Time between info session and surgery

[BeeRodMul 1]

First post here. Yay!

I am wondering from the time you attend the info session or have a physical with the bariatric doctor to actually having the surgery, how long does it take? The info session in my area is on 3/14 with my physical 2 weeks later.

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[cindyw41 761]

My first appointment with my surgeon was 6/24/15 my surgery was 1/12/16. He has a 6 month required program prior to surgery.

[katanne 215]

It depends on your surgeon and your insurance. Most likely you are looking at 3-6 months of a supervised diet, plus a slew of medical tests and a psych evaluation to make sure your body and mind can handle the surgery.

I went to my info session on 2/22 and my surgeon thinks I'll be ready by June or July.

Edited March 4, 2016 by katanne

[DaisyAmy 561]

Ditto. I had to do the 6 month thing for insurance, too. Went to my seminar in January. Would have had the surgery in July, but it got delayed due to something more pressing (cancer -all is good now).

[Marie2016 87]

I started the process in Sept 2015 and surgery date March 16...

Edited March 4, 2016 by Marie2016

[BeeRodMul 1]

Ditto. I had to do the 6 month thing for insurance, too. Went to my seminar in January. Would have had the surgery in July, but it got delayed due to something more pressing (cancer -all is good now).

Glad everything is okay now.

The main question I do I want to ask at the seminar is will having the sleeve done effect my chances of having a kid later. I'm guessing that when its all said and done next year, I'll be 35 (I'm turning 34 in May). So hopefully, it's a 3 months instead of 6 months but whatever my insurance and Doctor decides, I'll do it.

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[Miss Mac 6,261]

Some women turn into Fertile Myrtle after bariatric surgery and significant weight loss. Here is the pregnancy forum:

http://www.bariatricpal.com/forum/427-pregnancy-with-gastric-sleeve-surgery/

[MrsKnebel 6]

My surgeon asks that you commit to 18mths post-op before attempting to conceive. However, there was a young lady 10mths post-op in our support group who was expecting. Good luck to you on both endeavors!!!

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[BeeRodMul 1]

My surgeon asks that you commit to 18mths post-op before attempting to conceive. However, there was a young lady 10mths post-op in our support group who was expecting. Good luck to you on both endeavors!!!

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Thanks. I was weighing all the pros and cons with my husband about either trying to conceive or have the surgery. As much as we want to be parents, my health needs to come first. And if we're blessed with a kid afterwards or meant to adopt, then we'll take that step. But it all starts with a healthy mom.

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