Hi, New, here,Appointment with surgeon on wednesday!

[SueRN 50]

I'm glad to have found this site, so much good info. I've been to the Weight loss seminar offered by the surgical group and have decided to go forward with VGS. RNY and the malabsorption, has always scared me and not too thrilled with the idea of lap band either so was happy to hear of this alternative. I have Med Cost and they have been really quick to approve coworkers some with much less weight to lose. At 5'6 and 240 lbs I'm pretty disgusted with myself for letting this get so out of control, but as a lifelong yo yo dieter am grateful to have this option to finally get healthy once and for all. It's been inspiring to see the success of friends and read everyone's stories here.

Even with the relatively easy approval with my insurance there still are a lot of hoops to jump through. I'm hoping for a January surgery date.

Is that realistic?

Have to see primary care to document weight and do labs, scheduled for tomorrow,

Surgical consult on Wednesday

But will still have psych eval, NUT, physical fitness eval, , EGD and at least one support group visit.

Seems like an overwhelming list, especially for someone who avoids the doctor like the plague.

Yeah, I know odd for a nurse.