Have first meeting with surgeon yesterday

[OilSooner 23]

It went really well, and he said I am a good candidate for the sleeve. He also said it was great that I was so well informed (thanks to this site!).

Now, I have to get the psych, nut, and exercise eval (which should all be scheduled on the same day), then insurance pre approval, then preop diet.

The surgeon said I should be able to get a surgery date within two months.

Yay for me!

[movetolose 2]

Wow that's super quick! Best of luck!!

[Can'tweight 41]

Sounds like a great visit...hope it goes quickly for you.

[Gayle 9]

That's fantastic! my surgery is april 6th. My psych eval is march 7th and is supposed to take 3 HOURS! holy cow! After that I am calling to schedule my other appts

[StacyS 20]

Great job!! I know the waiting is the hardest part. I'm one of those whose insurance required a 3 month supervised diet w/the surgeon's nutritionist and I'm on month 1-2. My next appt is on St Patty's Day, then the final one in early/mid April. After that, just wait for approval and surgery date!! Probably late April or early May. Ugh.... the wait is simply miserable but so well worth it! Good luck to you!!

[OilSooner 23]

Thanks for the encouragement, and best of luck to you guys too!

[Becca 108]

Happy Dance TIme!!! Congrats.

[Beadingnurse 116]

Congratulations! We are on the same path. I had my first appointment with a surgeon this past week and next week I see my PCP for pre-op testing, and have the nut, exercise & psych consults too. Just curious...why will it take 2 months for you to get a surgical date? Is your doctor that busy or are you waiting for insurance approval? I am self pay and I THINK I will have my surgery the last week of March or first week of April but I don't know for sure yet. Good luck to all of us pursuing this dream.

[OilSooner 23]

Congratulations! We are on the same path. I had my first appointment with a surgeon this past week and next week I see my PCP for pre-op testing, and have the nut, exercise & psych consults too. Just curious...why will it take 2 months for you to get a surgical date? Is your doctor that busy or are you waiting for insurance approval? I am self pay and I THINK I will have my surgery the last week of March or first week of April but I don't know for sure yet. Good luck to all of us pursuing this dream.

Well, I'm not real sure. I mean, I know there is the two week pre op diet, and then insurance approval, which could take a month. So, theres 6 weeks tops, and I think the meetings with the psych and what not as well as paperwork would comprise the last two weeks. So, thats 8 weeks.

If the insurance should give a pre approval in 1 week or less, I would guess that the surgery date would be two weeks after that (preop diet) which would put total time at 5-6 weeks.

I think its all an estimate really.

[Beadingnurse 116]

That makes sense! I am just anxious and wish I could wave my magic wand and have the surgery tomorrow! I am impatient by nature and it seems to me that once I made up my mind to have the surgery that I expected to have it done the next week. Maybe this will teach me patience!