I would love to hear your experience with the hospital and the doctors. I am going to a seinar next week for dr stephen merola and dr armando castro. Thank you

Hi,,I am in a program at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City...... Dr. Daniel Herron is the surgeon......I understand that there is a new set of techniques being tested at

The Mayo Clinic in Rochester,Min,....`Dr. Christopher Gastout......

Hi I had lapband surgery with doctor Merola in 2007 , lapband was the worst thing I ever did itdid not work for me. After 5 years of complaining of severe abdominal pains I finially ended up in Ny hospital of queens ER on June 2012 and had the band removed 2 days later in an emergency situation. Dr. Merola did not address my situation in a timely manner I was suffering for 5 years of pain. His staff is very disorganized , and you will always be sitting in the office for hours to be seen for a follow up. Do yourself a favor and find another doctor. My daughter just got sleeved with doctor Larry gellman, in great neck , they are great in that office. Good luck

wow thank for that info. i did meet dr merola at the seminar i went to on thursday. He did talk about the lap band and how it takes numerous modifications, which is why i was leaning toward the sleeve. i am supposed to have a surgical consultation on may 2. Did you happen to meet dr castro as well?

It has nothing to do with modifications ! The doctors can never get it right with the lapband , they either tighten it too much ,or it's too loose and you will never be at the right place . The lap band is horrible . No I never met dr. Castro . Currently I am dealing with Dr. Gellman and I'm am much happier , my surgery will be in north shore hospital. And I will be getting the sleeve. Perhaps you will have better results with dr. Castro I don't know him. However Merola is not someone I would recommend .

It has nothing to do with modifications ! The doctors can never get it right with the lapband , they either tighten it too much ,or it's too loose and you will never be at the right place . The lap band is horrible . No I never met dr. Castro . Currently I am dealing with Dr. Gellman and I'm am much happier , my surgery will be in north shore hospital. And I will be getting the sleeve. Perhaps you will have better results with dr. Castro I don't know him. However Merola is not someone I would recommend .

i did indeed meet with dr castro on may 2nd. i liked him very much and he answered all the questions and soothed the fears i had thus far. as of now im proceeding with the sleeve with dr castro. thank you so much for your input and good luck to you!

Since I've already had very positive experience with NYU Medical Center I've decided to go with their NYU Langone Weight Management Program. I went to seminar led by Dr. Christine Ren and decided to use her as my surgeon.

I was initially interested to do the Lap-Band but after thinking it over and some additional research I opted for the VSG and I am so happy with my decision.

I'm sorry i don't have any suggestions for Queens but hopefully there are others who might give you some recommendations.

Best of luck!

-d

Hi' date=',I am in a program at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City...... Dr. Daniel Herron is the surgeon......I understand that there is a new set of techniques being tested at

The Mayo Clinic in Rochester,Min,....`Dr. Christopher Gastout......[/quote']

Did you get your surgery ?..I was seeing dr Kini but switched because they submitted papers to insurance wrong and I got denied

Hi,,,I am waiting for insurance approval..... have you heard anything about Dr.Daniel Herron at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhatten ? I checked him out and liked him....and his team....Is Dr. Kini part of his group ? Will they resubmit your insurance papers so that you could get the surgery ? There was a time that I looked into going to MExico however, after doing my research,etc. I decided that was a terrible idea.......there is

absolutely no recourse in a country outside of the USA and the risks are so much higher...a relative of mine was going to go to Mexico however,her doctor discovered a serious medical issue and said she was not a candidate for the VSG--especially, in Mexico..... she asked for her thousand dollar deposit to be returned....and the 'coordinator' refuse to return the funds to her.....even after discussing the medical situation at hand presently.....that is so terrible....that is alot of money to have lost......I hope that all is well with you........

Hi' date=',,I am waiting for insurance approval..... have you heard anything about Dr.Daniel Herron at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhatten ? I checked him out and liked him....and his team....Is Dr. Kini part of his group ? Will they resubmit your insurance papers so that you could get the surgery ? There was a time that I looked into going to Mexico however, after doing my research,etc. I decided that was a terrible idea.......there is

absolutely no recourse in a country outside of the USA and the risks are so much higher...a relative of mine was going to go to Mexico however,her doctor discovered a serious medical issue and said she was not a candidate for the VSG--especially, in Mexico..... she asked for her thousand dollar deposit to be returned....and the 'coordinator' refuse to return the funds to her.....even after discussing the medical situation at hand presently.....that is so terrible....that is alot of money to have lost......I hope that all is well with you........[/quote']

No I didnt let them submit again I just went to a different hospital now im getying thinhs done very quickly..I start april 23rd n I am having my surgerh this month I will get a date on tuesday..yes dr kini is apart of the group, he was nice it was the staff they were very disorganized n one person would tell you once thing n the next would say something different. .so I didnt want to deal with the headache. I switched my insurance n went to a city hospital , jacobi weight loss program is a center of excellence so im very happy so far. .have you have your surgery yet?

Hi' date=',,I am waiting for insurance approval..... have you heard anything about Dr.Daniel Herron at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhatten ? I checked him out and liked him....and his team....Is Dr. Kini part of his group ? Will they resubmit your insurance papers so that you could get the surgery ? There was a time that I looked into going to Mexico however, after doing my research,etc. I decided that was a terrible idea.......there is

absolutely no recourse in a country outside of the USA and the risks are so much higher...a relative of mine was going to go to Mexico however,her doctor discovered a serious medical issue and said she was not a candidate for the VSG--especially, in Mexico..... she asked for her thousand dollar deposit to be returned....and the 'coordinator' refuse to return the funds to her.....even after discussing the medical situation at hand presently.....that is so terrible....that is alot of money to have lost......I hope that all is well with you........[/quote']

I see your waiting for approval ..pruvate hospitals usually thake longer for approvals.. my insurance in the hoisptal im at now have contract they have to answer with in 48 hours n they jave no requirement for the surgery I just have to do the hospitals requiremnts which were nothing n took a month ..I hope you get your apprival soon..I noticed you have been in the process since last year so was I wen they messed up my paper work..did you loss any weight on the 6 month diet ?