Good afternoon,

I just wanted to know how soon after the dietician consult and upper Gi does dr. schedule surgery? what happens at dietician consult ? and should I start loosing at least a couple of lbs b4 surgery?

Every surgeon is different. I had to be cleared by the nutritionist. I am supposed to lose 5%.

Oh Ok ,thanks

with me it depends on my insurance and when i get approved but should not take more then a few months if you doing it thru your ***

It all depends in your insurance req, bc I hv a 90 day supervised diet req so my dr has to wait til my 90 days r up and then he will file asap, my dr encourages his patient to lose weight, and I also researched it to that is a good idea to lose weight and start an excercise regimen way b4 surgery, with that said I set my own personal target of losing 25lbs by my 11/21 surgery date, and as far as insurance co dr turns in my initial weight for approval

My blue cross plan has no pre requirements, but I had to meet with the nurse practitioner, dietician, and psychologist. Met with surgeon twice and got my surgery date , which is 10/12. So, it was two months total from first meeting to banding date. I'm on day 11 pre op liquids. In home stretch. Good luck to you!

My insurance did not have a weight loss requirement but my doctor did. 10% body weight. Think of it this way. The surgeon needs to make his way through your body using a camera and some probes (Highly recommend watching real lap band surgery on youtube not at all bloody) the less stuff ie fat in his way the better. While I had to delay surgery for other health reasons I had lost my 32 pounds (10%) in 3 months.

the more you lose the easier it will be at surgery time. remember we will lose between 40 and 60% of our body weight with the band. getting started b4 will get your mind in the right place for the changes and give you a head start. ask lots of questions of your Doc, his nurse, the nutritionist. they all have great information. good luck!!! this is probably the best thing I have ever done for myself!!

Good afternoon,

I just wanted to know how soon after the dietician consult and upper Gi does dr. schedule surgery? what happens at dietician consult ? and should I start loosing at least a couple of lbs b4 surgery?