Hello out there! I'm hoping to start a Massachusetts support group if anyone is interested.

Hi I'm from Ma I had my surgery at Tufts Medical in Boston. I am 6 yrs out and wanted to go to meetings in the area. I tried to go to Tobey's and they said I could not join their groups because I did not have the surgery there..... So I have started my own. I have taken a leadership program from Obesity Help and I have meetings at the Sr Citezen Center in Fairhaven Ma We are on break until September. We meet the second Saturday of the month at 9:30. Right now we are a small group but we are there helping each other. Support groups are very important from the get go. All are welcome. If interested please let me know.

Niecie

I am going to Tobey live in new Bedford maybe I'll check ur group out when u start back up I will be going to tobeys also so maybe I can bring some info from there

Niecie and Don....I'll be interested in the group as well. Just waiting for my dang insurance approval and surgery will be 7/11. Man this waiting is nerve wracking.

niece fairhaven is too far away for me. there are meetings at the lawrence memorial in medford and at metrowest medical in natick. huge meetings great people

rny 4/6/12 <br />hw 255/cw 205/ gw 137

niece fairhaven is too far away for me. there are meetings at the lawrence memorial in medford and at metrowest medical in natick. huge meetings great people

rny 4/6/12 <br />hw 255/cw 205/ gw 137

Niecie and Don....I'll be interested in the group as well. Just waiting for my dang insurance approval and surgery will be 7/11. Man this waiting is nerve wracking.

Where are you from I'm finishing my insurance requirements on July 17 then approval will come quick looking end of July maybe first week of August also where is your surgery going to be

I just heard today, after calling my insurance company myself, that my surgery has been approved. YAY! I'm going to Tufts Medical Center in Boston and the last I heard my surgery is scheduled for July 11. My woman who does the scheduling for my surgeon went home early today so I'll call again tomorrow to confirm.

I just heard today' date=' after calling my insurance company myself, that my surgery has been approved. YAY! I'm going to Tufts Medical Center in Boston and the last I heard my surgery is scheduled for July 11. My woman who does the scheduling for my surgeon went home early today so I'll call again tomorrow to confirm.[/quote']

Congrats

Thanks Don. Surgery date is definitely 7/11. They offered me 7/3 but, I already had everything set at work for 7/11 so that wouldn't of worked.

Thanks Don. Surgery date is definitely 7/11. They offered me 7/3 but' date=' I already had everything set at work for 7/11 so that wouldn't of worked.[/quote']

I will be taking the first date they can give me this has been a 7 month long process already I am excited to know I'm only about 3 weeks till my insurance requirements are made

Each insurance has their own requirements. Mine required 3 months of supervised dieting but, a ton of history with your PCP. 4 years worth of weights, letter from pcp, surgeon's letter and explanation of what she's doing, diet plan history, health work-ups etc. I've been working on this since Oct of last year when I started with a different group. The group that did my lapband. But then switched to this group and started this process in March. Very thankful it's finally approved. 3 weeks for you will come quick Don!

Congrats on finally getting approved losingit!

thank you eglean2. Sorry I just saw the post. Hubby and I went to NH for our anniversary and so this is the first time for me to get back online. Lots of catching up to do.

What's everyone doing for the 4th of July? I'm taking the time to pick up the items I need for the week after the surgery.

I went to canobie lake and got back together with my ex whos also my best friend. Very happy and felt good to fit on the rides comfortably. so the 4th was a good day

rny 4/6/12 <br />hw 255/cw 205/ gw 137

Congrats Law....sounds like you had a great day!

I'll be going there too!

I will be going to the support groups at Tobey hope to have a surgery date in a couple weeks im in New Bedford