britney77

Thank you all for the input. It is nice to hear from both pre op and post op! Lessofme , we share a surgery date! It's coming quick! I am looking forward to this next chapter in my life

Some people do it quicker and some slower than myself. Also every program is different. It felt like a long time when I was Initially told 6-12 months, but it went by quickly because of all the appointments, and it truly gave me the time to feel like I am fully prepared for what is to come.

It took me about 10 months to finally get a surgery date. Unfortunately I work for a hospital and with their insurance you are forced to stay within their facilities, forcing me to way long periods of time for some appointments. Requirement wise I had to fulfill the following: -weight loss of 5% of body weight -night oxygen saturation study -2 support groups -2 dietary appointments -psych evaluation -multiple appointments with a bariatric nurse practitioner -multiple appointments with my surgeon -pre operative class -chest X-ray -ekg -blood work I think that covers it all! Don't get discouraged by everything you have to do before surgery, it is all for a good purpose and helps fully prepare you. Best of luck!

Hey everyone! I am just about a month out from my surgery date, and after a long road (almost a year) of appointments and dieting I finally am here. I am beyond excited to start the next chapter in my life, and hope and pray to be as successful as possible. However I am a lot more nervous than I anticipated. I guess my biggest concern is what I should expect for the first few weeks post op. I just hope that I will fully understand my diet requirements, and am able to fulfil them. I am looking for any advice from anybody to help me get through the first part of this process. I am sure after I get through the first few weeks the rest will slowly fall into place. I just want to be successful and am willling to go to any lengths to make sure that happens! Thanks in advance for any support or advice!