I live in Frederick County Maryland but my surgeon is in Reston/Fairfax.

I just had my first meeting yesterday. I'm torn between the bypass and the sleeve.

BeccaE1 hi Becca they changed the format when I updated my bariatric pal app so I had trouble finding this Northern Virginia thread. I hope you get this because I can't even figure out how to private message someone. I was just finally learning the old one and now this is the new one and I can't figure it out. I'm going to go to the support group the second Saturday at 10 a. M. St Mary's Hospital thought you might want to know that in case you want to go. Send me a message back if you get this if you know how to do that

Hi Jenn!

I will definitely try to go to that support group on the 13th. Thanks so much for letting me know about it!!

Min I miss I'm hoping for end of October surgery possibly the first of November too . Are you in the Northern Virginia area? Where are you having your surgery? I'm having mine at Fair Oaks through bluepoint Surgical group with Doctor moazzez.

I had mine in July at Fair Oaks through Bluepoint with Dr. Halmi...

Hi Pik I sorta followed some of your posts: and saw that you weren't doing so well after surgery . Are you doing better now? I live in La Plata and I saw in a previous post of yours that you used to live here. Are you from here?

Hi DC Northern Virginia metro area ladies ... My surgical office called today and I got approved!! Surgery date set for November 4th

Hi Pik I sorta followed some of your posts: and saw that you weren't doing so well after surgery . Are you doing better now? I live in La Plata and I saw in a previous post of yours that you used to live here. Are you from here?

I'm doing a lot better, thank you. I had an endoscopy and they found a stricture and dilated it. I lived in PG County growing up and then we moved out near VA Beach. I have family in and near La Plata. Was just there on Wednesday.

Hi DC Northern Virginia metro area ladies ... My surgical office called today and I got approved!! Surgery date set for November 4th

Congratulations on approval and surgery date! I'm so happy for you!! When did Pam submit for approval? It doesn't seem like it took very long to get an approval. They are already scheduling into November...wow! I'm prob looking at December or January for my surgery then.

Hey Becca Pam submitted on the 2nd of September and I got her call today with the approval . So it only took one week to get it. As far as surgery I requested the first week in November because I have some stuff going on in the end of October. But I know they do schedule 4 to 6 weeks out from the notification of approval. Yours will happen and be here before you know it. Take care

hi Becca... Hope you're doing well missed seeing you at the support group meeting. It was pretty good I think I'll go next time too the second Saturday of the month at 10 o'clock in the morning at st. Mary's Hospital the pavilion building where health connections is. How's your process coming along? Have you gotten all your testing done yet ? Felt like a long process what I was going through everything but now that I finished all my testing pre op it seems like it went by quick. I just met with pam yesterday to go over clearance testing which is just pre op stuff. I need to have the blood work and EKG, get a clearance from my primary care , and see a cardiologist for clearance because I'm fifty... So a couple more hoops to jump through. I meet with Maria the nutritionist tomorrow from 2 to 4 to go over all the post-op Dietary Guidelines. I can let you know how it goes just so you know what to expect. Hope you're doing well... Ttyl

Hi Jenn!

I was planning on going to the group meeting, but when I woke up Saturday morning, I had a low-grade fever and I just didn't feel well, so I went back to bed. I ended up feeling like that most of the day and slept a lot. By Sunday morning I was fine. I do want to go to a meeting, but I will be out of town for next month's meeting, so maybe November.

Yes, all my testing is done. Pam will be submitting to insurance on Friday (9/26). I'm hoping since you and I have the same insurance, it will only take a week for an answer (hopefully approval!) since that is how long it took for you to get an answer and I will be able to get a surgery date by next Friday. I know I am probably looking at late November for surgery.

I would love to hear about your appointment with the nutritionist and what the guidelines will be. Do you know when you will be starting the Optifast? That is the part I'm mostly dreading - those 2 weeks will be awful, but I guess worth it in the long run (at least that's what I keep telling myself!)

Please keep in touch and good luck with everything! November 4th will be here before you know it!!!

I got my date!! 10/21...three weeks from today! So excited, but really nervous now it is finally real!!!!

Congratulations on your approval and getting your date! I'm going to be just two weeks behind you.

Thanks, Jenn! I am so ready for this!!!!

I am in NOVA Dr Halmi will be my surgeon as well. I have 1 more test to complete and then they can submit insurance so I prob will not be having surgery until Nov / early Dec

Welcome to the Nova thread Tiffany . My surgery is with Dr moazzez at Fair Oaks Hospital November 4th. is Dr Halmi with Blue Point Surgical group ? Which hospital will you use?