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I Am Having My Surgery Done By Dr. Vohra In Oceanside And Hewlett. Check Him Out On Obesityhelp.com He Came Highly Recommended And His Staff Is Going The Extra Mile To Help In All Ways. Good Luck

Luckily For Me My Pcp Is A Bariatric Specialist Too. He Is The One Who Told Me About The Band. The Best Selling Point Was When He Told Me That He Had The Surgery Done On Himself 4 Years Ago. I Feel Extremely Comfortable Asking Him "any" Questions As I Specify That I Want An Answer From A Lap Band Wearer... He Had To Prepare A Letter Of Recommandation But The Surgeon's Assistant Gave Him A Template Of What Was Usually Required From Insurance Co. I Guess At This Point That I Will Be His First Patient Going For The Lap Band (i Intend To Confirm This With Him Tomorrow At Appt.) He Was A Great Help Getting Me All The Appt. Quickly For The Necessary Medical Clearances And Testing. All Was Done In 2 Weeks Time. In Conclusion, From The Time I Met Him To The Surgery Date = 2 Months. I Have To Clarify That I Prayed For An Answer To My Obesity Problem So When He Came To My Road, I Recognized That As The Answer.

Hi, I Live In Astoria Ny And Am Scheduled For Surgery On Sept. 7. I Will Be Happy To Be Part Of The Nyc Area Lap Band "group". Thanks And Ciao... For Now

I Did The Atkins Diet For A While And Lost Weight. As For Any Diet, It Worked Only For The Time I Followed It, Then The Pounds Came Back. However, The Positive Outcome Of My Atkins Experience Is That It Changed My Taste Bud Regarding Sweets. Things That I Used To Love (desserts) Were Not That Great After Atkins, Still Aren't Great Years Later. Thanks For Reading And Ciao... For Now

Hi Dr.c That Is Very Well Done. Thank You.

Hi Want2lose, Yes I Did Lose The Weight Before Surgery. I Am Now At -34#. I Am Indeed Extremely Psych, Just Could Not Stand The Choking Belly Anymore. Was So Tired Of Pulling On My Clothes And Being Out Of Breath... The Total Amount Of Calorie Intake With The Protein Diet Is Bet. 800 And 1000 A Day (closer To 800 On Most Days). Good Luck To Us All September Patients. Ciao... For Now (sorry For The Delayed Reply, Could Not Access This Site Yesterday All Day)

Hi Everyone, I Am Scheduled For Sept. 7 At 1pm. Just Finished All The Required Medical Clearances Today (psych, sleep Study, Pulmon And Heart Specialists, Etc.) I Started A Protein shakes And Bars Diet On July 18 So I Am Looking Forward To Be On The Other Side And Eat Real food. I Am Scheduled For Pre-op Testing Next Wednesday Along With 3rd Appt With Surgeon And His Team Of Professional. Not Yet Nervous About The Surgery (had A Laparoscopy Done 5 Years Ago For Gallbladder And It Was Bearable!). Right Now I Am Only Enjoying Being Done With The Round Of Specialists... What A Releif. Ciao... For Now.

Hi Lapbandit, Just Imagine How Frustrated The Doc. Will Be Next Time When You Are "thinner" Than Her. What An Unprofessional Person. But Unfortunately There Are A Lot Of Incompetent Around As Mediocrity Gets More And More Tolerated Everywhere. So, Forget The B**ch, You Are Worth Too Much For That. Keep Up The Great Work And Remember That At The End You Are The Only One Enjoying Daily Victories At There True Value. I Wish You Can Find A Pcp Like Mine. He Had A Lap Band Surgery Done On Himself 4 Years Ago And He Is The One Who Told Me About The Band To Begin With. Good Luck And Ciao...