hey,whats up,congrats on making the decision to improve your life,I also am getting the lap band thru montefiore in the bronx,my surgery date is aug 25 2009,now I have to hustle to get the paper work done my HR dept at the job has all these damn forms to fill out and my surgeon Dr. Camacho,is never in his office and does not return calls,it has not been easy dealing with montefiore,they are unorganized,but i heard the surgeons are excellent, I'm excited but a little anxious now too,it's so close and I want everything to go right, I also grew up in the Bronx,female, married to a wonderful puerto rican husband,who loves to eat too!lol My parents are italian and puerto rican ,but i only know english,I don't come to this site often,but my e mail is tbonilla64@aol.com, if you'd like we can keep in touch,I have been wanting to communicate with someone who is having this type of surgery,hope to hear from you,Good Luck :thumbdown: