hello all..tonight is my seminar and im just wondering what to expect..im nervous and excited at the same time..also i have Anthem bc/bs in GA..anyone have that and can give me some info thanks

my seminar was basically a sales talk where they tell you what a great thing WLS is and how all fat people should have it or face death. they did show some negative things, but all in all, they were very pushy towards anyone who was morbidly obese getting the surgery.

it was very propaganda-ish, and I knew it would be. i just listened to the info i was interested in and disregarded the rest of it.

my seminar was very informative, lasted almost 2 hours. showed the before and after pics of his patients, what to expect if you do have the surgery and the some of the complications. i didn't not feel like they were trying to sell it to me, just giving me the information i needed to make the decision for me. my surgeon is extremely laid back, not judgemental and full of zen. love him!

you are the only one who can decide what is right for you. make a list of the pros and cons of having it and being overweight.

good luck to you

oh and you can watch a surgery on youtube.com

his name is Dr. Malley.

my seminar was basically a sales talk where they tell you what a great thing WLS is and how all fat people should have it or face death. they did show some negative things, but all in all, they were very pushy towards anyone who was morbidly obese getting the surgery.

it was very propaganda-ish, and I knew it would be. i just listened to the info i was interested in and disregarded the rest of it.

I have to agree with this. It was mostly a Sales pitch on the different surgeries and a sales pitch on why their outfit was the best place to have it done. Again very informative and definitely worth attending but definitely nothing to be nervous about. They basically were not addressing individual personal questions but rather generalizing. Real fun begins from what I hear is when you have you very first one on one consult.

At the end on my seminar they herded us like cattle to sign up for appointments. My seminar was Sept 6 and I couldn't get my first appt until Oct 12th because there was so many people. Further more my first appt I wont even be seeing a surgeon. I will be seeing a Physician's Assistant and a Nutritionist.

It is hard not to get excited about this appointment but at the same time I know there is a long journey ahead to get to a surgery date.

Good Luck in your journey.....Jim