Well, I finished up all of my evaluation requirements. I called my surgeons office and the secretary said she will put all of my requirement paperwork together and give it to the surgeon so he can medically clear me for surgery.

Does anyone have any idea how long this takes? I was told to just wait for the surgeon to call me back, but had no timeframe for when!

This waiting part sucks!

So, what's what happens now? Any advice is welcome! Thanks!

Following my last one is Thursday

Great! You hang in there too!

I went through insurance and so it took about 2 weeks. But I heard from the scheduler the very next day I got approved.

I hope it goes quickly! I'm so excited and scared to make this change!

I'm trying to hang in there. It's hard when we've come so far. Good luck

The waiting is definitely awful.

I don't know if this is happening to anyone else, but I've been fighting a serious case of "Last Supper Syndrome" since about halfway through the 3-month program.

To make it worse, I've had almost zero binge eating issues for about 4 years (yay, ACT therapy!), but I've been SO STRESSED OUT during all the waiting process that it's been a neverending battle. I've gained ~10 lbs over three months! Which is insane because my weight hadn't changed by more than +/- 4 lbs in about 4 years.

I think what's happened is that I went from being okay with my weight for 4 years (fat-and-happy) to a rush of hope that surgery could help me with this life-long issue...that I didn't have to accept obesity as inevitable.

The hope is turning against me by becoming anxiety, haha!