Hello all, I have been reading on this site for about a month but this is my first time speaking up. My name is Greg and I am from Staten Island, NY: I have had my Overview Class, Psych Eval, Surgeon Meet and have my meeting with the Nutritionist on 4/16; at that point they will submit for my insurance approval. I am 49 and am apprehensive but excited about the prospects for the future. This site is a great support mechanism and I look forward to participating more. My goal is to enter my 50's moving in the right direction

I am back on this morning and not as tired as last night: I have not been assigned a surgeon yet but am having the Lap Band procedure done at Staten Island University Hospital in their Center for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity. I weigh 335 Lbs and want to loose 140; that seems like a huge mountain to climb but it is great seeing the support you all supply each other and the success I see in your efforts. After struggling with weight my whole life and trying every diet out there I think I am finally prepared (between my ears) for the Lap Band. My Cardiologist first suggested this to me about a year ago and I am now committed to moving forward.

““Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear.”

Mark Twain

3/12/08 1st Meeting/Education Class

3/13/08 Blood Work

4/1/08 Surgical Consult

4/4/08 Psychological Evaluation

Completed: Pulmonary, Cardiology and Gastroenterology Evaluation

4/16/08 Nutritional Evaluation

hi,

welcome to LBT!

good luck