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My first appointment was about 5 minutes long. They weighed me, Took me to a room where a nurse went thru the paperwork and lab test that i brought from my medical record and asked me some questions, Surgeon came in after, explained what gastric sleeve surgery was and quickly read over the nurses notes and that was it. Got a binder with information on the steps needed to complete (Nutrition class, Support group, Psyc Eval) and in the mail a week later i got my lab orders and imaging orders to do.

I see post on here almost weekly about people getting pregnant soon after surgery. Saw one a couple weeks ago that they were only like a month out. Try using the search box at the top of the page and type in Pregnant. It will show you a bunch of topics regarding it. Some info for you until some people reply to this post Good luck.

Timeline i would guess would be different depending on if you are using insurance or doing self pay.

6 hours ago, Christy Comeaux said:

Thank you!!! Just looked!!! Will come in handy! It’s so hard, especially right now, to drink tiny sips. I just want to guzzle it down. Several times I have made myself vomit by drinking too fast or too much at one sitting. I actually starting putting a spoon in my Water and every 15 minutes taking 3-4 spoonfuls. Sounds weird, but it works! I did it all day yesterday without getting sick. And now today, I started sipping without, and whoop I was sick!! (And I don’t know about everyone else, it’s not a very nice taste/smell coming up.).

That is what i am most worried about for when i have surgery. I currently drink a ton of Water and love to guzzle it down. Especially right before bed i drink a ton.

that depends on how far you are in your post surgery... What phase you are at.

Go on youtube. THere are so many of these videos. I probably watched 20 of them from different people who made a video regarding this exact subject. Was very informative.

are you getting enough to drink and getting in that Protein?

Fun fun. Never been to Hawaii. I am more of a Alaska type for Vacations lol. BTW the abbreviation for Hawaii is HI Enjoy your vacation I am in Florida and this Saturday it will be in the 20's lol

Try unflavored Protein powders and mix it into Soups, drinks whatever.

My first appointment literally lasted 5 minutes... Just brought in prior medical history which the assistant looked over and she asked some questions and then the surgeon came in and talked about the procedure quickly and quickly looked over the assistants notes and that was it. Never asked why i wanted the surgery just asked which surgery i want.

22 minutes ago, LisaCee said:

I know as a retiree that I couldn't afford this if insurance doesn't cover it, heck just the copays will be costly. Yeah, psych eval is part of this too, although they haven't called me for it, nor have I seen it in the document I'm raking for possible appointments to make (since they seem very slow to get me the information, after insisting I don't wait to make them!)

Yea mine is costing about $19K. Which kinda pisses me off because i swear with insurance insurance negociates prices with the hospitals but apparently i cant... Like i had a colonoscopy, Endoscopy earlier last year and they billed my insurance like $15K but my insurance only paid them around $3K. But anyways My binder i got with all my info said i needed to call to make these appointments for everything. The hospital would not do it. I also have to call like 6 different companies to make payments for the surgery once i am approved from the surgeons office, anesthesiologist, hospital fee, Pathology, Some complication insurance coverage they require and so on. lol

3 minutes ago, LisaCee said:

Gee, that sounds very similar, although they told me (on this WEIRD group chat) that I could set everything for ASAP. Won't it be fun if that isn't correct? I have endoscopy, sleep study, cardiac clearance, upper GI, some other lung study (X-ray?) to do. I have a sneaking suspicion I'm going to have to carbo-load near the end of this stress, just to ensure that I don't lose too much weight. The whole 'lose but not too much!' thing is likely to drive me batty! Plus it seems extremely unproductive and antithetical to learning new habits. Trying to stay positive, but like I say, I'd prefer to type-A it, making specific goals of weight per week, IF they tell me the 'by when' date for losing.

Lots of people on insurance have so many requirements that take months. Luckily i had a Endoscopy earlier this year so i dont need to do it again. as well as the stress test. The stress test tho was only 15 minutes on a treadmill with a bunch of wires connected to me. typically you also have a Chest Xray and a EKG. sleep study is no big deal. I did that earlier this year and got diagnosed with sleep apnea. and personally i love the cpap machine lol. Most hate it. but yea i tried to speed everything up and could not. Only thing holding me back is that stupid Psyc Evaluation that is probably gonna cost me around 800 bucks or so.

Sounds like mine tho my insurance wont cover it and i am paying cash. Tho i thought by paying cash it would be quicker. My 1st appointment was last month wtih the surgeon. Was not even 5 minutes. I had to go pick up a binder at another office with all the information. I had to do that Nutrition class which was completely pointless and useless. It was 40 minutes on zoom with some other people telling me the same things i already knew thru youtube videos (there went $400) As for labs and such they sent me that a few weeks later thru the mail but warned me not to do them yet because apparently the labs and other stuff like xrays and EKG were only good for say 30 days. If i did it too early i would have to redo them. But yea i got no diet to follow either. They said that would be a part of the 2nd surgeon appointment. Next up i have a psychological evaluation in March. After that if everything is good then i can make my 2nd surgeon appointment where they will look over everything and let me know if we can schedule surgery or not.

21 hours ago, lizonaplane said:

That is not an appropriate post. We are not here to judge other people's decisions to have or not have surgery. OP discussed this with their surgeon and they feel that surgery is the right answer. Keep your opinions on whether people "need" surgery to yourself. We deal with enough judgement in the outside world.

I said i would not... I didnt say they should or shouldnt... Dont be such a Karen and calm down... No one is judging anyone...

That is hilarious. I never considered that. Tho i dont use facial stuff. I like my typical 4 digit code lol.

2 hours ago, Kiki_duran said:

Hi there im using gadavyt nutrition 18 g

Never heard of that one. There are dozens and dozens of different Protein powders and drinks to choose from. The Premier Protein already made ones are delicious and come in so many different flavors... Also one other i like is the Isopure Unflavored Protein Powder. you can add it to Soups, drinks, or make your own. I prefer unflavored because the flavored ones are strong and just not a fan of it.

Where they located? Dr Yu is such a common name lol. There is a Bariatric surgeon here in my part of Florida with that name.

yea let us know what kind of Protein are you using.

Go on youtube and search that... There are dozens and dozens and dozens of videos on the subject and peoples own experience. I watched dozens of videos before settling on what i wanted. There are also tons of videos on people showing before surgery, during surgery and right after surgery and so on on what its like. Great resource to do some learning.

you live in Egypt??? Send me a mummy LOL

1 hour ago, touchdown22 said:

Waiting on approval sucks!

Nah... Finding out that bariatric surgery is specifically excluded is what sucks lol. rather buy me a new jetski with my $20K lol

Probably just in a stall. It happens to everyone.

Go get a CT Scan and see if they see anything wrong.

Have you tried unflavored Protein Powder? i have seen people online mix it into their broths and Soups or drinks.

Ive seen people on here literally gain all their weight back after sleeve surgery by not following the program. (which shocked me because i didnt think you could) Sleeve is only a tool. you have to stick to it. If you get the surgery and still eat crap but small amounts you will still gain weight.