It went well! Dr agrees that VSG is the right procedure for me. I had my chest x-Ray today and next week I meet with the NUT and do the psych eval. Then I just have to get some labs and EKG done, meet with the exercise physiologist, have a sleep study, and go to a support group meeting and they will be ready to submit me to insurance.

There's a slim chance I could be a December sleever, but it will most likely be January! I am so excited!! The patient advocate doesn't think I will have a problem getting approved. I just hope my employer doesn't change my plan between December and January, that is something I am going to find out in the next week or so I hope.

I think we are in the same boat. I'm also waiting for my psych. Eval, pre-op group meeting, I did my EKG, X-rays, and labs today. I think my surgery will be in January or early Feb. I can't wait. I'm excited.

Thats great news for both of you congrats.

I'm right there too going through the rounds of test will finish dietician visits in December then it should be time to submit. Hopefully surgery will happen January or February.

Yay! It's kind of reassuring knowing there are others in the same point of the process

I went to my first visit August 22, was given a goal to lose 5 lbs, have gained 2 instead. Now ok need to lose 7lbs and afraid that I will keep gaining before they ok me for surgery. I was hoping to be in surgery by the end of Nov but now thinking it won't happen intil next year too.

I feel like I have to be perfect with everything before I'm given the green light to advance. Take your Vitamins, chew slower, no caffeine, drink 6-8 glasses of Water, eat three meals a day, blah, bla, blah, I mean WOW! Are you all going through the same thing?

I haven't had my nutritionist visit yet, so I don't have a specific diet. I was, however, told that if I gain more than 10 lb between now and surgery I have to lose that before we can proceed. They said it was to avoid the " last supper" complex between now and when I start my pre-op diet