Chicken Lady

Not to discourage you, but when you mentioned your gastritis- if it is caused by h pylori, that could slow things down a bit. They discovered my gastritis (caused by h pylori) on my EGD. My surgeon required that be treated and eradicated before I could have surgery. It was two weeks of two medicines and acid reducer then wait three months to retest that it was gone before he would do surgery. Although some surgeons will do surgery and treat it after, mine won't. I have a friend who is also doing WLS and she is a college professor. She has tried to work around her school schedule too. She is now aiming for this Christmas break. That might be a good time to focus on getting yours done- at the beginning of winter break. Good luck to you, I hope it works out well for you. Keep us posted Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I met my surgeon back in February - had to do their presurgery testing (EGD, swallow study, and upper GI). EGD found H Pylori, added 2 weeks of treatment & 12 weeks to wait for breath test. My Dr told me it takes most people (at their clinic with my insurance) about a year for the process. I'm at 9 mo now... Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I had shantee too. I didn't know there was a local support group Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I swapped out Pasta with zucchini. You can chop or slice it up, quick sauté - yum. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Do you like Greek yogurt ? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I live near Seabeck/ Bremerton area Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hi! I'm in Kitsap county too. I'm waiting one lab test result so my dr can submit for final insurance approval. (Very frustrating wait). Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

So how did your WLS go? I'm Kitsap also... Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hi. I'm also Kitsap county- going to UW... (I'm new to this forum) Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I had a 6 month insurance "phase 1" that required 12 visits to Nut, 12 PT visits & 12 psych visits. THEN got to meet surgical team to start their testing. Found h pylori on EGD so had to wait 3 months to be sure that was resolved. I have my final test review with the surgeon in 2 weeks. They told me that at their center, most people take about a year start to finish. ... Waiting... Waiting... Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App