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Received a phone call today and my surgery is scheduled for the 19th. I have not spoken with my surgeon since October. I have not talked to a nutritionist, nor have I had an other appointments other than psych evaluation and approval. I am slightly concerned that I am being shuffled along here and being set up for failure. I tell myself that everything will be ok, I just need to breath. I am scheduled for pre-op on the 6th of February. Hopefully, I can get some more answers because just telling me to start pre-op on the 5th is ridiculous. I have been to the classes but maybe I need to put on my big girl panties and stop thinking someone is going to hold my hand thru this process. Cheers!

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You will probably end up getting more here than you will from you doctors and nutritionists, in my experience. You doctor spends and average of 5 minutes with you on any given visit and your nut will spend a little more but not much. Sorry to say...

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I know exactly how you feel. I got a call on a Tuesday only to find out I was scheduled for the following Thursday and had to start all liquid preop ASAP... It was extremely overwhelming. I did everything I could to find out Info on my own... Keep in mind, this was almost a year long process for me with all of the appointments etc. In the end I decided to reschedule. I needed time to prepare and wanted to make sure I was completely ready so I would have success. Ask lots of questions and just stay focused. Good luck.

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Received a phone call today and my surgery is scheduled for the 19th. I have not spoken with my surgeon since October. I have not talked to a nutritionist' date=' nor have I had an other appointments other than psych evaluation and approval. I am slightly concerned that I am being shuffled along here and being set up for failure. I tell myself that everything will be ok, I just need to breath. I am scheduled for pre-op on the 6th of February. Hopefully, I can get some more answers because just telling me to start pre-op on the 5th is ridiculous. I have been to the classes but maybe I need to put on my big girl panties and stop thinking someone is going to hold my hand thru this process. Cheers![/quote']

I understand where your coming from my insurance required a 6 month diet before anything. Mentally I am ready wishing you luck

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I have had a different experience. My doctor has given me his personal phone number and I contacted him and his aide almost daily (lol) until my insurance approval happened. Now, I am scheduled for a Feb 6 pre-op and Feb 20 surgery. If you are not getting the information you need to set your mind at ease, seek your doctor and demand more information. Regards,

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I have had a different experience. My doctor has given me his personal phone number and I contacted him and his aide almost daily (lol) until my insurance approval happened. Now, I am scheduled for a Feb 6 pre-op and Feb 20 surgery. If you are not getting the information you need to set your mind at ease, seek your doctor and demand more information. Regards,

I am right there with you oldnavee!

I was given cell numbers to my nurse and Dr. I called him one day and he asked if he could call me when he was done with his 1/2 marathon! I felt like I was imposing calling him...

I can email my Dr., Nurse, NUT, or Psychiatrist and get a response with in a few hours if a phone call is not necessary.

Received a phone call today and my surgery is scheduled for the 19th. I have not spoken with my surgeon since October. I have not talked to a nutritionist, nor have I had an other appointments other than psych evaluation and approval. I am slightly concerned that I am being shuffled along here and being set up for failure. I tell myself that everything will be ok, I just need to breath. I am scheduled for pre-op on the 6th of February. Hopefully, I can get some more answers because just telling me to start pre-op on the 5th is ridiculous. I have been to the classes but maybe I need to put on my big girl panties and stop thinking someone is going to hold my hand thru this process. Cheers!

It all depends on how you look at this. You could think it is to fast but sometimes it takes swift kick in the hind end to get you ready for this! I mentally prepared myself from the time I researched this over a year and a half ago. Then when I was approved... I couldn't have been more ready. This group is great support and you can ask anything and get a handful of great and useful advice!

I wish you all the best and I hope it goes as you have planned.

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Received a phone call today and my surgery is scheduled for the 19th. I have not spoken with my surgeon since October. I have not talked to a nutritionist' date=' nor have I had an other appointments other than psych evaluation and approval. I am slightly concerned that I am being shuffled along here and being set up for failure. I tell myself that everything will be ok, I just need to breath. I am scheduled for pre-op on the 6th of February. Hopefully, I can get some more answers because just telling me to start pre-op on the 5th is ridiculous. I have been to the classes but maybe I need to put on my big girl panties and stop thinking someone is going to hold my hand thru this process. Cheers![/quote']

Same thing happened to me. The second time I saw my doctor was the day of surgery. I took care of all the requirements within a 4 week period. I made my own research and this site helped me a lot. You'll be fine, just stay informed.

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For those of us going to Mexico for surgery, we meet our doctor on the day of the surgery :)

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