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25/m getting banded june 10th. just wondering if anyone around new jersey wants to chat

if anyone is looking for a support buddy or just someone to help push em along i am here

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Hello JeffR,

My name is Kristi and I am a fellow NJ Bandster and will have my surgery on June 18th!!! Please let me know how everything goes! Good luck!!! :)

Kristi

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Hi JeffR,

I live in NJ also, I was just banded 2 days ago ( on the 30th) and im feeling pretty good! GOOD LUCK with your surgery!:)

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Hi JeffR,

My name is Paty and I am getting my band on Monday, June 9th. Please - let's email / chat on this.

I am on my 4th week of the pre-op liquid diet and even though I have lost about 14lbs and feel better, I am CONSTANTLY thinking about food.:lol:

I hope you are doing well.

Take care, Paty

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Hi Jeff! I'm from NJ and getting banded on 8/1 in Hackensack. Would love to buddy up with you & all fellow NJ Bandsters!! Keep me posted on how you're doing!!

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hey tracy

hackensack is nice and close to me, like 15 minutes. however i live around the corner from mountainside hospital so thats where i will be getting banded. i have one more test to do before the surgery(stress test). i don't know why i have to do a 4 hour stress test when i already got approved for insurance, but what an i do? :rolleyes:

i will def be posting and reading the forums after surgery. i am sure i will have questions, and hopefully some answers for anyone getting banded after me.

keep in touch

anyone from the area who wants to chat can also PM me.

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Hi JeffR,

My name is Paty and I am getting my band on Monday, June 9th. Please - let's email / chat on this.

I am on my 4th week of the pre-op liquid diet and even though I have lost about 14lbs and feel better, I am CONSTANTLY thinking about food.:lol:

I hope you are doing well.

Take care, Paty

hang in there paty. in my opinion the pre diet might be the hardest part. if we are able to maintain a diet we might not need the lapband.

i am lucky, my dock just wants me on 3-4 small meals a day with tons of Water, Protein and Vitamins but i know how tough it is to diet.

i put me email up above. feel free to contact me

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Great Jeff...Good luck! My cousin works in Mountainside & it's a great hospital. Keep me posted! I'll try to email you later...I'm supposed to be teaching my class now!! LOL

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