How often do you see your surgeon since having your surgery? Is it suppose to be an ongoing thing or just as needed if you are a year out or more?

I am just one year post op, but I will meet with my surgeon yearly for blood work, etc.

Thank you for answering my question. Oh my goodness your weight loss is amazing!! I had my surgery 09/12/18 and only lost 34lbs and have gained 11 back. I went yesterday and my doctor called me a failure and told me there was nothing else he could do for me and he didn't have to see me again.

2 hours ago, I AM NOT MY SIZE said:

How often do you see your surgeon since having your surgery? Is it suppose to be an ongoing thing or just as needed if you are a year out or more?

I'm four years out.

My office provides check ups every three months for the first year, Yearly checkups for five years, Honestly, After my first year, I get my checkups and blood work done by my family physician.

2 hours ago, I AM NOT MY SIZE said:

Thank you for answering my question. Oh my goodness your weight loss is amazing!! I had my surgery 09/12/18 and only lost 34lbs and have gained 11 back. I went yesterday and my doctor called me a failure and told me there was nothing else he could do for me and he didn't have to see me again.

Yikes! That's horrific.

1 week, 1 month, quarterly for the rest of the year, then annually.

I go to my regular doctor for blood and everything else as well. It just gets to me how horrible this man has been to me. I'm about to call the insurance company now. I pray they give me some good news.

I'm good with my family physician. Can you shop for another that you feel more comfortable with?

Yearly now at five years out

On 10/18/2018 at 10:50 AM, I AM NOT MY SIZE said:

How often do you see your surgeon since having your surgery?

like my friend @jess9395

maintaining at 6 years - i go once a year

i go to docs office - blood work, discussions, etc

l get congrats on how i look, and that makes me feel good

i also enjoy "strutting my stuff"?

good luck

kathy

I checked in last year and need to go again in the next few months. I'm hoping to lose my very final 20 lbs before I actually make the appointment so my surgeon will refer me for all the plastics work I need. My family doc does all my bloodwork but I'm seriously proud to say that never in 4.5 years have I ever been deficient on anything other than low iron about 1 year post op!!!

I'm 7.5 years out from my surgery. My surgeon died but because I had my surgery in Mexico I knew my followups would be done in the states by someone else. I had quarterly labs the first two years, then annually since, from my PCP.