I'm from Suffolk county, getting my surgery done at St. Charles hospital in port Jeff with Dr. John Angstadt from MY bariatric Group. My paperwork is being submitted to insurance on 6/3 so I'm very excited and will hopefully be sleeved by July!!

My husband and immediate family and my inlaws since i may need their help with my kids while recovering. They both had the band and failed terribly. Everyone is very supportive. My husband is kinda downplaying it though' date=' like he doesn't realize how life changing it is. He's always been fit with very little effort. He's in for a wake up call! Lol. We have a NY sleeve girls group if your interested in joining. The girls there are really nice and helpful![/quote']

That's nice to hear that everyone is being so supportive. I'll probably have to tell my in-laws as well because like you we're gonna need some help with the kiddies. Tell your husband he's a very lucky man for it to be so easy for him. Makes me jealous, lol. Mine is excited because it is going to force him to change his habits also- we love carbs but they seem to be our downfall so cutting them out will certainly help us both.

I'd be very interested in joining the NY girls group. It would be so nice to have people to talk to that will understand what The process entails and just how hard it is! Plus I'm sure I'll have tons of questions as it gets closer, lol. Thanks

Hey I have Dr. Angstadt too! So far I really like him a lot, I have my appointment to schedule surgery on Tuesday. I have to be on a 3 month supervised diet with him in order to have my insurance cover the surgery so I think the earliest is late July or August. I was wondering about the support group you are talking about, where do you you meet and when?

Hey I have Dr. Angstadt too! So far I really like him a lot' date=' I have my appointment to schedule surgery on Tuesday. I have to be on a 3 month supervised diet with him in order to have my insurance cover the surgery so I think the earliest is late July or August. I was wondering about the support group you are talking about, where do you you meet and when?[/quote']

Thankfully my insurance doesn't require a 3 month diet. I still have to get Cardiologist approval and then they will submit to my insurance company. Dr. Angstadt had said from that point it should be about a month so I'm hoping before the end of the summer. I'm not really sure about the support group-I'm not currently part of one although I'm certainly interested in joining.

Hey I have Dr. Angstadt too! So far I really like him a lot' date=' I have my appointment to schedule surgery on Tuesday. I have to be on a 3 month supervised diet with him in order to have my insurance cover the surgery so I think the earliest is late July or August. I was wondering about the support group you are talking about, where do you you meet and when?[/quote']

Not sure if your talking to me? But I don't go to his support group. But there is a mandatory bariatric surgery education class the week before your surgery. That's what I'm going to. That's held at the hospital (I'm at st. Charles in port Jefferson) the same day as the pre op testing. I had to do a 6 month diet for insurance to cover but it definitely flew by! He's such an amazing doctor and I'm so excited!

Thankfully my insurance doesn't require a 3 month diet. I still have to get Cardiologist approval and then they will submit to my insurance company. Dr. Angstadt had said from that point it should be about a month so I'm hoping before the end of the summer. I'm not really sure about the support group-I'm not currently part of one although I'm certainly interested in joining.

He does have a support group, I think you could go on his website and see when they meet