First consultation

[newbie1021 1]

Ok so I have my first consultation appointment June 29th what should I expect? I am hoping I can finish all of my Oreos stuff and hope to get a Nov surgery date is this even possible? Thanks in advance!!!!

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[finding_onederland 226]

@@newbie1021

LOL, Did you really mean finish your oreos, or was that a typo?

Seems that there are many variations of a first consultation appointment, but my first appointment went like this:

An hour and a half "presentation" on weight loss surgery (risks of obesity, surgery, overview of the process, etc.) with the nutritionist.

A 15 minute one on one with the Nutritionist who explained the phases of the "diets" pre and post surgery and instructed me to keep a food log and to start changing my eating habits.

10 minutes with the surgeon himself who basically looked at my chart and said that I would be a good candidate for either surgery. Then I met with his nurse who scheduled my next appointment and put in a referral for a psychologist (a requirement of my surgeon's, and from what I gather, a requirement for most surgeons).

This was May 12th. My next appointment is June 9.

[KristenLe 5,980]

It depends on what is required by your insurance.

[duckydoom 128]

It really depends on what is required by your insurance. For a person new to the process, my insurance requires that you attend a seminar, meet with the surgeon, have a psych eval, physical, pre surgery nutritional counseling, liquid diet, and then after the surgery something like 12 months of phone nutritional counseling that is pre-paid prior to surgery. I'm waiting to see exactly if I have to start the whole process over (it was actually pretty easy and quick), or if since I was a lap band patient and had it removed if I can just start from the consult and be good to go from there.

Definitely talk to your insurance company though. Research Medicare bariatric surgery guidelines - I've found that most insurance companies base their guidelines off of that. The more you know, the better prepared you'll be Good luck!

disclaimer: I work for the insurance company that also provides my coverage, so I have access to all of our guidelines and requirements

Edited June 2, 2016 by duckydoom