Hi all, I have love reading all your posts as I explore VSG they have been super helpful and very inspirational! I have attended the seminar and made my first appt. They said the first appt is 4 hours long. What should I expect at this appt? Is there anything I should bring or have prepared?

I'm going thru Lahey in Burlington, Ma. Anyone else have experience from here?

Welcome.. the first step is always the hardest. I don't have expierence from there but I know that in my first appointment we went over and recorded all of my weight loss attempts, family history, my health history. And then just pretty much discussed all of my options. Hope all goes well for you!

Well as far as what to expect....it's hard to say because every program is different. My surgeon has a comprehensive program, and I was required over the course of my preparations to meet with their nutritionist, their exercise specialist, my primary care physician, a psychiatrist, and the surgeon himself. It could be that they're having you do a lot of that at the same time if it's going to be 4 hours. Probably they'll get your medical history, your dieting history, and do some preliminary testing to assess if the surgery is appropriate for you. They will certainly weight you and measure your height to determine your BMI. My surgeon poked around on my abdomen.

As far as what to bring or have prepared -- I would call their office and ask them if there's anything, then you'll know for sure. At that time they will probably enlighten you as to what the appointment will entail. It's a good idea for you to take your own written list of questions too. If I don't do that I always get "dr's office amnesia" and forget to ask all the questions I had!

And then, I highly recommend camping out here on VST By the time I had my surgery, nothing that happened was a surprise because I had read it all here.

Best of luck to you!!

Thank you so much! My list of prepared questions is lllooonnggg! Lol. I also forget everything I had been obsessing about the minute a dr walks in the room.

Hi Im from MI not sure what they do in MA. but here we had a 3 hour class on what to expect with our surgeries and our diet , pain mgmt , we all recieved a booklet telling us what to do every week after surgery and gave us all our scripts. it was a very informative class..My surgey was done May 6th 2013 and for me it wasnt a bad experience at all, very minimal pain started out weighing 275 and am 229 now. I am eating regular food some things agree with me better than others,

but all in all I havent been doing too bad..If you have any other questions feel free to ask..

Vikyms, that's great! That's a lot for only 3 months out. You must be so excited! My first appt is Sept 13 and I'm so excited at the idea of the opportunity!! I've been overweight all my life and tho I diet and exercise...I lose 25lbs and end up gaining that and more back. So frustrating. I currently have been on weight watchers and working out with a trainer and I've been stalled at 23lbs..... I have changed my lifestyle in all ways so I'm feeling very encouraged that the sleeve will be the last tool I need to add to my lifestyle. I know it won't be easy, but hearing its worth it from so many

Hi elsnanny you and I are in the same boat, I am going to my of irst support group this Thursday in Mi and then I have a 3 hour meeting next Friday with the doctor to discuss my options, what I need to do I'm looking forward to this journal . Congratulation for making a life changing decisions .

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Congrats to you too! I'm very excited! Can't wait to hear how your appt goes