Hey ya'll. I am in the process of losing the preop weight that Dr. Maher wants me to lose. I am down 8 pounds and have 16 more to go. Is anyone else from the Richmond area? I live in New Kent, Va, but am having my surgery at VCU.

Thanks in advance!

I live in the Powhatan area. I received a follow up letter with a request to provide more info. I sent all that in on Friday and received confirmation that they had enough. I have an appt with nutritionist on Thursday and the psych eval on 4/17. Seems like forever, but I'm hopeful of a quick response from Aetna and then scheduling surgery.

I live in the Powhatan area. I received a follow up letter with a request to provide more info. I sent all that in on Friday and received confirmation that they had enough. I have an appt with nutritionist on Thursday and the psych eval on 4/17. Seems like forever' date=' but I'm hopeful of a quick response from Aetna and then scheduling surgery.[/quote']

Awesome my fingers are crossed for you!

Richmond, VA here and having surgery with Dr. Bautista on May 16th. Anyone know the details of his two week pre op liquid diet?

2 shakes (from the approved list or that meet the same nutritional details) and a sensible meal of lean protein and veggies.

OH GOOD!! Thank you so much. I thought it was liquids ONLY, no food. Are we allowed to have veggies or fruit throughout the day? I have some highly physical days during that period (martial arts camps) and we sweat for two to three hours so I know those days will be miserable without some sort of nourishment.

I appreciate it!

I was told you could eat as many veggies (raw and steamed) as you wanted, so that may help. I'd talk to the nutrionist during your pre-op class and ask her. There's probably something you could do, maybe even adding another shake or bar.

That's wonderful! Thank you so much.

Hi there! I'm in Midlothian and went to the info seminar at St. Mary's Hospital yesterday. I've been considering WLS for awhile, but because I would have to be self-pay, I held off hoping the insurance exclusions would change or who knows what else. I was considering Mexico (Dr. Acevez), but the cost of doing it here along with some other variables made it a better choice. I had every bit of confidence in Acevez, and I feel that whichever surgeon I'm assigned here will be good as well. Our speaker was Dr. Nathan Lee and while he is younger, I was impressed by his credentials, experience, and knowledge. I called to schedule my first appointment today and I'm hoping to have surgery in December if I'm lucky!

Laura

Hi, has anyone had Dr. Carmody with Commonwealth Surgeons at St. Mary's.

Hi yes my surgery was on Monday. I'm afraid to drink anything that might cause nausea. The doctor and staff were wonderful.