Starting the Search and Shopping for a Surgeon

[litalo 2]

Hi all! This is my first post as I am just going on my first informational seminar this Saturday. It is a weight loss clinic that mainly promotes Lap bands, but also has bi-pass and the Vertical Sleeve as services offered. The VS surgeons that i am mostly interested in were booked (or I was booked) until August for seminars, so I decided to go check this first place out even though I'm not feeling it with them.

Any tips or insights I should consider when attending these seminars? I haven't received a referral from my PCP or my Endo, though both have suggested I consider WLS in the past 2 years (as I had lamented about weightloss and diet upon diet that i could not make work; the d/g of hashimotos hypothyroidism two years ago hasn't helped either!) So i don't think there will be resistance on that front. But I do wonder if it is better for insurance to have the Endo or the PCP be my contact doc for the surgeon?

so much to think about and i am very excited about the VS! I really feel that this is the best choice for me after doing much reading and thought about the options.

Thank you in advance for your input!

[No game 14,437]

First off August isn't that far away! I would wait and go to the group that you feel more confidence with.. I also would talk to your pcp about recommendations. I chose my surgeon because my pcp had experience with him (she had several patients use him) and I trust her.