1 FINALLY finished my 6 month insurance required plan two weeks ago and yesterday my surgeons office confirmed they received all of the paperwork needed. I was jumping up and down!

Then... they told me the first available appointment for a pre op consultation is on Aug 28th. I have to wait another whole month to even begin the process. I'm losing my mind!!!!!

Wow!!! Well Congrats on your completion of your 6mos of torture!!! I'll have my 3rd appointment with the nutritionist on Thursday...halfway there...halfway crazy!! What helped you not go just bonkers waiting for your 6mos to be up? What type of insurance do you have, if you don't mind? Also, what is the pre op consultation?? Is that the beginning of your pre op 2 week diet?? Sorry for all the questions, but it feels good to hear from someone that's on the same road as me... and not being banded in like two weeks like a lot of other people on here (No offense to them).

1 FINALLY finished my 6 month insurance required plan two weeks ago and yesterday my surgeons office confirmed they received all of the paperwork needed. I was jumping up and down!

Then... they told me the first available appointment for a pre op consultation is on Aug 28th. I have to wait another whole month to even begin the process. I'm losing my mind!!!!!

I've been there and yes it sucks - big time! But there is a reason for everything, so you must take it in stride. The time will go faster than you think and before you know it, you'll be at day 1 after your surgery moaning "what the HE- - did I do to myself!" LOL Day 1 is the worst - after your first week you'll be VERY happy about your decision.

1 FINALLY finished my 6 month insurance required plan two weeks ago and yesterday my surgeons office confirmed they received all of the paperwork needed. I was jumping up and down!

Then... they told me the first available appointment for a pre op consultation is on Aug 28th. I have to wait another whole month to even begin the process. I'm losing my mind!!!!!

Don't stress...it will happen even with this little blip. I was all ready for my surgery...it was set for October and wound up not having it done until January because the hospital was damaged during Hurricane Sandy and was closed for those three months. Was it frustrating? Yes. Could I do anything about it? No. And now here it is July and I'm doing great, lost 76 lbs. so far and the three month delay is just a fading memory. Good luck and hang in there.

Wow!!! Well Congrats on your completion of your 6mos of torture!!! I'll have my 3rd appointment with the nutritionist on Thursday...halfway there...halfway crazy!! What helped you not go just bonkers waiting for your 6mos to be up? What type of insurance do you have' date=' if you don't mind? Also, what is the pre op consultation?? Is that the beginning of your pre op 2 week diet?? Sorry for all the questions, but it feels good to hear from someone that's on the same road as me... and not being banded in like two weeks like a lot of other people on here (No offense to them).[/quote']

Honestly it went a lot faster than I had anticipated. My cousin got her band in like a month and the only requirement she had was a 3 day food journal. That was hard to deal with lol..

What kept me going was being busy with work and just knowing that this isn't a fix but a tool so I kept on going to the gym and eating reasonably. I basically had 2 apts per month (with the various doctors...psych,nutrition, and PT) so basically one every two weeks so it was spread out evenly.

I have blue shield of CA and the pre op consultation is where they discuss your surgery date and any requirements their office might have you do before surgery. As far as I know the surgeon I'm using does not require a pre-op diet other than a 24 hour liquids only "cleanse" but that is on a patient to patient basis (I'm hoping since I'm young ...24... That I won't have to be tortured with that)