meetings

[linda2011 0]

i am new to all this,I have my first bariatric meeting scheduled for march 9th,how many meetings are usually attended before surgery?

[reverie 49]

I went to one pre-banding.

[Day Dreamer 23]

My coordinator said I would meet with the Dr two times pre op - once to do intake / vitals / all the insurance screening sutff (psych, labs etc) and one more time to set surgery date, ask any questions etc.

I am sure every program, Dr and insurance vary, but mine looks like:

Seminar

Intake - weigh-in, labs, etc

Paperwork submitted to insurance for approval

Surgeon visit

Surgery

[honk 780]

For me that's a loaded question.

Here's a breakdown:

Bariactric Seminar -explained surgery

Eligibility meeting with Nurse, Psychologist, Nutritionist

Nurse

2 Meetings

Surgeon

2 meetings

Nutritionist

2 Meetings

Mindful eating Group Sessions

3 Meetings

Presurgery Tests/Post Surgery eating class

1

[54Shirley 105]

I had 1 big meeting, where we met everyone, and they showed us the different kind of surgeries, and I paid to get their main book.

After that it was psych, dietitian, physical therapy, internal medicine, cardiologist, visits to my family Dr., and visits to the surgeon to set up surgery date, and monitor my weight loss before i had surgery. This way he new if we were serious about weight loss. Took 1 year, that's what my insurance wanted. Hope it gives you an idea..