I am new here. I had my first visit with my surgeon yesterday and have most of my labs scheduled for Saturday. I am excited, though not everything is in place yet or official so far so good. I was concerened about hitting my weight to qualify but with heavy clothes and drinking a ton of water right before my appointment my BMI was above target at 37 at the doctor I weighed in at 230 but this morning I weighed 221. I was sure that it was going to take many months for this process to get started and that discourged me a little, but my doctor says that he thinks I will be banded in September which is fantastic! Is there anything I can do to expedite the process from those that have been through it? My pre-op program seems light compared to some that I have seen on here. I have to have 2 nutrition appoitments, 1 psych surgery clear, labs including ultrasound (all being done this Saturday) and get a paper from my doctor that documents my weight for the past 2 years and thats it. Let me know if there is anything that I can do or anything that I should be aware of to help get this thing done asap. Also is gallstones a concern? Is there medication that I can take to prevent getting them? Thanks! It's great to have a place to ask questions and get answers all while supporting eachother! So grateful to not feel alone in the process!

I'm not banded yet but during my pre-op ultrasound they found gallstones and just decided to take my gallbladder out before being banded.

Gallstones were not a pre-op concern for me, but my surgeon did prescribe a medicine to take twice a day for six months to help prevent formation after surgery.