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Mine was 2 hours long. Hour and a half of talking and question asking, we just had casual conversation it felt like honestly. But her questions were about my child hood, my self image, how I problem solve, etc etc. then a half hour to take a questionnaire on paper that asked the same exact question in 10 different ways to make sure my answers lined up lol it was super annoying.

That was mine. I’ve seen other people say they were in office for ten minutes, some said their psychiatrist required three base visits before determining if they pass or if they need more. It all depends so you’re not going to get a straight answer unless you find someone here who went to the same psych as you.

Yay!! Congrats on taking the first steps to being a happier and healthier you! I am almost done all my testing. I have three classes to do and I can submit to the insurance for approval [emoji16] I am also going to do the sleeve.

I started the program yesterday and I almost wish I could get my money back and forget I wanted to do this.. I want to change my life and be healthy.. But it sounds absolutely insane letting someone cut my stomach out.. What if I get stomach cancer one day and there's nothing they can do cause I already removed the majority of my stomach (my grandpop died from stomach cancer the second time he had it. They removed 90% of his stomach and he had dumping syndrome after). Or this dumping syndrome? How does anyone get adequate nutrition by barely eating? Are you starving your body? I want it, but I don't. If this is a good solution, why doesn't everyone do it? So many questions.... Ugh! I feel like I'm driving myself crazy over it.
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I didn't know crackers is part of the pureed phase...

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Congratulations!! What an accomplishment

After months of hurdles and rescheduling I finally had my procedure on Tuesday. I was discharged from the hospital today. I am sore but excited for this journey... shout out to everyone else in this crazy process!

I'm like 10 mins outside Philly 🤗

93lbs gone forever!!!
Highest weight: 280lbs
Current weight: 187lbs

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I fart in the direction of Al Gore, and those whom fall for 'warming of the globe' oh wait I forgot to minimize my carbon footprint, oh well I'm extra gassy after WLS

My doctor had a woman call me and talk to me about it. She had the bypass 2 years ago. I don't want bypass. I'm getting the sleeve. She said losing the weight isn't the problem. keeping it off is what everyone struggles with. She said you can get to the day of surgery and say you don't want it anymore. It's your decision. After I made this post and talking with other people I'm not so nervous anymore. I'm going to do the classes and tests and hopefully learn something I didn't know before to help me make my decision. I am 5'4 240 as well.

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I should have my surgery right around the time I turn 30 which is in June. Didn't get a date yet. Still doing a the classes and testing required by insurance.

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I asked my surgeon if the sleeve would be a prevent me from getting treatment for something like stomach or throat cancer and he said no. My dad is a throat cancer survivor and had to have a peg tube in his stomach. My surgeon said the sleeve leaves the lower part of your stomach, which is where they put the tube. Plus, there are no problems with an endoscopy, etc post sleeve. I was worried I might hear "sorry, there are no treatment options for you, because you had the sleeve". He couldn't think of a scenario where the sleeve would render me untreatable.

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Might be even less because the area where most gastric ulcers/cancers start is now gone. Yeah it's not impossible for it to be in the top portion, just unlikely.

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Oh, where to begin?
First off, this may not be medically sound, but if you have 80% less stomach, wouldn't there be an 80% lesser chance of developing stomach cancer?
As for nutrition, you'd be amazed at how little food the body actually needs, provided you're eating the right foods. And when that's not enough there are Vitamin supplements.
Also, you shouldn't feel like you're starving after the surgery because it will take much less food to make you feel full. Certainly there are exceptions since the human body is a messy tangle of hormones and chemicals that don't always work right for everyone.
And why doesn't everyone do it? There are hundreds of reasons but it usually boils down to one of these: financial, fear or surgery, fear of complications, social stigma, lack of access, lack of awareness and most of all, the old "I can do it on my own," which I think all of us here have said to ourselves at least five times before realizing that no, many of us can't do it on our own.
Finally, it's perfectly normal to think you're crazy for doing this. On paper it reads strange. Talking about it out loud makes it seem even stranger. This is one of the reasons there's a psychological examination requirement before you can be approved. It's to ensure you know what you're doing, that you know what the effect on your life will be and that you're prepared for it with a positive outlook and a reliable support system.
If you're like most of the rest of us here, the danger of not addressing your weight is so great you're willing to take the risk of what is admittedly an extreme solution. This is the last resort.
So that's all I've got. You can do this. Or you know, it's possible you can't. But if you didn't already feel you need this you'd never have taken that first step, so now you need to see it through.

I started the program yesterday and I almost wish I could get my money back and forget I wanted to do this.. I want to change my life and be healthy.. But it sounds absolutely insane letting someone cut my stomach out.. What if I get stomach cancer one day and there's nothing they can do cause I already removed the majority of my stomach (my grandpop died from stomach cancer the second time he had it. They removed 90% of his stomach and he had dumping syndrome after). Or this dumping syndrome? How does anyone get adequate nutrition by barely eating? Are you starving your body? I want it, but I don't. If this is a good solution, why doesn't everyone do it? So many questions.... Ugh! I feel like I'm driving myself crazy over it.
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Depends on the insurance company. Only way to know for sure is to call them.