I have officially been approved for surgery along with my sister. We go for our preop appt on the 6th. I can't believe how close this is to happening. I thought the 6 month diet was going to drag on for a lifetime but it flew by and now we're on to the next step. I'm extremely excited and having a hard time keeping it a secret. I haven't told anyone about the surgery outside of my family and my best friend. I finally broke down and told another friend today and he was in shock. I'm moving back closer to home a few months after surgery so I'm trying to keep it between me and my family so I can go back home and be like surprise. I'm stoked, that is all.

Lucky you to have your sister go through this with you! What a great support to each other you will be. Do you have a surgery date yet? Good luck and keep us posted!

Well congrats to you and your sister! That is wonderful you will be able to have a built in buddy system! Best wishes to you both!

Any sleepers been here from minnesota

I meant sleevers

I have my first appt with dr to see if I am a candidate for surgery June 10. Is there anything I should expect or know?

Good luck!! I would say just have all of your questionnaires filled out if they gave you any ahead of time, be familiar with your history, and be confident in your belief that you deserve this surgery and a better quality of life...hopefully your surgeon is as helpful and friendly and talkative as mine is. Keep us posted!!

We will hopefully set a surgery date when we meet with the surgeon on the 6th. I'm glad we're both doing it too.

I have my first appt with dr to see if I am a candidate for surgery June 10. Is there anything I should expect or know?

If you are meeting with your regular doctor and going thru your insurance to do it there really isn't much to expect. We had to do a 6 month supervised diet and my doc ran tests our first visit but I don't think that's typical of most doctors. From what I can figure the supervised diet is just to prove that you are trying and don't continue to gain weight. I did gain a couple of the months but I never gained back to my highest. If your insurance does require a 6 month diet you have to stick to it. My doctor talked to us about it and she's had others that started the process but just quit after the first couple of months. It's a pain to have to wait that long but I think it was for the best for me. When I started I was still on the fence about the surgery but once I realized I really do have a stopping point on what I can lose on my own I knew it was the right choice.