it" kind of guy so I'm a little stressed about making it to surgery, through surgery and what my life will be like afterwards. Really, my worst fear is having regrets because this is permanent. Oh, if we could only see into the future!!!!!!!!

I'm so happy to have this forum!!!!

I'm so excited to see so many people close to home!

I spent yesterday hauling myself around the big e. Six hours of straight walking. What a glorious workout! I had some clam chowder (about 5-6 spoons) and some lemonade that I shouldn't have because of the sugar, but it was SO good. Last night when I got home I had two tablespoons of tuna and fell asleep like a baby.

This really has been the best thing I've ever done for myself. I've always been an "other people first person", in both my personal and work life, so to have this surgery was a huge deal for me. I'm so happy i did!