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Hi. Manhattan here. 7 weeks post op.

Hi I'm also from NYC. May I ask which Surgeon you used? Had my lapband done at NYU and would like to get a second opinion.

Hi. I had my surgery at NY Presbyterian on 168th St. My surgeon was Dr Melissa Bagloo, great expertise her staff and her. Unfortunately she left to become director of bariatric surgery at Valley hospital in NJ. But the other surgeons there are great as well since I've heard great stories from other people I've met there.

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@@atontor Congrats on the weight loss and especially in such a short period of time!! Did you have the lapband too? And, thanks I'll check out NYP.

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@@atontor Congrats on the weight loss and especially in such a short period of time!! Did you have the lapband too? And, thanks I'll check out NYP.

Thank you. I had a gastric sleeve

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Hi NY

I'm from Long Island Suffolk

Had a lap band In 2013 not doing good at all having it out and Sleeve done 9-30-15 can't wait going to Mather in Port Jefferson Love my Dr and Team Would love to hook up with anyone who wants to walk or anything like that I work as a Nanny in Nassau a few days a week to so anyone around there I can maybe meet there too! Or we can just start a Facebook page for Long Island - NY City why not ????

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I had mine on May 29, 2015. As of yesterday I lost a total of 80lbs

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Hello all,

My surgery was April 15. I live in Nassau county and I am looking for a support group besides the meetings at south Nassau county communities hospital. I'm also interested in finding walking partners who are available after work. (7pm?)

Email me at smilesweet@aol.com

Lisa

hi Lisa, I'm new to the group I am in the process if starting the testing I too am planning on my surgery at South Nassau how was the experience?

Vinny, I replied to you directly

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Hi Rosie, I had the lap band and converted to sleeve too in Oct 2013. I'm on long island too. Live on Nassau/Suffolk border and work on Nassau. Would love to meet a fellow band to sleeve buddy. Email me if you want to talk.

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VinnyB,

I sent you a message directly. It was too long to post. I really liked the staff at South Nassau. They knew me well after I was there on three separate occasions since April 15. I am now well and about to really begin exercising. I had a few complications but it will be worth it. I am down 40 pounds, which isn't much for 4 months. I feel better now and am no longer in pain when I walk. I am guessing that repair of the hernia was needed before the surgery. Anyway, please read my note to you.

Lisa

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Hi Sue not sure how to Email but if you do Email me lol love to talk

Roseanne

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@@atontor wow 80 lbs!!!!!! How did you loose so much so fast tips please

I do a lot of walking and follow my Dr's guidelines when it comes to food and Protein. They provided me with a great guideline about foods to eat and not to eat. I was afraid I wouldn't lose any more weight once I started eating regular good but it has continued. A bit slower but it has. The most difficult thing is keeping up with my clothe.

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HI everyone, I am from queens, ny, just want to say if anyone wants to chat/message id be happy to answer any questions. I was sleeved 11-12-13 at NYHQ in flushing

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Hey new to the group here, from Nassau myself Wantagh/Seaford area. Scheduled to have it done 11/17/15 at south Nassau with Dr. Vorah looking to meet other local people who had it done to chat about experience with

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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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