I had my surg. at buffalo General on 6-9-08 by Dr. AAron hoffman. any one familiar, Please let me know about your experience. :scared2:

thanks .. I had my first clinic visit today..I was alittle discouraged because they said that I bearly meet criteria for surgery at this point.. I need to loose 9 lbs and that will put me out of perameters for the surgery. I have my visit with Posner in 6 weeks along with the nutritionist because she wasn't there today. The people there were very nice and efficient.. although they still did not have my psych eval in the case. They said that it must be in the filing pile to be done !!

keep up the good work...

Hi guys, just checking my ticker only lost 2 lbs, sigh, be worse it could have gone up 2lbs. it just seems so slow, I feel like i lost more just dieting alone. oooohhhh, don't listen to me, I never would have lost this much alone..............

Since my clinic visit 1 week ago, I have lost 3 lbs on the NB diet..Already I am sick of the veg;s and Beans. Should I continue loosing or should I stop ? I know as soon as I get into the phase 2 I will gain it back again but if I really try, I will loose the 9 lbs before the visit with Posner and then he will tell me that I won't qualify for the surgery. The nurse practitioner told me to do my best... what would you do if you were in my shoes ??

shar

You have a valid issue Band of gold, most of the people I met lost more weight before the surgery then after, and most of the one I know have hit a plateau. It kind of scared me going into the surgery knowing that, since I wondered if it really works in the long run. I would like to meet someone who has lost their goal weight and kept it off. I am sure there are plenty, I just have not met them.

I worry about the same thing, is this really better than dieting alone? I think it will be, as I know I can not eat as much as I used to, so I am just hoping for a good outcome.

Since my clinic visit 1 week ago, I have lost 3 lbs on the NB diet..Already I am sick of the veg;s and Beans. Should I continue loosing or should I stop ? I know as soon as I get into the phase 2 I will gain it back again but if I really try, I will loose the 9 lbs before the visit with Posner and then he will tell me that I won't qualify for the surgery. The nurse practitioner told me to do my best... what would you do if you were in my shoes ??

shar

Stop losing. I do not think they will hold you to a strict 5%, but I think if you are underweight they will not do the surgery. LindaTatu will know next week, as she is under 35 BMI, she will probably share the outcome. She is trying to eat enough to keep at the 35 BMI.

Since my clinic visit 1 week ago, I have lost 3 lbs on the NB diet..Already I am sick of the veg;s and Beans. Should I continue loosing or should I stop ? I know as soon as I get into the phase 2 I will gain it back again but if I really try, I will loose the 9 lbs before the visit with Posner and then he will tell me that I won't qualify for the surgery. The nurse practitioner told me to do my best... what would you do if you were in my shoes ??

shar

Shar, they can't tell you what to do in a situation like this, I would probably just ad a few calories, and try to stabelize your wt. what is the NB diet, I can't figure it out. good luck, and don't worry too much, that may be why your losing also..

Thanx Judy, without all the support I get from you guys I don't know what i'd do. How are you feeling? and how much have you lost since surg?

sorry, I;m typing in the dark,,, SB .(not NB) . South Beach Diet.. I.m eating alot of salads, vegs, beans, lean meat and chx... no carbs and fruits..

sorry, I;m typing in the dark,,, SB .(not NB) . South Beach Diet.. I.m eating alot of salads, vegs, beans, lean meat and chx... no carbs and fruits..

gotcha!! I should have figured it out...good luck you'll do great.