canari

I’m half nervous, half excited. My consultation for the sleeve is tomorrow with Dr. Hart (in the Atlanta area). My insurance doesn’t have many requirements so I should be able to schedule relatively quickly if I decide to move forward with it. My husband was sleeved in 2016 and he had his surgery less than 3 months after his initial consult.

I lost 100 pounds during my six month insurance-required pre-op diet program, so my surgeon didn't require a pre-op liquid diet from me. I started at a 53 BMI and was right at a 40 BMI on surgery day. I met my goal weight of 180 pounds at 1 year and 4 days post-op, and have been maintaining at 7-10 pounds below goal (23.5 BMI) for the past 5 months.

I had a one day fast, nothing but Water. No pre op liquids and i didn't do liquids or puree after surgery either. I ate as soon as I could after surgery and had no problems.

And if you didn’t have to, where are you?

Curious at how surgeons require different things. My husband and sister were sleeved here in Atlanta and had to do 2 weeks of liquid pre-op. However my aunt in Las Vegas did not.