So just last month in January I suggested to my doctor that I was considering bariatric surgery. He recommended the gastric sleeve and then He referred me to the seminar at Putnam Hospital in Ny. Since then I have already attended the seminar which was last week Thursday and this past Monday was my first doctors appointment where I was accepted to the program and already my insurance has accepted the procedure. Now I am just in the process of getting all these pre surgical clearances done, nutritional classes and support groups out of the way so that I can get a surgery date asap. I am soo anxious to get this done because I have been constantly battling with my weight since I was a child and now I finally feel like I will be in control. Just here looking for answers and support from fellow individuals who are pursuing the sleeve or already had it done.

Welcome! And congrats on your insurance approval! I recommend reading, reading, reading. .. There are tons of posts with helpful info and great folks who really try to help us pre-op folks learn what we need to know before surgery. Again, Welcome and Have Fun!

Edited March 1, 201412 yr by SnohoGal98296

Thank you! Thats what I have been doing. And watching alotttt of youtubes videos, searching sleeve hastags on instagram finding ppl on their road to success and just googling. What have you got done or on planning on getting? By the way, thanks for the welcome

Congrats on choosing to get a better you! !! I was like you. I heard about about the procedure. I found out my coverage covers it and went to my doc and said how can I do this asap lol

I spent spent the majority of my days at doctors offices and was ready in 3 months. Just needed one more month of check in in for my primary and I was able to submit the paperwork for clearance and a date.

If you really want this, it is possible to get their as soon as u want to get there. I didn't wanna wait any longer in my old body. And I'm 10 days out and don't regret it at all. The hardest part for me is the not drinking while I eat.

Good luck and if you need any help at all you are in the right place!!!