I'm Andrew, from Newburgh, NY. I am 6 feet and weighed 416 pounds when I went in on the 22nd. It is now Saturday, I've been out of the hospital since Wednesday, and feeling amazing! I am now 398 and down a couple of inches already. I haven't been under 400 in 2-3 years and my clothes are already getting loose!

My doctor was Dr. Edward Pucci, the eldest of 3 brothers who have various offices in Goshen, NY, Suffern, NY and Ridgewood, NJ. The surgery was performed at Englewood Hospital in Englewood, NJ and went flawlessly. I had immense sharp gas pains the first 2 days, and once that subsided, have felt great since. I'm walking briskly, and I'm feeling younger everyday! I'm looking forward to meeting some other people here, and I would love to help others, and as a newbie, I'm sure I will have many questions along the way myself.

Woo Hoo, Andrew, CONGRATS! Sounds like you are doing great! So glad to hear it. I am due to go in for surgery in a few days (Dec 31st). It will be exciting to see where we are at this time next year! Best.

Congratulations and welcome to the board. I've found Bariatricpal to be a great place to get answers and be kinda therapeutic.

Welcome to the Loser's Bench!