VSG Mike

I am scheduled on May 7th. But I work for a hospital in NJ on a surgical floor that performs it. I've personally weighed the option for more then a year. I've tried many other options including a gluten free lifestyle (which the first two weeks is basically the liquid diet for this surgery, fun fun...)

Hello! It's not so much about taking so long before the surgery it's honestly about the doctor/staff making sure you have enough information about the surgery before actually doing it. They want to be sure that you know what you're getting yourself into. The office will also make sure you are in the right state of mind before being able to do the surgery (Psych Eval). You are also to meet with a Nutritionist as well so you know what kind of guidelines to follow after surgery. Most if not all doctors want to get clearance from the following: Family Doctor, GI, Cardiologist, Pulmonary and as mentioned the Nutritionist. The reason for those are to make sure you are not a high risk surgery, because the doctor doesn't want something to happen during or after surgery. All things being considered it really isn't that long of a wait for surgery. You have to see all the doctors listed above and do all the test that they may order. As for payment/cost it's all about your insurance. If you have coverage for this kind of surgery is always a good thing, otherwise I believe in most cases it could cost upwards around $10,000. Not cheap, but could be very rewarding.

Think of how far you've come, what you have already accomplished. You don't want to stop now, do you? If you spend time in the gym change it up a bit don't do the exact exercises, do something completely off your norm and see if it helps. I wish you the best and remember...you CAN do this!

Hello! Keep pushing forward, it will be worth it in the end. You CAN and WILL do this! You've got this, it's all in your mind. - Mike

Hello and welcome. I have also just recently joined the "Bandwagon". My date of surgery is May 7th and I cannot be any happier to get there.