Met w surgeon 5/3

sinsin73 · May 8, 2011

After many years of weighing (no pun intended) the pros and cons of WLS I have decided that the pros outweighed the cons.

I had already done extensive research on this VSG surgery before meeting with the surgeon. So the meeting went quite smoothly and he said that as long as ins approves etc... we are looking at possibly the middle of August for the surgery.

The 3 month wait..... well I figured it's better than the 6 month wait. I will have to do the dietician appointment, mental health evaluation and a few other things for insurance approval. But it will be such a small price to pay. I start their "lighten up" classes on 5-31 and meet with the dietician on 6-21. Haven't schedued my metal health eval yet. Did see my primary care Dr Thursday and already have her medical necessity letter in my hands. Should have follow up appoint w the surgeon Aug 9th, final class that night then insurance paperwork submitted the next day or 2.

Seems like things will move fast from here as they already have since I made the decission to contact the surgeon.

And I have decided not to tell anyone about the surgery other than my hubby (of course) and my daughter. So I will need the support from the group where I am having the surgery done and here too.

I have spent a lot of time reading on these forums and can't wait to be "sleeved" as well. So ready to change my life. And I so want to put a better picture up

Beadingnurse · May 8, 2011

Congratulations SinSin!! Sounds like you are well on your way to getting sleeved! It will be August before you know it and you can use this time to learn more and take your Lighten Up classes (what a great idea) and get your head around having this surgery. Some veterans here will tell the mental changes may be the most difficult so it won't hurt to have a little time to get used to the idea of eating differently. Take care and keep us posted on your progress!