Hi all,

I meet tomorrow with the nutritionist (my first appointment with her), then the doctor. Is that when I will set a surgery date? Can anyone tell me what happened at their first appointment w/the nutritionist? Just wondering what's next for me, as I have completed other evals.

Thanks!

If you are going through insurance, it will depend on their requirements as to what comes next. At my first appt with the nutritionist, she explained the 3 month pre-op diet.

Edited May 4, 201412 yr by HHHappy

<p>If you are going through insurance, it will depend on their requirements as to what comes next. At my first appt with the nutritionist, she explained the 3 month pre-op diet. </p>

thanks hhhappy.

I was only required to attended 1 NUT appointment. Basically she demonstrated portion sizes and that told me that I'd be required to maintain a diet of 75% protein, 25% carbs (from vegetables and fruit) and eating 5 - 6 times a day. I'm sure she covered a few things about sugar and eating habits as well. The visit really seemed like a "blow off class" that was required by my insurance, no real new information that I didn't already know from years of dieting.

<p>I was only required to attended 1 NUT appointment. Basically she demonstrated portion sizes and that told me that I'd be required to maintain a diet of 75% protein, 25% carbs (from vegetables and fruit) and eating 5 - 6 times a day. I'm sure she covered a few things about sugar and eating habits as well. The visit really seemed like a "blow off class" that was required by my insurance, no real new information that I didn't already know from years of dieting.</p>

Thanks, Joatsaint. After that nutritionist appointment, did your doctor then set a date for your surgery?

No, I still had to do the EGD (scoping my stomach), blood work, liver/kidney scan, and the psychological eval. I was on a fast track and was able to get through it all in about 1 month. From start to surgery was just over 4 weeks.

But I was already pre-qualified by insurance because I have sleep apnea. So there was no requirement for a long term doctor supervised pre-surgery diet as some insurance companies demand.

<p>I was only required to attended 1 NUT appointment. Basically she demonstrated portion sizes and that told me that I'd be required to maintain a diet of 75% Protein, 25% carbs (from vegetables and fruit) and eating 5 - 6 times a day. I'm sure she covered a few things about sugar and eating habits as well. The visit really seemed like a "blow off class" that was required by my insurance, no real new information that I didn't already know from years of dieting.</p>

Thanks, Joatsaint. After that nutritionist appointment, did your doctor then set a date for your surgery?