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ebar822

By ebar822, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Workintheband    0

Workintheband
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Hi,

I live in northern Westchester. Born in Mt. Vernon, raised in Mt. Vernon and the Bronx. I've been banded almost 2 yrs - by Dr. Kurian. I'm currently going for fills in the White Plains office and have also seen Dr. Fielding there.

Teresa

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ebar822    0

ebar822
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Nice to meet you guys! I didn't know about the White Plains office. I heard about the one in New City (one sunday every month) so I made an appointment there for February 10. It's hard to make all of these appointments in the city with work! lol.

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comepickmeup    0

comepickmeup
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Lovely meeting some more NY'ers on here!!

Originally from Arkansas but living in downtown NYC. Talk about a switch! :wink:

Was just banded on Monday by Dr. Kurian at NYU. The stomach pain hasn't been bad at all. But the shoulder pain...Yowzer. I'm ready for it to pass so I can get back to the usual routine!

Hope yall are all doing well! Have a great weekend.

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Chrisann    0

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I am from Brooklyn NY, born and raised. Banded on 12/31/07 by Dr. Ren at NYU. Go for my first fill on January 30th.

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chocolate_snaps    3

chocolate_snaps
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HELLO FELLOW NYers! Im from Manhattan, born and raised. I was banded at St Lukes.

Tachababy we are close to each other. Im uptown in Washington Heights. Its really nice to see a neighbor.

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Whitepants    0

Whitepants
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Hey Everyone,

Talk about a small world. comepickmeup and Workintheband I was banded 3/07 by Dr. Kurian's former partner Dr. Roslin/Lenox Hill Hosp. I was wondering what had happened to her. Now I know.

Hi TachaBaby505 and chocolate_snaps. I'm from Manhattan/East Harlem.

Hope we can keep in touch with each other here. Have a good weekend everyone.

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NYGMEN    0

NYGMEN
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Hi everyone,

I was banded in 1/25/08 by Dr. Fielding at NYU. I'm from Long Island but work in NYC. I moved to Whitestone/Bayside for about 6years but then moved back to LI.

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magnolia    1

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I live in Westchester and Manhattan. I was banded on 3/19/07 lost 50 lbs so far, slow loser, I want to lose about 20-25 more lbs. I already feel like a new person. Spent over 3 hours in the office waiting to see Dr. Fielding today..people were backed up into the hallway. Finally I saw Gaspar instead. the practice is getting might crowded. Hopefully this more aggressive fill will speed up my weight loss and keep the hunger down.

The office always seems to be full of people getting unfilled for vacations..etc...something I never plan on doing. I really want to do this right and be successful, unlike me on any previous diets:)

Mags

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imb316    0

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Mags,

I also live in Westchester but lived in the city until 2 years ago. I had my lap band done on 12/31 with Dr. Ren. I have had 3 fills already and feel SOME restriction. On my last fill sh loaded me up so much that I never made it out of her office. I literally chocked on my own saliva. I guess I was such a pain in the you know what she wanted to show me that I have a band. The thing is that now she took out some of the fill (so I can breathe)and I don't feel so much restriction. I am to embaressed to go back so soon. OH THE DRAMA.

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Angelyco    0

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Hey all!

I live in Yonkers right now (moved from Iowa about a year ago) and going for my first consult with Dr. Philip Weber in White Plains on March 18th. I tried for Dr. Artuso but he's out of network for my insurance.

I hope to hear more from you all :confused:

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shortgal    5

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Hey all!

I live in Yonkers right now (moved from Iowa about a year ago) and going for my first consult with Dr. Philip Weber in White Plains on March 18th. I tried for Dr. Artuso but he's out of network for my insurance.

I hope to hear more from you all :confused:

See you found the NY crowd, good for you. Have you considered Dr. Fielding? I see his name a lot on the forum and if I remember right, he's been banded, too. His niece ( i think) is on the forum and he did hers. Seems most people have been very happy with his practice. Sounds like they have an office in White Plains and the city.

Hope I gave you the right info, I'm from CT, but have seen a lot of posts about him.

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