Looking for fellow bandsters from Central NY

hi heather- i am from rochester too. Webster- do we have a local support group?

Hello, I am Tammy I had the lapband done on 1-15-2008 by Dr. Artuso at St. Francis Hospital. I live in Germantown NY it is about 1/2 hour to the hospital. I am very happy with what he did. Tammy

Hi all,

My surgery is scheduled for Aug 27th if all goes well. I moved from Catskill to Schenectady in 2005. So I know both areas.

wow, lot's of fellow cnyer's. congrats to all that have had it done & are doing so well. i'm just beginning to research. i was about to do the surgical bypass, but decided against it. a co-worker had had it done & had serious complications. i thought i was out of luck until i saw the lap-band commercials. i went to my family dr. & told him i wanted to have this done & he's all for it. my diabetes is out of control, my b.p. is pretty high; meds control that, and my cholesterol is pretty high. i had my grandson here for the week...chasing a 2-1/2 yr old around really made me think i should get moving on this SOON. i'm not getting any younger or thinner just sittin' here.

keep up the good work fellow nyer's...let's make ny a healthier place to live :thumbup:

Im from Binghamton N.Y. ...Heather

Hello! Utica here.....

:crying:

peggy i am in utica too!!!!!!!

any chance you would be interested in a new friend???:biggrin2:

Can an oneonta lady join here?

teri

hi I am new to this group , I am in Norwich NY :thumbup: I was banded 11.29.07 and have not been successful loosing wieght. I have lost 30 lbs total and 20 of them were before my first fill. So I have lost 10 lbs since January :party: I know there must be a way to figure this out but any help would be welcomed. I am a food addict and I am not dealing with the addiction very well.

Wish I could help, but I couldn't have the surgery yet. I have to get health issues resolved first... I know that the band is not a fix all, and know it's hard to lose weight. Maybe another fill? Are you eating mushies? or real food? and chewing really well? and drinking all the Water before and after an hour later?

Best wishes!!

jacci

Hi Ema, I'm also preop. But have you spoken to the clinic? Where'd you go for surgery? I'm going to bassett. Who did it there? I'm seeing Dr. Heneghan, and of course Bob.

Have you been to your group's support group? I know bassett has one that is in Norwich. I don't go that far for support group. I go to the one in Cooperstown.

teri

I just found out about the Norwich support group and will follow up on that. I am connected to the Cooperstown yahoo group. but am not real big on that.

I see Bob and my surgeion was weiss. My daughter has a RNY and I watched her take off weight rather quickly. I know that the 2 procedures are very different. and I am not comparing the results. I am however frustrated by my results. I work with a woman that had the designer mini gastric bypass done in florida and she has talked 2 of my so workers into ahving the procedure done. No insurance company will support it. It is hard working with her because she publically refers to lapbanders as people that were not informed well and that we just werent serious about weight loose. Everything combined has me so bummed out. havining lap band is a good thing I know I will appreciate one day. But for now it is like being on the worst diet of your life with little result. I see how everyone is so successful then I look at my self and ask what the heck are you doing wrong. I don't mean to be a bummer here , but any guidance would help.

I have started with a professional counselor and have been put on wellbuterin to see if that might help.

I just found out about the Norwich support group and will follow up on that. I am connected to the Cooperstown yahoo group. but am not real big on that.

I see Bob and my surgeion was weiss. My daughter has a RNY and I watched her take off weight rather quickly. I know that the 2 procedures are very different. and I am not comparing the results. I am however frustrated by my results. I work with a woman that had the designer mini gastric bypass done in florida and she has talked 2 of my so workers into ahving the procedure done. No insurance company will support it. It is hard working with her because she publically refers to lapbanders as people that were not informed well and that we just werent serious about weight loose. Everything combined has me so bummed out. havining lap band is a good thing I know I will appreciate one day. But for now it is like being on the worst diet of your life with little result. I see how everyone is so successful then I look at my self and ask what the heck are you doing wrong. I don't mean to be a bummer here , but any guidance would help.

I have started with a professional counselor and have been put on wellbuterin to see if that might help.

Who will you follow up with now, Heneghan or Strauss? I love Heneghan. He's my surgeon.

I have to tell you the reason I am going lapband is the whole accountability issue. My sister had rny, and went from 330 pounds to 89. Then gained almost all of it back. She took longer than a lot I see. I'm just not willing to do this for 5 yrs of weight loss. I want it to be permanent. Have you met Julie in Cooperstown? or considered going to the post op groups? They are the third thursday's of the month. The dates' and times and locations are on the website.

I want it to "look" more natural, like I'm loosing on my own.

teri

I'm officially a bandstar now :biggrin: I had my band 2 days ago.

teri

Apalachin, NY ( Binghamton Area)

I know that area. I'm near oneonta/cooperstown NY area.

Teri