TheLovelyMissJ

Tammy, how did you like the program there in Mason? I was thinking of going there. I'm in the beginning stages of this journey, just getting started on my 6 month diet.

Wow this is an old thread, but, I'm from Iowa. Just starting my journy, for the second time. I went through the process before, got to month 4 of the 6 month diet and came down with the flu. When the doctor asked me how I've been eating, I stupidly said "I have just been eatting as much as I can keep down" so he wrote that I was noncompliant with the diet. I was devestated. I had lost 10 pounds that month, and with one word, I was put back at the very beginning of the process. I gave up for a very long time, and now I'm back, ready to make the first step. I'm 60 pounds heavier than I was the day of my first consultation with Dr. Glascock in Cedar Falls. I have my appointment with my PCP on friday. I will get my referral then. I also am hoping she will will out month 1 of my 6 month diet forms (I have them all printed out and the long patient history form all filled out)

I know it's not much, but I'm excited to say that I have taken the first step, officially! I spoke to my general family doctor today and asked for a referral to a surgeon. I had already picked out where I wanted to go, based on references from a couple of friends, and research that I had done on my own. But something that I didn't know prior to reading the brochure I was given today, is the surgeon I have chosen, is in a Center of Excellence for Bariatrics! YAY! I was a bit disappointed though, thinking that this would be the first of my 6 month medically supervised diet. Turns out, the bariatric center works closely with a weight management center. So they want all of their patients to go with the weight management center for their diets, and they walk you through the process and all the hoops that the insurance makes you go through. This program though, costs $120, which covers education, materials, and other miscellaneous stuff. Insurance pays for the appointments though. So that's not too bad, but still... ugh. So, I'm on my way! I think I impressed my doctor though. I don't think she was prepared for me to know so much already about the surgery, the options (Lap band VS Bypass), and the lifestyle changes required before and after surgery. Next step is to call the Bariatric Center and get scheduled for a Seminar and follow up appointment! I also got a prescription for Wellbutrin to help me stop smoking. So wish me luck with that! Oh, and I've lost 6 pounds this past month! YAY ME!