britney77

Hey everyone! I am just about a month out from my surgery date, and after a long road (almost a year) of appointments and dieting I finally am here. I am beyond excited to start the next chapter in my life, and hope and pray to be as successful as possible. However I am a lot more nervous than I anticipated. I guess my biggest concern is what I should expect for the first few weeks post op. I just hope that I will fully understand my diet requirements, and am able to fulfil them. I am looking for any advice from anybody to help me get through the first part of this process. I am sure after I get through the first few weeks the rest will slowly fall into place. I just want to be successful and am willling to go to any lengths to make sure that happens! Thanks in advance for any support or advice!

Thank you all for the input. It is nice to hear from both pre op and post op! Lessofme , we share a surgery date! It's coming quick! I am looking forward to this next chapter in my life

Some people do it quicker and some slower than myself. Also every program is different. It felt like a long time when I was Initially told 6-12 months, but it went by quickly because of all the appointments, and it truly gave me the time to feel like I am fully prepared for what is to come.

It took me about 10 months to finally get a surgery date. Unfortunately I work for a hospital and with their insurance you are forced to stay within their facilities, forcing me to way long periods of time for some appointments. Requirement wise I had to fulfill the following: -weight loss of 5% of body weight -night oxygen saturation study -2 support groups -2 dietary appointments -psych evaluation -multiple appointments with a bariatric nurse practitioner -multiple appointments with my surgeon -pre operative class -chest X-ray -ekg -blood work I think that covers it all! Don't get discouraged by everything you have to do before surgery, it is all for a good purpose and helps fully prepare you. Best of luck!