Finally Been cleared by my hematologist to have the surgery... Have my appointment with the surgeon tomorrow and can't tell you how excited I am to finally be moving forward with this journey! I was looking for any suggestions, questions or comments that maybe I should ask my surgeon...

Here at the appointment anxiously awaiting the doctor

Here at the appointment anxiously awaiting the doctor

Good luck

So basically my surgeon told me I was fat and have done nothing to lose the weight and really does not have a good bedside manner. I tried explaining to him that I've been on weight watchers and have lost some weight but the problem I'm having is I am not eating enough calories because there's not enough food so my body is storing which is bad and he basically laughed at me..... He informed me that it is required that I lose 20 pounds before my surgery... They did not have my surgery date yet but we are hoping for March the problem with that is my insurance does not allow my BMI to fall below 40 and by losing the 20 pounds my BMI will be below 40....

Surgery scheduled for 3/14/12

Sounds like you need to find a new surgeon. You need someone who encouraging but honest, I wouldn't comfortable being in his care.

Insurance goes by the weight your Dr submits from your first visit.

The diet to lose 20 lbs is a safety precaution from the surgeon...he requires you lose enough at a fast enough rate to shrink your liver to make surgery safer.

I think you should be fine...if u have a surgery date, you should be ok

I talked to my nurse practitioner yesterday and with my Tufts health plan after a six-month program My BMI still has to be 40 or a above therefore I am unable to lose the weight until the end of February. I think what's going to happen is I'm going to be on an HMR liquid diet for about 2 1/2 weeks prior to my surgery.