I had my RNY on 10/5 by Dr P From Ellis.  The staff at the office is great and everyone at the hospital was great too.  I live up near glens falls so if you want a  buddy, PM me and I can give you my contact info.  Good luck!!

I had my surgery almost 4 years ago with Dr Clarke.  The staff at the hospital and the Bariatric Center are great!  I had my surgery on a Thursday afternoon, leak test on Friday and was home before noon on Sat. 

Couple of things for you too keep in mind.  It is really hard to get your liquids and protein in at first, but it becomes much easier.  What tastes good to you know will not necessarily taste good to you post op.  Things tasted very sweet to me afterward, not sure if this was because of the Medifast diet or a result of the surgery. 

One thing that most people experience is a feeling of "what have I done to myself?" or "have I made the biggest mistake in my life?"  For me this only lasted  about 15 to 30 minutes and I have never regretted my decision since. 

Good luck, I am sure you will do fine.  Follow the rules with your post op diet, have some good support systems and you will do very well with this.  Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions.

Jim

 I am having my surgery February 16th at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady NY. I was so hoping to get in touch with other people who have had it done in the same hospital but no luck really. i have seen maybe one other person who posted something a while ago, but nothing recently. When and where is your surgery?

Hi everyone!! FINALLY I have a date for my revision at the Adirondack Medical Center. March 21st!!! We won the battle with the insurance company and I cannot be more excited!!!

I know I will have a ton of questions, but it'll be good to get this faulty lapband out and be on the way to losing..

Lin

Have you tried posting on the main board instead of the local. There isn't much activity here but the people on the main board are very smart. Do not worry they are supportive also.