Hi,, From Sunny FLA.. Im new, ill b going 2 the Dr. Gordon in St.Pete,FL,,3/20/2013!! cant wait, i have been reading so much about this sleeve n want 2 get on my jouney asap!!! im 4ft 8in n 182, my highs weigh ever!! I have Medicare n Medicad they will pay 4 it!! i have been trying 2 diet 4 over a year now,but w some meds u really cant lose weigh n that is where im at.. the pds just keep coming on..2 of my 3 Dr.'s r all 4 this..so im hoping i will get appoved..

i have all ready got smaller dishes that r so cute.. i can c the 100 pds mark, my mom is there n i want 2 b 2....

has any1 used Medicare n Medicaid b4 n how did it go 4 u???

how long from ur 1st visit till u get ur sleeve done??

Im hoping 2 get the sleeve in June, so my grandson that is 14yrs old can help me,he would b out 4 the summer caz i watch his 9 month brother right

now n i no i cant do this after surgey w/out him helping me...

i live w my daughter n her husband n the 2 boys n ill have help but w the food part might b rough at times when they r eating,but they sd they will all

b going on a diet w me so that will help some.. well thats enough about me..lol

The surgeon sent a packet, forms to mail back to them and 2 evaluations before 1st visit, Nutritionists and psychiatrist, depending how fast the apointments are made for and when the surgeon gets aprovals through the evaluations, after that it was a breeze, they had me come to office and aproved the surgery 1st visitation although I needed wait next for insurance aproval many people were able to get a surgery date set that day as we were there as a group.

After given a date and aproval at surgeons, ask very specificaly what needs for vitamins and foods post operation you'll need, I suggest that you get enough for weeks after surgery so you needn't bother to have to get anything and the diet then should allow you to easily stock all you'll need for a month at least to start. Don't just take all suggestions unless the surgeon you will use also uses these items first months post operation.

thanks,, that sounds like it goes ok.. i think the worst thing is going 2 b,,I just found out that I Have 2 Quite

Smoking!!! the rest i will get though just find...

Yes, it's a good idea to quit pre op, try at least 6 weeks ahead I think, any way that was a suggestion from a practitioner for me, also though, you can smoke post op after a while, there is how ever first the surgery anestisia to worry about and then after an infection, many people think to quit for good if they start yet it is awefuly hard to do considering I have quit many times before and have a multi range of results from a couple weeks to over 2 years, people are told not to use cafeine also, so be aware of that too, ask your surgeons people for there thoughts. I quit for a month pre op and still do not smoke since December when I had surgery.