Anyone from NH who goes to Portsmouth Hosp

Hello I am in the process of having my surgery done, it isnt' set up yet but have attended meeting, seem the phychologist, the dietician, the physical therapy, and the coordinator and have attended a few group meetings. Please write to me either here or Email which is Mammysn@aol. thanks sure would love to hear from some people. I am in New Durham NH.. thanks again Donna Smith

hi donna, i had my surgery done at portsmouth hospital,they were excellent!dr.looser was my surgeon he was great!the nursing staff there on the floor(usually the fourth floor)are the best!!do you go to the monthly meetings?i regret to say i have missed the last few,but will try as hard as possible to make the next meeting.if you have any questions you would like to ask,please feel free to send me a message.goodluck!jennie.

Hi - I'm also doing the Ports. Hosp program. I've completed my psych, nutrition and physical therapy appts and have been attending monthly groups. Last week I had my 1st appt. with Dr. Pacuilli and she's wonderful. So now we're working on insurance approval and I have a few more pounds to lose. Be in touch if you have questions, etc and maybe we'll meet soon!

Hello and thanks so much for answering my post. I guess we might meet some time I am so anxious to get this show on the road before the holidays I am really hoping for. because that is a tough time to stay motivated. I wanted to have Dr. Paculli in the beginning and I didn't really say that. and they kind of picked one for me. I really don't care who does the surgery as long as they do it and that they are good. I have had chosen for me Dr. Lussier. I said that was fine. Don't really know any of them . I am in New Durham maybe I told you , sorry is I did , I tend to repeat myself. Where are you located. Was wondering how many times did you have to go to the Dietician and to see Nancy S. I have had to go several times and had to go to Physical Therapy a number of times also.. Please wirte when you can I will be anxiously awaiting your reply.thanks again DOnna

Hi - I live in Portsmouth. I had a friend who had Dr. Paculli and was very sucessful. She said she was great through the whole process. I went to the dietician twice and the physical therapy twice, I've met with Nancy 3 times. I know the minimum for dietician and p.t. is twice. Thanks

Hello Donna, I am also from New Durham, I wrote to you awhile back, I dont know if you remember me? I ended up having the surgery, RNY it will be a year on dec 8th I have lost about 135 pounds now. It has slowed waaaaaaaaaaay down. I still have a good 20-30 more pounds to go. I had dr Pacuilli. At portsmouth. I really liked her alot. I however did not have a good exp at ports hosp. That is a entire other story. I used to go to the meetings but some scheduling conflicts I am unable to go at this time. I hope you have a good experience with everything. If you would like to know anything else, feel free to write. Take care, Jane

I'm new here, but I am also seeking to have lap-band surgery at Portsmouth Hospital. I work in Hampton, but I live in Peterborough. This is scary stuff for me, I'm still letting things settle in. I'll be attending their November 14th seminar.

I am in the process of trying to have RNY at Portsmouth. I went to the Sept seminar and had my intake apt with the coordinator last week. I have my psych eval, nutritionist apt, and phys therapy set up for the next week and a half. Then back to nancy. I was at the Sept support group meeting and will be going on Monday as well.

Hi, I went to a seminar on Oct 12 at Pinkerton in Derry. I just submitted my application about 10 days ago and am anxious to know how quickly this process usually moves. I know the surgery would be in Portsmouth and the pre-op in Derry. I called the office to see if there was anything I could be doing on my end but they said I would have to wait to be notified. How long out are they scheduling these things? I am really excited and anxious. I have been thinking about and researching RNY for awhile and am ****d up to just get in there and start the beginning of my new life! Any feedback on the process at Portsmouth and with Atlantic Surgical would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Heidi