Happy New Year everybody as its been a while since I was last on here.

I'm quite confuzzled & concerned as I have booked my consultation on 6 March 2013; only to be told that I am meeting a Dietician, then the second consultation included in the price is to meet the surgeon & nobody told me that I have to meet the Dietician first?

I'm worried that the Dietician will try to put me off for having / wanting the Gastric Bypass Surgery even though I have to pay £11, 000, 00 for it.

I thehen I'll have further regular consultations once I've booked my Gastric Bypass.

Can anyone help me & comment about their own experiences starting from their first consultation process all the way through up to the Gastric Bypass Surgery, as would very much appreciate it?

Kindest Regards Lucii Xx

Kindest Regards <br />Lucii24<br />Sent From Samsung Galaxy SIII Using RNYTalk

The dietician is a required step in the process.

I first met with a nurse practitioner and surgeon ! I had a check list of testing to complete.

1. Barium swallow to test for reflux

2. Blood work

3. sleep study for sleep apnea

4. Echocardiogram

5. Psychological testing 3 visits

6. Dietician 3 visits

7. My surgeon required 5% weight loss.

8. Letter from primary care physician to surgeon

stating that you are a candidate for surgery.

I started process in June and had surgery in December. Sometimes this can be less - (4 months.)

DOS 12/17/12

I was very fortunate, it moved along very quickly for me. First I talked it over with my OB/Gyn at my yearly visit in October 2012 and she recommended my wonderful surgeon. I attended one of his seminars and decided RnYwas the way to go. Then I met with him one on one, attended one session with a nutritionist, one pre op exercise session, and my psych eval which was only one visit. By then it went to my insurance for approval and within two days I had authorization and my surgery was scheduled for 12/13. The rest is history!

From what I understand every clinic/insurance/doctor has different requirements. We are in the middle of the process right now. (I say "we" because my husband and I are doing this together....his surgery is 5 weeks before mine.)

I called the clinic in August to schedule a consult with the surgeon. They informed me that my insurance requires 6 months of "supervised diet". We began doing that at our clinic, visiting them once a month for weigh-ins. We went to a mandatory seminar and consult with the surgeon on the same day. Within a few days of that, the clinic called us to schedule surgeries and mailed us our "itineraries". They did all the scheduling for us. So, they scheduled clearance with our PCP, EKG, nutrition class (1 visit), psych consult (1 visit), and pre-op testing. Meanwhile, we keep doing the last couple of months of weigh-ins to satisfy the insurance requirement. The clinic feels we shouldn't have a problem with insurance or med clearances. We'll see what happens.

Lucii - considering that every place is different....what your clinic is asking you to do doesn't sound too unusual. Even post-op instructions will be different depending on your surgeon. I hope this helps!