I just attended my first appointment with my surgeon i am new to all this and would like a friend to talk to thoughtout this amazing journey!

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Hello and welcome.

So tell us more about yourself, fill out your profile, etc.

I am halfway through month 6 of the 6 month required pre-op for insurance approval, so it will get scheduled after that last NUT appt. Then bloodwork, EDG, meet with surgeon, etc.

SewSoSue

Sosewsue61... I'm in the same part of this journey too. I have scheduled my nut appt til the 28th of this month. Then it will just be waiting for the insurance company to approve.

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7 hours ago, nunezy said:

I just attended my first appointment with my surgeon i am new to all this and would like a friend to talk to thoughtout this amazing journey!

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Welcome! My suggestion is to read, read, read on this site--there's such an amazing amount of information and discussions of just about everything. Take a look at the before/after pictures (there are threads of them) for encouragement. And feel free to ask any question that occurs to you!

Good luck.

G'day from the east coast of Australia.

I joined yesterday and have spent much of the last 16-17 hours familiarising myself with the site and its forums.

Tomorrow my time, Monday 4th Sept at NOON, I meet with my surgeon to finalise my gastric sleeve surgery date. (It's Sunday 3rd Sept 2:30pm now, the afternoon of Fathers' Day here.

Waiting with bated breath for this exciting 'path to the better future' for me.

Regards,

Rainbow_Warrior

Edited September 3, 20179 yr by Rainbow_Warrior

Hi, welcome I am finishing all my pre op stuff and hopefully a date this month. I have a psych consult and cardiac clearance

Hi..... I too am new to this forum as of today. I have my Dr appt on 26th Sept. I have been researching and umming and arrrhhhing for the last 3 years but have made the decision to have the sleeve. I'm thinking about doing the endoscopic sleeve.... does anyone know anyone who has had it done this way?? I'm in the Newcastle NSW area. I had a lap band in 2005 but after 3 years had it removed. As most have done, I've tried every diet I could find and fed up with the yoyo so here goes! Sending my best wishes and thoughts to you all

Warm Regards

Rainbow Gypsy

30 minutes ago, Rainbowgypsy said:

I've tried every diet I could find and fed up with the yoyo so here goes! Sending my best wishes and thoughts to you all

Very likely the right decision, Rainbow Gypsy.

I am in Newcastle area too.

My surgery is Thur Oct 12th.

Good luck with your appt.

Thank you Rainbow Warrior! Great your in the Newcastle area too! Agree ....the yoyo is soul destroying. Have lots of self inflicted comorbidities too and sick of popping pills for all that too. Hopefully with some surgery help I can also rid myself of those too and the misery that goes with it. I know it's not always a " smooth sailing" surgery but am at my wits end

good luck on your journey