My life changes. I have my first appointment with the general surgeon's office and NUT. I hope I can sleep tonight I am so excited!

Good luck!

Thank you so much. I appreciate it.

Wow! I just need a little time to let all of that sink in...a bit overwhelming...

An update: Today was the first of two psych visits. Today I took the 338 question test, and met with the psych. After I took the test, she reviewed the results with me, and finally indicated that I was a good candidate for surgery, and her recommendation was that I go ahead with it.

Good news...another hurdle jumped!

Had final psych visit today. Good visit and cleared by her for surgery...

Next up...surgeon consult next week.

Hi MWin... Same boat.... My boys are at summer camp this week and next and so I'm in doctor visit marathon mode! First appt with my surgeon last Thursday & nutritionist, cardio, bloodwork, psych, endoscopy, ultrasound all scheduled this week & next! When do you estimate you'll have surgery? I'm most likely going to have it in October.

Hi MWin... Same boat.... My boys are at summer camp this week and next and so I'm in doctor visit marathon mode! First appt with my surgeon last Thursday & nutritionist' date=' cardio, bloodwork, psych, endoscopy, ultrasound all scheduled this week & next! When do you estimate you'll have surgery? I'm most likely going to have it in October.[/quote']

I am required to have 4 dietician visits. Those will be completed early-ish October, if I can get them scheduled right...then I should have everything done and just wait for the date, which I hope will be October or November...I wish it was yesterday... Lol

Thanks so much for your post...it does sound like we are on a similar path for sure!

It looks like we've got about the same amount to lose too... Big road ahead but lots to look forward to! Good luck... I'll check back on this thread to see how things are going with you. yay & cheers!!

It looks like we've got about the same amount to lose too... Big road ahead but lots to look forward to! Good luck... I'll check back on this thread to see how things are going with you. yay & cheers!!

Thanks so much LBD....sometimes I feel a little 'lost' in these forums, so it's nice to have a buddy to talk to. Best wishes to you as well.

Second of 4 NUT visits completed today". Lost 6 pounds and going well so far. Getting close

I had my third. Of four nut visits. She made the next one 4 weeks off. I could not get her to move it up at all. Got to jump thru all the hoops for insurance coverage

The Drs offic said they(Medicare ) could take up to thirty days to approve me even the

I've been relatively lucky...the first visit was the 24th, second visit the 20th, third visit the 16th, so they seem to be inching it up. The last visit isn't apparently with the dietician, so since its a different person all together, I am going to ask if I have to wait the full month. The dietician seemed to indicate that it was a hoop that even she didn't agree with me having to do, since this person has nothing to do with the surgery process. They just want to see that a 'physician' has signed off on it, regardless of the fact that I have never met with that physician and my dietician is perfectly capable (and more informed) to sign off on it herself.