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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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.

It depends on what is required by your insurance.

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, 201610 yr by duckydoom