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So, the doc's office called today and scheduled my first appointment. I turned in the packet of paperwork at the seminar thingy - including a statement from my insurance co on what they cover (way cool - I kept a copy, of course) - so this appointment will be an all-day festival of fun:

Nurse Practioner

Labs drawn

Nutritionist

Surgeon

Psy eval

and something else, I think, but I don't remember what they say.

So - I'm wide open here - what should I know? What should I ask? What should I be worried about?

Totally newbie here, so don't hold back!

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Congratulations on getting started on a healthier you. I am about halfway through the process and hoping for surgery in October. I really just wanted to say good luck :)

Summer

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How awesome that your doctor's office has to it all together like that! You get all of that done in one day! I have to take off of work several days to go to the nut, then the psych, go weigh in, go have lab . . . rather ridiculous! Good luck.

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My first appt is on September 5. I'm pretty nervous and excited! I'm curious what to expect as well.

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I can't wait. I've been thinking about this - literally - for years. I want the surgery tomorrow, and I don't. If that makes any sense.

I am keeping a "what I'm looking forward to/what I won't miss" list. That, checking in here, and some thinspiration I've found online (pics of women about my height, at about my goal weight) keep me motivated.

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