I was wondering what's your follow-up plan after the sleeve?

My doctor told me he would like me to stick to this plan:

SURGEON: 1 month appointment, then every 3 months during the 1st year, then every 6 months during the 2nd year, then annual visits

NUT & PSYCHOLOGIST: month 2, 4, 6 after the surgery, then every 6 months, then annual visits at year 3 and on.

I'm wondering if this is enough? Of course I can always book an appointment if there's something going on.

What I don't get though is, given that maintenance is much more difficult than losing weight, why do they limit the support so much in year 2-3 when you are likely to hit your goal and get into trouble...?

That's way more than mine suggests. I see surgeon and NUT at 2 weeks, 1 month and 3 months and that's it for the surgeon. Then I start back up with the weight loss doctor every six months for two years and that's all they recommend. You're right, I guess we could make more appointments if needed. My doctors are an hour away so I'm glad to not have to take off work and go down there too often.

I think it varies per surgeon. My follow-up schedule is

2 week post surgery

1 month post surgery

3 months

6 month

1 year

every year after.

My surgeon is very hands on.....