Just talking (:

[Erin18 133]

Hey all, it's been a bit since I was on here last. So, I figured I'd talk about the appointments so far. I'm still pre op and don't have a surgery date yet and I more than likely won't for awhile. Which sucks🤷‍♀️ but oh well, we all know it takes time.

I had my first official appointment last month with my first official weigh in! They gave me a weight loss goal to reach which they want me to be in 150 to 155. According to the BMI chart that still makes me overweight, but that gave my that goal so that I dont get discouraged and its more realistic.My ultimate weight loss goal is to get down to 125. I've been overweight/obese my whole life and I just want my weight to be considered a normal weight, you know? Probably not a good mind set right?

I already had one of the classes I need to take required by the surgical team. Which was the importance of exercise. Which went great. I also met up with the bariatric psychiatrist for a mental health evaluation.

This week I have a huge appointment coming up on Friday. The appointment consists of a bundle of testing. Blood work, EKG, chest xray(I believe). I meet up with the nutritionist, I meet up with the physical therapist too (I think that is what it is) and after all of that I have a regular followup appointment to go over the bundle testing that day. So Friday is going to be a long day haha.

The next appointment after that is another follow up and lastly I have a behavior modification class scheduled for October.

After those appointments I think all that's left is another appointment with the nutritionist, another class and follow up appointments.

What are the appointments you guys have to go through before even getting a surgery date?

sorry for all the writing, but this is the only place I can really talk about it since I want to keep this journey to myself. Until I am ready to announce to people. Which that won't be until I lose a significant amount of weight.

Thanks for listening!

[SleeveToBypass2023 1,813]

I didn't have to do all that. I did bloodwork, ekg, 1 psych eval, 1 nutritionist appt. I had my initial appt, did that stuff, got the call with my surgery date, had the surgery 2 weeks later. From day 1 to insurance approval was 2 1/2 months.

[ShoppGirl 3,355]

Most insurance requires at least 3 and often 6 months of monitored weight loss attempt in addition to the psyc eval, nutritionist visit and medical clearances. Once approved, it just depends on how busy your surgeon is. I had to do the six months of weigh ins, labs, psyc eval and nutritionist. My surgery was about a month after I completed all my requirements.

Edited August 15, 2022 by ShoppGirl

[kcuster83 1,502]

Hello, I understand keeping it to yourself. I kept my surgery to myself also. Very few people know.

I had to have 2 dietician apts, 1 psych eval, 7 educational classes, barium swallow xray, an upper GI endoscopy, a letter from my PCP explaining why I "needed" surgery and normal preop (basically a physical with bloodwork).

Everything took about 6 months from my initial consult apt with the surgeon and my surgery day.