So like the title says i am new here and i wanted to let everyone know where i was on my journey. i weigh 217 my highest was 227 i am getting the sleeve done as soon as i get all my qualifications done for my insurance to pay. i have 6- 1 hour long nutrition classes done once a month (5 remaining) 6 months of diet through my dr done once per month (5 remaining) 1 dietician meeting (that is next week) psycological evaluation (done). all this before i can have my surgery. is there anything else they are going to be doing?

can someone tell me about the process of what happens after you get all this done?

Thank you

Randi

So like the title says i am new here and i wanted to let everyone know where i was on my journey. i weigh 217 my highest was 227 i am getting the sleeve done as soon as i get all my qualifications done for my insurance to pay. i have 6- 1 hour long nutrition classes done once a month (5 remaining) 6 months of diet through my dr done once per month (5 remaining) 1 dietician meeting (that is next week) psycological evaluation (done). all this before i can have my surgery. is there anything else they are going to be doing?

can someone tell me about the process of what happens after you get all this done?

Thank you

Randi

Hi Randi,

I had to go through a process very similar to yours where it included 6 months of nutritionist visits and 6 months of dieting done concurrently. I am just finishing up those 6 months now while I wait for my surgery date to roll around.

You are probably going to have to have a lot of testing done between now and your surgery, in addition to the psych eval you have already had. I had to have an EKG, chest x-ray, bloodwork twice, walking pulmonary function test, and sleep study. Other people have had different testing including cardiologist and pulmonologist, etc. It all depends on your current health and the requirements of your surgeon and/or insurance.

For me the diet was and continues to be the hardest. I'm bad about going to the doctor on my own but when someone tells me to I'm pretty good about it, so it's just been a minor hassle running all over town to different labs and docs. However, the diet requires willpower, which I sometimes lack. I have fallen off the wagon lots of times, but I try not to beat myself up about it - I've had a lifetime to develop the bad eating habits and it's going to take time to change them. I just pick myself up and climb right back on that wagon (no matter how much I want to kick it sometimes) and continue on.

As you get closer to your surgery (like within the last couple of weeks) you might have to modify your diet. Some doctors require a liquid diet, some don't. You have probably already heard that getting your 70-90 grams of Protein in every day is very important - this will continue to be important after the surgery. Lots of people start trying their Protein shakes out early to see if they can find something they like. (I like powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury, myself.)

There are many more people here than just me - this is just my experience so far and everyone's experience is different. I thought I'd share mine since we both have the 6 month lead time.

Hi Randi,

I had to go through a process very similar to yours where it included 6 months of nutritionist visits and 6 months of dieting done concurrently. I am just finishing up those 6 months now while I wait for my surgery date to roll around.

You are probably going to have to have a lot of testing done between now and your surgery, in addition to the psych eval you have already had. I had to have an EKG, chest x-ray, bloodwork twice, walking pulmonary function test, and sleep study. Other people have had different testing including cardiologist and pulmonologist, etc. It all depends on your current health and the requirements of your surgeon and/or insurance.

For me the diet was and continues to be the hardest. I'm bad about going to the doctor on my own but when someone tells me to I'm pretty good about it, so it's just been a minor hassle running all over town to different labs and docs. However, the diet requires willpower, which I sometimes lack. I have fallen off the wagon lots of times, but I try not to beat myself up about it - I've had a lifetime to develop the bad eating habits and it's going to take time to change them. I just pick myself up and climb right back on that wagon (no matter how much I want to kick it sometimes) and continue on.

As you get closer to your surgery (like within the last couple of weeks) you might have to modify your diet. Some doctors require a liquid diet, some don't. You have probably already heard that getting your 70-90 grams of Protein in every day is very important - this will continue to be important after the surgery. Lots of people start trying their protein shakes out early to see if they can find something they like. (I like unjury, myself.)

There are many more people here than just me - this is just my experience so far and everyone's experience is different. I thought I'd share mine since we both have the 6 month lead time.

Luckily i do not have to have all of the other testing you named off ! after i get through with these last nutrition classes i should be able to schedule my surgery!!

Luckily i do not have to have all of the other testing you named off ! after i get through with these last nutrition classes i should be able to schedule my surgery!!

That is THOROUGHLY awesome. Congratulations to you!

Sometimes when you have blood work done, you end up requiring different tests, which is what happened to me. I ended up needing to have a renal ultrasound, a leg ultrasound, and had to go to a blood specialist due to my labs. Nothing was wrong with me, but it's always better to be safe than sorry.