Hello everyone! So glad I found this site! Because I literally just turned my patient profile sheet in the day before Thanksgiving and I was wondering, how long does is take to get the ball rolling?

Im super eager to start! I am an educator so I have work insurance through BCBS

eager to start!

@@Msimmons1990

welcome to the board and your first post!!!

you have started the process already

you turned your paperwork in for approval by insurance

go to a seminar about weight loss surgery

talk/visit a couple of surgeons

then you will have a comparison to see who might be more qualified, experienced

you should be comfortable/have confidence in the doc you choose

write a list of questions you want to ask

doc will send you to his NUT (nutritionist)

i met with mine 3 times before surgery

various blood work

meet with a psychiatrist

EKG

other stuff i can't remember

i told all my docs about my weight loss surgery

for example - ortho

i was scheduled for knee replacement before surgery

when i told him i was having the sleeve

he said he wanted to postpone replacement til i reached goal

(physical therapy would be easier for me)

family doc etc

as an educator, i'm sure you know you must read a lot about the sleeve

become more informed

knowledge is power!!

one, two, three

you are out of the starting gate

get going!!!

"this" is a marathon, not a sprint!!!

good luck

kathy

What all does your insurance require you to do?

Hello, I am in NC too and just starting the process. What doc and hospital are you planning to use?