Ny Banders?
Hi Kathleen,
There's a lapband message board here but its not by state. I don't think there is one strictly for NY'ers.
http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/surgtype-forums/LapBand/
Kathleen,
I am a lap-bander here in Rochester, NY. My surgery was 5/5/05 with Dr. Galvin at Rochester General Hospital. Currently I am down 62 pounds and loving life.
Here are a few lap-band yahoo groups that you may find interesting. I'm involved in a ton of lap-band yahoo groups all over, but these few are for new yorkers:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SaratogaSprings-NY-WLS-support/
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Ithaca_Bandsters/
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/farmingtonsupportgroup/
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/UpstateNY-Bandsters/
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/rochester_bandsters/
This group is mine that I started in Rochester. It's quite small
and very quiet. I do a lot of posting but the members of this group
seem to be more readers than posters. We welcome you to join if
you're interested.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bandsters-nyc/join?yguid=220812483&finish=sub
If you would like any other bandster groups on the following information... recipies, exercise, pregnant, baking forum, calories, singles, smarterbandsters, vegetarian, struggling, ladies ... etc. let me know. I have found them all.
This website below may help you find others that you're interested in:
http://search.yahoo.com/search?refsrc=ad-super-mp-ent-michaeljackson-ns&p=bandsters
Good luck with your journey and I'd be glad to share whatever information I have with you.
Skinny Minnie -- Cathy in Rochester, NY