What should I expect from my very first doctor app.? It's Oct 1st at Emory in Atlanta.

At my very first appointment with my surgeon they asked which surgery I wanted to have. Obviously, they look over your weight to make sure you qualify. I was handed a packet of things I needed to do before I came back the next time. This packet included needing a thyroid test, upper GI x-ray, nutrition and psychology appointments (depending on how many your insurance requires), and possibly a few other blood tests. Upon completion of all of those assignments, I went back to my surgeon to go over all of the results and assure that I still qualified for surgery. After that second appointment, my request for surgery was submitted to the insurance company. I received my "yes" 4 weeks after submission and had a surgery date shortly after.

Expect to get really excited! My first appointment was an overview of what the program at my hospital requires, some basic procedural stuff like weighing in, BP, etc., and a list of future appointments. My insurance required a BMI of 40 and I was nervous about being under that -- wished I had slouched when we did the height. Good luck with all! I got a notebook to track everything.

My first visit i sat down with the dr and told him why i thought this surgery was the best thing for me he then set me up to have some basic blood work and a thyroid test to make sure all that was functioning. After all was well they worked with my insurance compay to see what they would pay for the surgery then set me up for pre op testing and i had to meet with a nutritionist and psychologist. From my first visit to the dr and the date of my surgery was about a month it was a little overwhelming at first but totally worth it in the end.