Hello all, I'm new to this board and I wanted to tell you all there is a VERY active boeard called Obesity Help.com. They have forums for just LAP-BAND, just New Jersey also,,but it is a VERY active board. I also read on here that some are not aware of The Barriatric Center At SOCH. Southern Ocean County Hospital in Manahawkin New Jersey.I am to be banded on May 22nd by Dr. Jonathan Reich, he has been trained at the Cleveland Clinic and has done this surgery for years up North. He and two other surgeons saw a need in south Jersey and there certainly was!! He and his staff are wonderfull, Very compassionate and professional. I have spoken with his patients who have had the surgery by him on the other boards and they give him glowing reports. There is a support group meeting on Wed, the 11th of Feb. in the conferance room in the main hospital. If you can not make that one , i'm sure if you call SOCH they will gladly give you other dates. Just wanted you to know we now have a friend in South Jersey.. Good Luck to all of you..:cursing:

You're a little far from me in Princeton but glad to know you're there...Jersey Rocks!

Glad to meet you, You are doing great!!!!! I can't wait to have surgery. I don't come to this board often. I like Obesityhelp.com Then go to Forums and go to surgical and then down to Lap-Band. I love those boards, this board seems a little negative to me. You can also go to Forum and go down to states and get on a message board for New Jersey.Also they have one for 50 yrs. plus. But I like the Lap-band one the most. The Jersey one has alot of RNY people. But it's nice to meet you and I wish you continued sucsess!!:thumbup:

Hi Sandy, my fiance just went to a seminar at SOCH, we have an appointment with Dr. Reich in a couple weeks. Please post updates about how you feel about him, his office, ect. Good luck on Friday!

I will be getting my band at soch on 10-23-09 by dr reich i had a apt on 8-26-09 and they gave me the date that day next i will be going fo pre test and see him one more time before the big day :seeya:

Hey! Im having my surgery by Dr. Reich on Friday. I live in Barnegat

Hello all, I'm new to this board and I wanted to tell you all there is a VERY active boeard called Obesity Help.com. They have forums for just LAP-BAND, just New Jersey also,,but it is a VERY active board. I also read on here that some are not aware of The Barriatric Center At SOCH. Southern Ocean County Hospital in Manahawkin New Jersey.I am to be banded on May 22nd by Dr. Jonathan Reich, he has been trained at the Cleveland Clinic and has done this surgery for years up North. He and two other surgeons saw a need in south Jersey and there certainly was!! He and his staff are wonderfull, Very compassionate and professional. I have spoken with his patients who have had the surgery by him on the other boards and they give him glowing reports. There is a support group meeting on Wed, the 11th of Feb. in the conferance room in the main hospital. If you can not make that one , i'm sure if you call SOCH they will gladly give you other dates. Just wanted you to know we now have a friend in South Jersey.. Good Luck to all of you..:cursing:

dr.reich did my surgery on jan 20th 11