My name is Lisa I'm 23 and I was recently told by my Dr if I didn't lose weight I'd be dead by age 30. I have three very young kids who need me. I AM GONNA HAVE GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY. I HAVE MY VERY FIRST APPT ON THE 27TH AND IM VERY NERVOUS. CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW This WHOLE PROCESS GOES....

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It's a long process at least 6 MOS, you won't have surgery for 8 mos at the least. You have to get a ton of clearance from other doctors and have to lose 5% of your body weight. I'm scheduled for surgery on Oct 5th and it took me a year too get thru the process. Hopefully will all be worth it in the end. Good luck

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It typically depends on what your insurance requirements are. Six months of working with a dietician and office visits seems to be the norm. Some insurance companies require less. You may be required to lose a certain amount of weight before hand. There is usually a psyche evaluation required. An ultrasound, and ekg, an egd. All kinds of stuff. It will be a lengthy process. Hope this helps.

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I have to do 6 months med supervised weight loss, Psych eval, cardiac clearance, NUT appt, exercise class, support group and and endoscopy b4 my insurance and surgeon will approve me. I should be done middle of november or so then surgery 2017...

From what I have read, every surgeon and insurance is different, so when you go to the Dr for your first appt they will tell you everything you have to do b4 surgery.

Congratulations on taking the first step